Window to Europe

The education sector is one of the systems of Armenia, which has been changed for many years to make it consistent with the European standards of education. The process of Euro-integration in the sector of education is driven faster than in any other sector. Maybe one of the reasons is the fact that the sector …

Even though in the recent period people speak of the process of Bologna much, most part of the society don’t know what it really means. It is very surprising that even the people involved in the sector of education, especially students, don’t know anything about this process.  It is the process creating a common education …

Prime minister Tigran Sargsyan has met with the delegation of the European Commission in Armenia headed by the European Commission Foreign Affairs general office of Eastern Europe department director Gunar Vigand. The Prime minister has attached importance to the relations with the European colleagues and the 10th session of the EU-Armenia cooperation committee in Armenia. …

A lot of people in Armenia, especially representatives of universities, have heard about the TEMPUS project. It is over 14 years that this projects sponsored by the European Union is trying to adapt the education system to European standards.  The TEMPUS (Trans European Mobility Program for University Studies) is a project of the European Commission …

– YSEU was one of the pioneer universities to adopt the system of credits, which is a part of the Bologna process. What do you think about it? Does it meet your expectations?  – Since 2006 our university has been working to comply with the requirements of the process of Bologna. Since 2004 our university …

The goal of the European Window series of articles published by 168 Hours newspaper and www.168.am web site is to provide Armenian readers detailed and understandable information concerning the process of European integration, the European institutions involved in this process as well as the political and civic life in Europe. The European Window series of …

Understandings such as human rights, market relations and free competitions are perceived as political categories in Armenia. Even you can hear expressions from people such as the following: “Why do I need democracy for? Anyway it doesn’t help my financial situation.” As for the authorities, they say that the government should first of all think …

European people had an important role in the history of the humanity. Starting from the old times, and especially in the 18th century the cultural development started to grow very fast. The only fact that market economy was born in Europe is enough to prove this. Collection of capital inside their countries and inflow of …

– Due to your position you are informed about the economic relations between the EU and Armenia. What specific economic components are there in the New Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership projects, which could have executive influence on Armenia?  – I would break the EU-Armenia relations in four parts. The first part was the material …

– Mr. Ambassador, what would you say about the European Parliament elections? Specifically mass media and politicians are concerned of the low level of voter turnout, which was 43.4%. What is the reason for such low voter turnout? – The European Union is a rapidly developing institution. If you look at the processes of the …