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    STUDENT COUNCILS HEADS OF FOUR ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES CONCERNED WITH CORRUPTION IN UNIVERSITIES' SYSTEM

    Noyan Tapan
    http://www.nt.am?shownews=1010132
    Dec 1, 2008

    YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The student council heads of
    four Armenian Universities, Yerevan State University, Armenian State
    Economic University, Yerevan State Linguistic University, and Armenian
    State Agrarian University are concerned with the corruption phenomena
    striking deep roots in country's university system and are convinced
    that it has a direct impact on the education quality in the country.

    The heads of student councils are convinced that corruption phenomena
    first penetrate into the institutions during the entrance examinations,
    then continue in the study years: "ungifted entrants becoming students
    this or that way graduate from the university the same way."

    According to Tsolak Akopian, the student council chairman of Yerevan
    State University, according to the social survey conducted in YSU
    19 faculties, the most corrupted is the Law Department, 24.63%,
    International Relations Department, 20.67%, Economy Department. 19.05,
    Foreign Languages 15.68.

    Meanwhile he said that no corruption phenomena are recorded especially
    in the natural science departments. According to the survey results,
    those phenomena are recorded when students move from one department
    to another.

    And as the main reason of corruption they mention lecturers'
    low salary.

    Robert Makarian, the head of the Agrarian University student council,
    affirmed that everybody is to blame for corruption phenomena, from
    education responsibles to students. He is convinced that only an open
    examination process can reduce these phenomena.

    The student council heads have made a joint letter addressed to the
    Armenian authorities, RA President, NA Speaker, and RA Prime Minister
    expecting assistance in fighting corruption. They ask country's
    leaders for guarantees that if names are publicized these people will
    be protected from persecutions.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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