Yerevan State University (YSU) (Armenian: Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ) is a public university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16, 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents (associate professors), and 360 assistant lecturers.