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MAJORITY OF YOUNG ARMENIANS WOULD LIKE TO STUDY IN AN EU COUNTRY RATHER THAN IN RUSSIA
YEREVAN, October 24. / ARKA /. A survey conducted by the Eurasian
Development Bank (EDB) revealed that the majority of young Armenians
would like to get higher education at a Western university rather
than at a Russian one.
The findings of the survey were presented today by Aram Navasardyan,
head of the Armenian Marketing Association, commissioned by the EDB
to conduct the survey in Armenia.
According to the study, more than 45% of respondents in Armenia said
they would like to study in an EU member country and only 17 % in a
former Soviet republic, more precisely in Russia.
The survey was conducted in 2012 and 2013, involving more than
14 thousand people in 11 former Soviet republics and Georgia. The
survey includes a series of questions aimed at identifying the views
of citizens and their preferences regarding cooperation with other
countries, particularly, with members of the Russian-led Customs
Union and the EU.
Navasardyan said a comparison of the results of the surveys conducted
in 2012 and 2013 reveals minor changes. Thus, the majority of
respondents in Armenia (67 % in 2013 and 62 % in 2012) were in favor
of Armenia's joining the Customs Union and more than 90 % of those
surveyed said Russia was a friendly country, highlighting Armenia's
economic, cultural and interpersonal connections with it.
Navasardayn said the findings were not a surprise, except for Georgia,
where 59 % of respondents this year expressed positive views on the
Customs Union.
"We expected Georgia's position to change, but did not expect such a
dramatic change, because in the 2012 survey only 30 % of respondents
in Georgia spoke positively about the Customs Union,' he said.
Navasardian also emphasized that the surveys were conducted in Armenia
before the official announcement that Armenia would join the Customs
Union. He said the Armenian Marketing Association is conducting a new
study to determine the attitudes of citizens to this foreign policy
change. He added that the findings could be presented in a week.
Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is an international financial
organization established by Russia and Kazakhstan in 2006 to help
develop market economies and boost mutual trade ties in member states.
The bank's authorized stock is over 1.5bln US dollars. The
member-states are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
and Tajikistan. -0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, October 24. / ARKA /. A survey conducted by the Eurasian
Development Bank (EDB) revealed that the majority of young Armenians
would like to get higher education at a Western university rather
than at a Russian one.
The findings of the survey were presented today by Aram Navasardyan,
head of the Armenian Marketing Association, commissioned by the EDB
to conduct the survey in Armenia.
According to the study, more than 45% of respondents in Armenia said
they would like to study in an EU member country and only 17 % in a
former Soviet republic, more precisely in Russia.
The survey was conducted in 2012 and 2013, involving more than
14 thousand people in 11 former Soviet republics and Georgia. The
survey includes a series of questions aimed at identifying the views
of citizens and their preferences regarding cooperation with other
countries, particularly, with members of the Russian-led Customs
Union and the EU.
Navasardyan said a comparison of the results of the surveys conducted
in 2012 and 2013 reveals minor changes. Thus, the majority of
respondents in Armenia (67 % in 2013 and 62 % in 2012) were in favor
of Armenia's joining the Customs Union and more than 90 % of those
surveyed said Russia was a friendly country, highlighting Armenia's
economic, cultural and interpersonal connections with it.
Navasardayn said the findings were not a surprise, except for Georgia,
where 59 % of respondents this year expressed positive views on the
Customs Union.
"We expected Georgia's position to change, but did not expect such a
dramatic change, because in the 2012 survey only 30 % of respondents
in Georgia spoke positively about the Customs Union,' he said.
Navasardian also emphasized that the surveys were conducted in Armenia
before the official announcement that Armenia would join the Customs
Union. He said the Armenian Marketing Association is conducting a new
study to determine the attitudes of citizens to this foreign policy
change. He added that the findings could be presented in a week.
Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is an international financial
organization established by Russia and Kazakhstan in 2006 to help
develop market economies and boost mutual trade ties in member states.
The bank's authorized stock is over 1.5bln US dollars. The
member-states are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
and Tajikistan. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/society/majority_of_young_armenians_would_like_to_study_in _an_eu_country_rather_than_in_russia_/#sthash.Pj0umQTf.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian