RA Education Ministry intends to tighten supervision in Armenia's universitiesNovember 17, 2009 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 17, RA Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan met Ukraine's Ambassador to Armenia Alexander Bozhko and Ternopil National University's Yerevan subsidiary rector S. Khudratyan.At the meeting, RA Education Minister expressed the Ministry's intention to tighten supervision in Armenia's universities as well as foreign universities' subsidiaries in Armenia, aiming to improve educational standards. In his turn, the Ambassador noted that 150 Armenian citizens study in Ukrainian universities. Armen Ashotyan briefed Ukraine's Ambassador on goals of RA Education Ministry -initiated conference due on November 20-21 in Yerevan. "We plan to organize project fare to intensify collaboration with our partners, as well as development and implementation of new programs,' the Minister noted. 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. |