Armenian scholar: science funding must make 1% of GDPFebruary 27, 2012 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian science has a number of problems to address, corresponding member of RA National Academy of Sciences said. “Armenian scientists are “getting old”. 57 is their average age. If this goes on like this, we will lose all the positions we gained in the field. Along with the economic growth of Armenia, there is notable decline in funding of science, whereas it should make 1% of GDP” Artur Ishkhanyan said. Dwelling on problems in the field of science, Mr. Ishkhanyan noted a number of oversights from legal perspective. “We attach great importance to adoption of the law on scientific expertise which aims to fight corruption,” the scientist said, naming science workers’ low salaries as a serious problem. 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. |