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AUGUST COUNTRY SPECIAL: Today Armenia
ETF News Europe
http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/(RSS)/79EF AF5C765C4693C125749700333A4A?OpenDocument&LAN= EN
Aug 7 2008
With the second highest economic growth in the Caucasus region,
Armenia's economic performance has been continuously improving during
the last decade. Although new laws on education were adopted and the
number of higher education students is growing, yet public spending
on education has been declining along with teachers' salaries while
investments in new textbooks, laboratories, equipment, and buildings
are absent.
With the second highest economic growth in the Caucasus region,
Armenia's economic performance has been continuously improving
during the last decade. Despite its limited natural resources,
Armenia succeeded in reducing its poverty rate which has been dropping
significantly since the start of the transition period. Many factors
contribute to this decrease: the Armenian macro economic policy,
international aid and the Diaspora grants, and the growth of some
sectors (especially construction and trade).
Although the unemployment rate has been decreasing in Armenia; it is
believed that the number of registered unemployed Armenian job seekers
has been going down because a significant proportion of unemployed
people do not seek jobs through state employment centres. Another
concern is the low level of graduates from vocational schools and
universities.
Concerning education, a new law was adopted in 1999 and higher
education has registered a clear growth in the number of entrants,
students, and graduates. However, Armenian reforms have excluded
education. Public spending on education has been declining along with
teachers' salaries while investments in new textbooks, laboratories,
equipment, and buildings are absent. Accordingly, the Albanians are
still suffering from unequal access to Education.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
ETF News Europe
http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/(RSS)/79EF AF5C765C4693C125749700333A4A?OpenDocument&LAN= EN
Aug 7 2008
With the second highest economic growth in the Caucasus region,
Armenia's economic performance has been continuously improving during
the last decade. Although new laws on education were adopted and the
number of higher education students is growing, yet public spending
on education has been declining along with teachers' salaries while
investments in new textbooks, laboratories, equipment, and buildings
are absent.
With the second highest economic growth in the Caucasus region,
Armenia's economic performance has been continuously improving
during the last decade. Despite its limited natural resources,
Armenia succeeded in reducing its poverty rate which has been dropping
significantly since the start of the transition period. Many factors
contribute to this decrease: the Armenian macro economic policy,
international aid and the Diaspora grants, and the growth of some
sectors (especially construction and trade).
Although the unemployment rate has been decreasing in Armenia; it is
believed that the number of registered unemployed Armenian job seekers
has been going down because a significant proportion of unemployed
people do not seek jobs through state employment centres. Another
concern is the low level of graduates from vocational schools and
universities.
Concerning education, a new law was adopted in 1999 and higher
education has registered a clear growth in the number of entrants,
students, and graduates. However, Armenian reforms have excluded
education. Public spending on education has been declining along with
teachers' salaries while investments in new textbooks, laboratories,
equipment, and buildings are absent. Accordingly, the Albanians are
still suffering from unequal access to Education.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress