Financial inducement system for the best universities to be implemented in ArmeniaOctober 19, 2010 - 21:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Round table discussion on competitiveness and cooperation in higher education sector was held on October 19 in Eurasia International University. Actual issues of state and private universities in Armenia were covered at the forum. Armenian Minister of Science and Education Armen Ashotyan, rectors of Armenian universities and Heritage parliamentary group member Anahit Bakhshyan participated in the event. At the conference, Ashotyan spoke about the implementation of a new system, envisaging financial inducement for the best Armenian universities, both state and private, within the framework of 2012-2014 World Bank crediting program. 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 | 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. |