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PREMIER: ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES WILL GRADUALLY ENLARGE
/ARKA/
July 29, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 29.ã~@~@/ ARKA /.ã~@~@Armenia is to have a gradual
consolidation of schools, said Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on
Wednesday during a meeting with representatives of the organization
"The future belongs to you."
"Everybody understands that Armenia does not require such a large
number of universities, which is 57.Therefore will be a gradual
consolidation of institutions," said the prime minister.
According to him, the country currently has 17 public universities,
six others act on the basis of intergovernmental agreements, and the
other universities are private.
Sargsyan noted that by the end of 2010 the concept of reforming
the higher education system will be approved and the process will
begin next year.ã~@~@Premier said that regardless of ownership of
the universities, equal conditions of work will be created, and the
focus of government will be on the quality of education.
Sargsyan said the government order will be placed in all universities,
not only in public educational institutions or institutions, the
Board of which includes senior officials.
If universities do not comply with the requirements imposed by the
State, then they will not be able to obtain a license or accreditation.
However, the chairperson of the Armenian government recalled that at
the present time in the republic there is only one university that
has international accreditation and that is the American University
of Armenia.
Other universities, according to Sargsyan, unfortunately, do not meet
the requirements of international accreditation.
Besides, as he observed, this process will require at least three
years of work and large investments as well.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
July 29, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 29.ã~@~@/ ARKA /.ã~@~@Armenia is to have a gradual
consolidation of schools, said Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on
Wednesday during a meeting with representatives of the organization
"The future belongs to you."
"Everybody understands that Armenia does not require such a large
number of universities, which is 57.Therefore will be a gradual
consolidation of institutions," said the prime minister.
According to him, the country currently has 17 public universities,
six others act on the basis of intergovernmental agreements, and the
other universities are private.
Sargsyan noted that by the end of 2010 the concept of reforming
the higher education system will be approved and the process will
begin next year.ã~@~@Premier said that regardless of ownership of
the universities, equal conditions of work will be created, and the
focus of government will be on the quality of education.
Sargsyan said the government order will be placed in all universities,
not only in public educational institutions or institutions, the
Board of which includes senior officials.
If universities do not comply with the requirements imposed by the
State, then they will not be able to obtain a license or accreditation.
However, the chairperson of the Armenian government recalled that at
the present time in the republic there is only one university that
has international accreditation and that is the American University
of Armenia.
Other universities, according to Sargsyan, unfortunately, do not meet
the requirements of international accreditation.
Besides, as he observed, this process will require at least three
years of work and large investments as well.
From: A. Papazian