  RA Ministry of Education plans to provide 93.3% of schools with Internet January 17, 2011 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan said that the program on provision of Armenia’s schools with Internet is among the programs to be implemented by the Ministry in 2011. “93.5% of our country’s schools will be provided with Internet in 2011. Thus, 1,358 schools should be connected to Internet by the end of this year,” Ashotyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, only school children of high-altitude regions of Armenia will have no opportunity to use Internet, as application of IT-technologies is impossible there now. Ashotyan noted that the program on equipping 250 schools with computers will be completed soon. “Under a World Bank program, high schools of Armenia will be equipped by another 700 computers. Thus, 3,200 computers will be granted to the general education system,” concluded Ashotyan.   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. |
