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Significant Increase in Doctoral Candidates in Armenia, But Not Degrees
11.10.2014 12:44 epress.am
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In Armenia, year after year, the number of individuals applying for
doctoral candidacy is rising. Since 2004, there has been a yearly flow
of 400 or more doctoral candidates, while in 2013, there was a record
number of 564. That is a 2.5 increase from the year 2000. The number
of individuals defending and receiving doctoral degrees is
approximately around 50 and has not seriously risen.
Candidates and Doctorates Dissertation Defenses
Analysis shows that the majority of the candidate degrees are obtained
every year in the field of economics. Just in 2013, 104 individuals
became doctoral candidates in economics, which is 1/5th of the overall
candidates of all Sciences. In previous years, the number of
candidates would often pass 100, or border it. In 2013, Yerevan mayor,
Taron Margaryan, also received a candidacy in economics for his
dissertation "The main issues of Yerevan's socio-economic
development." Margaryan's dissertation defense became scandalous due
to the restriction of entering the normally public defense and because
the university's Republican Party youth members violated the
professional work of journalist wanting to cover the story.
Other than economics, many candidates enter majors like Engineering
(2013 - 94 candidates) and Philology (2013 - 64 candidates). Despite
the overall growth, in some fields, on the contrary, a decrease has
been registered. Specifically, in 1994 there were 5 canditates in
Philosophy, while in 2013 there was only 1.
In contrast to candidates, the number of doctorates had sharply risen
only until 1996, reaching 58 from 31 of 1994. Since then, the number
of those receiving degrees has decreased. In particular, only 46
doctoral degrees were obtained in 2013.
The number of doctoral candidates in the engineering, physics and
mathematics, and medical sciences are comparably stable and high. In
2013, of the 52 degrees obtained, 12 were from engineering majors, 6
from Physics and Mathematics, and 5 from Medical. Whereas in 2013,
among the 104 Economics candidates, only 4 obtained a doctoral degree,
while in Philology among the 64 candidates only 1 received a degree.
The analyzed information was taken from Higher Attestation
Commission's official website
11.10.2014 12:44 epress.am
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/11/10/significant-increase-in-doctoral-candidates-in-armenia-but-not-degrees.html
In Armenia, year after year, the number of individuals applying for
doctoral candidacy is rising. Since 2004, there has been a yearly flow
of 400 or more doctoral candidates, while in 2013, there was a record
number of 564. That is a 2.5 increase from the year 2000. The number
of individuals defending and receiving doctoral degrees is
approximately around 50 and has not seriously risen.
Candidates and Doctorates Dissertation Defenses
Analysis shows that the majority of the candidate degrees are obtained
every year in the field of economics. Just in 2013, 104 individuals
became doctoral candidates in economics, which is 1/5th of the overall
candidates of all Sciences. In previous years, the number of
candidates would often pass 100, or border it. In 2013, Yerevan mayor,
Taron Margaryan, also received a candidacy in economics for his
dissertation "The main issues of Yerevan's socio-economic
development." Margaryan's dissertation defense became scandalous due
to the restriction of entering the normally public defense and because
the university's Republican Party youth members violated the
professional work of journalist wanting to cover the story.
Other than economics, many candidates enter majors like Engineering
(2013 - 94 candidates) and Philology (2013 - 64 candidates). Despite
the overall growth, in some fields, on the contrary, a decrease has
been registered. Specifically, in 1994 there were 5 canditates in
Philosophy, while in 2013 there was only 1.
In contrast to candidates, the number of doctorates had sharply risen
only until 1996, reaching 58 from 31 of 1994. Since then, the number
of those receiving degrees has decreased. In particular, only 46
doctoral degrees were obtained in 2013.
The number of doctoral candidates in the engineering, physics and
mathematics, and medical sciences are comparably stable and high. In
2013, of the 52 degrees obtained, 12 were from engineering majors, 6
from Physics and Mathematics, and 5 from Medical. Whereas in 2013,
among the 104 Economics candidates, only 4 obtained a doctoral degree,
while in Philology among the 64 candidates only 1 received a degree.
The analyzed information was taken from Higher Attestation
Commission's official website