VivaCell-MTS covers disadvantaged students’ tuition fees for 7th yearJuly 12, 2016 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - VivaCell-MTS launched the tuition fee reimbursement assistance program seven years ago. The beneficiaries of the program are students from vulnerable social groups as well as those with special needs, on condition that they successfully complete the academic year. Owing to the program, higher education has become available to around 750 students from socially vulnerable groups (students with special needs, those from low-income families or orphans). In the course of those seven years, VivaCell-MTS has allocated about AMD 705.9 million for the implementation of the program. The program has proved to be highly effective in providing professional education as well as psychological and social support. During a ceremony, the results of the program were summed up and certificates were handed out to the beneficiaries of the program. “The desire to study and the inability to pay for education is one of the biggest injustices in life,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian. “The mission of the tuition fund program is to alleviate social injustice through professional education.” Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |