  Armenian National Engineering Laboratory to launch early 2013 October 10, 2012 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government approved a decision October 10 to allocate about USD 350 thous. for the construction of National Engineering Laboratory at State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA). As Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan noted, the total cost of the project amounts to USD 6,2 mln, with National Instruments company to provide about USD1,5 mln., USD 650 thous. to be allotted from the SEUA extra-budgetary funds and USAID to provide the rest of the funding. In this context, Minister Ashotyan noted that the instruction to speed up the process had been issued by President Serzh Sargsyan the week before. National Engineering Laboratory ill supposedly launch operations in January-February 2013 and is expected to comprise about 30 laboratories covering over 30 specialties.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
