STRUCTURE
Organizational Structure
An overview of how the Academy is organized across
academic, administrative, and research divisions.
The Academy is governed by its Board of Trustees. The Rector leads the institution, supported by two Vice-Rectors and by the Academic and Student Councils, which sit as collegial bodies alongside the executive line.
The chart shows the principal reporting lines. Academic departments, centres, branches and administrative units are listed in full below. Download the complete organisational chart (PDF)
Governance
The chart shows the principal reporting lines. Academic departments, centres, branches and administrative units are listed in full below. Download the complete organisational chart (PDF)
Board of Trustees
Highest governing body
Rectorate
Executive leadership
Academic Council
Academic governance
Student Council
Student representatio
Rectorate
Rector
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs
Vice-Rector for Finance and Operations
Rector’s Advisers
Faculties and departments
Both faculties report to the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. Each department is responsible for teaching and creative practice within its discipline.
Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Painting and Drawing
Department of Sculpture
Department of Graphic Arts
Department of Art Studies
Department of Humanities
Faculty of Design and Applied Decorative Arts
Design and Interior Design
Fashion Design
Computer Graphics
Decorative and Applied Arts
Academic and research services
Academic Affairs Department
Management of the educational process across all programmes
Research Centre
Scholarly research and the SAFAA Yearbook
Library
Collections, reading and research space
Boyajian Exhibition Hall
Exhibitions, public talks and student display
Admissions and Applicant Relations Centre
Admissions, entrance examinations and preparatory courses
Quality Assurance Centre
Institutional quality, review and accreditation
Student Support and Alumni Relations Centre
Student services and the graduate community
International Relations and Development
Institutional partnerships, exchange programmes, academic mobility and international students
Administration
Accounting Department
Budget, payroll and financial reporting
Operations Department
Buildings, facilities and procurement
IT Department
Digital systems and infrastructure
Human Resources
Recruitment, contracts and staff development
General Administration Office
Document management and archives
Branches
Gyumri Branch
Painting, sculpture, graphics, fashion design and applied arts
Dilijan Branch
Art, environment and research
The Dilijan Branch has reopened as an educational, creative and research centre, with a developing focus on the relationship between art and the environment.
Read more about the Dilijan Branch