Education

Yesterday PM Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with over 70 students of Armenian state and private universities. PM Sargsyan told the students that he had invited them to ask their opinion about the budget of 2008. “At least the priority goals in the budget will become reality in several years. Furthermore, in several years you …

At the end of last week the Teacher’s Day was celebrated in Armenia, and on September 1 – the Knowledge Day. A number of high rank officials made statements and congratulated schoolchildren, students… They spoke beautiful words about the importance of knowledge, but still there are many problems in that field. In our country there …

The fact that the ministry of education, together with the newly established knowledge test center, made the admission exam tests, which in fact were, politely said, wrong, and in reality illiterate, caused the sorrow of many people. It also caused their surprise. It’s not the first year that the exams of the Armenian language have …

This is what Finnish expert Pasi Sahlberg, who has international experience in more than 35 countries in the training of teachers, school administration, and policy consulting in educational reforms, thinks. “Each educational system has its problems. After visiting Armenian schools and universities, I would separate the old model of instruction as one of the issues …

Everyone knows that there are huge flaws in the education sector of Armenia. There is practically nobody who is satisfied with the school, university, and the post-university education, and the main reason for the low quality of the education and science sectors is the deeply rooted corruption. It is hard to imagine how the education/science …

High school graduates who took the graduate and centralized Armenian language examinations on June 1 were surprised to see changes in their grades on Monday. In most cases, the grades were raised by one point, without any appeals. Citing the Ministry of Education and Science, according to “A1plus”, the changes were made by the decision …

This is the opinion of academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, rector (currently former) of the Polytechnic University of Armenia for 18 years and current professor at the Mechanics and Automobile Studies department, professor invited to lecture at the Stanford and Illinois universities Professor Yuri Sargsyan, whose name has already been encarved …

Oh, that “Bologna process” The year 2006 was full of changes in the education sector of Armenia. The 12-year system launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, however not many parents approved that decision. A new system for P.H.D. admission was approved, which worries those who wish to continue their P.H.D. studies; there …

According to head of the education department of the Yerevan municipality Onik Vatyan, this year, once again, the spring and winter vacations have been grouped into one winter vacation, starting from December 25 and ending on Janurary 21, 2007. The school year will end on May 25, 2007. These days the department is discussing the …

According to our sources, the deadline is October 10. Principal of the #25 school named after Nikol Aghbalyan Gayane Amiryan told us that the students of her school have already paid for the textbooks and only a few payments remain. This is officially called the reproduction of textbooks. With this purpose, the Ministry of Education …