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ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES EXPLAIN TUITION POLICIES AS STUDENT PROTESTS CONTINUE
18:07 14.08.13
The Armenian State Agrarian University, which is one of the
government-funded higher educational institutions that hasn't raised
its tuition fees, is said to have made such a decision to meet the
students half-way.
Speaking to Tert.am, a vice rector of the University, Yuri Marmaryan,
said they left the tuition unchanged, considering the social conditions
of most students who often come from villages.
"How can we raise the fees, when we know our students are guys from
villages. They come here from villages to study. This is why we are
not among the five universities that increase the fees," he explained.
Marmaryan noted at the same time that the decision doesn't mean
the university has no problems to solve. "They haven't raised
[the tuition], but that doesn't mean we are doing well; just on
the contrary," he said, not ruling out the possibility of a future
decision to revise the tuition policies.
Marmaryan added their tuition, which is in the range of 250,000-400
000 Drams (approx. $515-$980), is the lowest in Armenia.
Mher Melik-Bakhshyan, a deputy rector at the Armenian State Teachers'
Training University, also confirmed that they haven't changed the
tuition amount.
"We haven't raised the tuition; what's more, our tuition has remained
the same for two or three years, probably," he told our correspondent.
The vice rector said that despite the unchanged tuition fees, they
still manage to raise the salaries of the professir. "The salaries
increased almost by 100 percent in the past couple of years," he said.
The rector of the State Engineering University, where the tuition has
increased by 26,000 to 75,000 Drams (approx. $65-$185), said their
salaries are almost the same as at the Teachers' training University.
"We too, had increases in the past two years, but they are neither
higher nor lower than at the Teachers' Training [University]," Ara
Avetisyan said.
The rector considered the recent student protests absolutely
unnecessary and absurd. "I think those are unjustified and pointless
threats or expressions," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
18:07 14.08.13
The Armenian State Agrarian University, which is one of the
government-funded higher educational institutions that hasn't raised
its tuition fees, is said to have made such a decision to meet the
students half-way.
Speaking to Tert.am, a vice rector of the University, Yuri Marmaryan,
said they left the tuition unchanged, considering the social conditions
of most students who often come from villages.
"How can we raise the fees, when we know our students are guys from
villages. They come here from villages to study. This is why we are
not among the five universities that increase the fees," he explained.
Marmaryan noted at the same time that the decision doesn't mean
the university has no problems to solve. "They haven't raised
[the tuition], but that doesn't mean we are doing well; just on
the contrary," he said, not ruling out the possibility of a future
decision to revise the tuition policies.
Marmaryan added their tuition, which is in the range of 250,000-400
000 Drams (approx. $515-$980), is the lowest in Armenia.
Mher Melik-Bakhshyan, a deputy rector at the Armenian State Teachers'
Training University, also confirmed that they haven't changed the
tuition amount.
"We haven't raised the tuition; what's more, our tuition has remained
the same for two or three years, probably," he told our correspondent.
The vice rector said that despite the unchanged tuition fees, they
still manage to raise the salaries of the professir. "The salaries
increased almost by 100 percent in the past couple of years," he said.
The rector of the State Engineering University, where the tuition has
increased by 26,000 to 75,000 Drams (approx. $65-$185), said their
salaries are almost the same as at the Teachers' training University.
"We too, had increases in the past two years, but they are neither
higher nor lower than at the Teachers' Training [University]," Ara
Avetisyan said.
The rector considered the recent student protests absolutely
unnecessary and absurd. "I think those are unjustified and pointless
threats or expressions," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am