Ashotyan calls for anti-corruption program at universitiesApril 6, 2011 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Education and Science adopted last year a 2-year concept to combat corruption, envisaging 16 events to reduce corruption risks. “Corruption in the education sector is conditioned by a number of factors, including insufficient financing, system of military service deferment, low quality of education and the legal field. Thus, a separate anti-corruption program should be developed for each university,” Minister Armen Ashotyan told a press conference on April 6. For her part, USAID Armenia Mission Director, Dr. Jatinder Cheema noted that the USAID will facilitate reduction of corruption risks not only in education but also in other fields. Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Sergey Kapinos, in turn, remarked that both government and young people should be engaged in the anti-corruption projects to achieve progress. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. 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. |