Government’s initiative on establishment of foreign language schools in Armenia to be revisedSeptember 27, 2010 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The RA NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs organized hearings on a bill submitted by the RA government on introduction of amendments to the RA Laws on Language and Education with participation of Armenian Minister of Science and Education Armen Ashotyan, parliament members and representatives of the public sector. Speaker of the Armenian parliament Hovik Abrahamyan said that even under conditions of globalization the general education should be organized on the national basis. Taking into consideration the expressed pluralism over implementation of foreign language educational programs and aspiration to form a national mentality, Hovik Abrahamyan offered to revise the bill submitted by the government to the RA National Assembly. “The matter should be regulated only through introduction of amendments to the RA Law on Education, fixing “alternative educational programs,” “authors’ educational programs” and “international educational programs” notions in it,” said Abrahamyan. He added that education under international and alternative programs should be built on the national basis. “In my opinion, it will create new opportunities for the Armenian Diaspora’s representatives to get education in their Fatherland,” concluded Hovik Abrahamyan. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |