The National Polytechnic University of Armenia () is a technical university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Established as the Karl Marx Institute of Polytechnic in 1933, it provides educational and research programs in various fields of technology and science related to engineering. The university includes a central campus in Yerevan and branch campuses located in Gyumri, Vanadzor and Kapan. Currently there are more than 8,000 students and more than 750 faculty members. History The university was founded by the Soviet government in 1933 as the Karl Marx Institute of Polytechnic including 2 faculties with 107 students. With the development of the industrial sector in the Armenian SSR, the university gradually grew. By the 1980s, the university had around 25,000 students. With the independence of Armenia in 1991, the university name was changed to the State Engineering University of Armenia. In November 2014, the university was renamed as the National Polytechnic University of Armenia by the decision of the government of Armenia. Campuses As of 2016, the university has campuses in 3 Armenian cities other than Yerevan: Gyumri Vanadzor Kapan Faculties and Institutes As of 2016, the university has the following faculties: Yerevan: Faculty of Chemical Technologies and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy Institute of Energetics and Electrotechnic Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transportation Systems Design Institute of Information and Communication Technologies and Electronics The university has a faculty that provides online studies as well. Gyumri campus: Faculty of Technologies and sectoral economics Faculty of Natural sciences and communication systems The Gyumri campus provides online studies as well. Vanadzor campus named after Petros Melkonyan: Faculty of Technologies and sectoral economics Faculty of Natural sciences and communication systems The Vanadzor campus provides online studies as well. Kapan campus: Faculty of Technologies and sectoral economics Faculty of Natural sciences and communication systems International relations As of 2016, the National Polytechnic University of Armenia has international cooperation with the following universities and institutions: China Jilin University Shanghai Institute of Electric Power Huazhong University of Science and Technology Finland Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic France Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Marseille (ESIM) Paris 12 Val de Marne University Aix-Marseille University University of the Mediterranean Université de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences Chamber of commerce (Marseille) Germany Technische Universität Ilmenau Institute of Optoelectronics (Wesling) Technische Universität Darmstadt and Stuttgart Greece Aristotle University of Thessaloniki National Technical University of Athens Technological Educational Institute