Education · since 2022
Master of Digital Health (MDH)
The first full-time master’s in digital health in Armenia and the region: a double-degree program of the Russian-Armenian University (RAU) and the Deggendorf Institute of Technology (Germany).
The program
Become a digital health professional
MDH gives you the knowledge and skills to work where information technology meets medicine and healthcare. Built by AADH and RAU since 2010 and run with the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, it combines lectures, practical training, case studies and laboratory work with real projects in Armenian healthcare.
- Two diplomas: RAU and a European degree from DIT (Germany)
- Selected subjects studied with DIT, online or in Germany
- Supported by EU Erasmus+
- Conferences, hospital visits and meetings with digital health companies
- For graduates in medicine, medical sciences, IT or computer science
2022
first cohort
2
diplomas: Armenia and Germany
9
graduates so far
5th
cohort started in 2026
Program team
Prof. Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD · Head of the program
Lusine Shahverdyan · MDH Program & Center Manager, RAU
How you learn
Theory, practice and a professional network
Lectures and seminars
Health informatics, telemedicine and digital health systems, taught by Armenian and German faculty.
Project-based learning
Work in teams on real digital health projects, from idea to prototype, like the student startup Mayrik.
International experience
Study selected subjects with the Deggendorf Institute of Technology and receive a European diploma.
Industry and conferences
Visit healthcare facilities, meet companies and present your projects at ArmDigiHealth.
Our graduates
Where MDH takes you
Our graduates work in hospitals, universities, research centres and digital health companies in Armenia and abroad.
Class of 2026
Cohort 3 · graduated at ArmDigiHealth 2026
Ani Galstyan
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Mariam Ohanyan
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Eliza Angelina Abrahamyan
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Hasmik Bichakhchyan
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Elen Hayrapetyan
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Class of 2025
Cohort 2
Lyudmila Baghdasaryan
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Vicky Ohanian
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Class of 2024
Cohort 1 · the first MDH graduates
Current students
Studying with us now
Incoming cohort 2026
Cohort 5
Vardan Harutyunyan
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Meri Manukyan
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Ani Sardarimasihi
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Elina Hakobyan
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Ara Abrahamyan
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Cohort 2025
Cohort 4 · second year
Maria Hakobyan
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Susanna Velijanyan
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Dr Samantha Grace Sharon Mercy
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Dr Ravikumar Daniefranklyn
Student · RAU × DIT double degree
Admissions
Questions about applying
Admissions are handled by the Russian-Armenian University. The RAU page has the dates, documents and fees for the next intake.
Who can apply?
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree in medicine or medical sciences, or in IT or computer science.
Which degree will I receive?
A double degree: a master’s from the Russian-Armenian University and a European master’s from the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany.
Do I need to go to Germany?
Selected subjects are studied with DIT, online or in person in Germany.
How do I apply?
Apply through the Russian-Armenian University. You can also write to info@armdigihealth.org with your questions.
Join the next MDH cohort
Become part of the first generation of digital health specialists in Armenia.