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    Armenia launches education excellence program

    14:43 * 13.09.14


    The Armenian president on Saturday announced the launch of a national
    education excellence program.

    In his speech at the opening of the Gyumri Industrial Park, Serzh
    Sargsyan said that the idea aims to raise the pedagogues' role in the
    society, making the teaching profession attractive to highly-trained
    human resources.

    "The program is being implemented in accordance with international
    standards and based on a training program offered in the Armenian
    language to ensure a corresponding level of qualification for teachers
    ... The national education excellence program is expected to give
    international certification to around 2,000 teachers in Armenia in a
    decade. They will become changers. The schools will launch a network
    encouraging the up-to-date methods of teaching. A rich resource center
    will be established to assist the teachers' community in improving the
    teaching content and skills. It will help harmonize the local and
    international educational standards and localize the best
    international experience in Armenia," the president said.

    He added that the idea will be addressed in more detail by Minister of
    Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, who is going to hold a
    conference on the topic.

    Priest Mesrop Aramyan, who has had a considerable contribution to the
    project (as an advisor to the president on educational issues and a
    member of Ayb school's Board of Trustees), said the initiative is
    aimed at raising the competitiveness of education in Armenia by
    bringing its standards in compliance with international requirements.

    "We prepared considerably for this project, concluding agreements with
    internationally acclaimed educational institutions, such as the
    Cambridge University and the London [University's] Institute of
    Education. The Cambridge University operates in 125 countries around
    the world, and the educational reform in many states was implemented
    by them. To have a powerful future, we clearly need a corresponding
    education and human resources. And for that, we obviously need
    high-quality teachers," he noted.


    Armenian News - Tert.am



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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