VivaCell-MTS covers disadvantaged students’ tuition fees for 7th yearJuly 12, 2016 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - VivaCell-MTS launched the tuition fee reimbursement assistance program seven years ago. The beneficiaries of the program are students from vulnerable social groups as well as those with special needs, on condition that they successfully complete the academic year. Owing to the program, higher education has become available to around 750 students from socially vulnerable groups (students with special needs, those from low-income families or orphans). In the course of those seven years, VivaCell-MTS has allocated about AMD 705.9 million for the implementation of the program. The program has proved to be highly effective in providing professional education as well as psychological and social support. During a ceremony, the results of the program were summed up and certificates were handed out to the beneficiaries of the program. “The desire to study and the inability to pay for education is one of the biggest injustices in life,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian. “The mission of the tuition fund program is to alleviate social injustice through professional education.” 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 | 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |