Government – Economics University conflict drags on in ArmeniaSeptember 24, 2020 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The conflict between the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE) and the government continues, after the university temporarily suspended operations on Wednesday, September 23. The decision comes amid the staff’s demand that Diana Galoyan be approved as the rector of the institution, more than two months after she was elected in the position by the university board members. Galoyan first came to replace former acting rector Ruben Hayrapetyan after he was fired for "plagiarizing" parts of his doctoral dissertation. According to a statement from the organizing committee of the university staff, the Academic Council of the university has requested clarifications from the government but has not received any response so far. Mesrop Arakelyan, an advisor to the Prime Minister, weighed in on the matter on Thursday, saying that the educational process should not be disrupted by administrative, political or other processes “What the ASUE "pedagogues" have done is unacceptable. Giving quality education is the mission of a pedagogue, which should not depend on the university or the country's authorities. Only students are affected by such disgraceful behavior,” Arakեlyan wrote on Facebook. Also Thursday, Hayrapetyan, the former acting rector, joined the discussion, maintaining that the university administration has disrupted the education process against the will of the students, whom he urged to fight for their rights. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Ofelya Kamavosyan told PanARMENIAN.Net meanwhile, that the Ministry is urging lecturers of the ASUE to return to classrooms and refrain from disrupting the educational process. 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. |