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    PREMIER: ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES WILL GRADUALLY ENLARGE

    /ARKA/
    July 29, 2010
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, July 29.ã~@~@/ ARKA /.ã~@~@Armenia is to have a gradual
    consolidation of schools, said Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on
    Wednesday during a meeting with representatives of the organization
    "The future belongs to you."

    "Everybody understands that Armenia does not require such a large
    number of universities, which is 57.Therefore will be a gradual
    consolidation of institutions," said the prime minister.

    According to him, the country currently has 17 public universities,
    six others act on the basis of intergovernmental agreements, and the
    other universities are private.

    Sargsyan noted that by the end of 2010 the concept of reforming
    the higher education system will be approved and the process will
    begin next year.ã~@~@Premier said that regardless of ownership of
    the universities, equal conditions of work will be created, and the
    focus of government will be on the quality of education.

    Sargsyan said the government order will be placed in all universities,
    not only in public educational institutions or institutions, the
    Board of which includes senior officials.

    If universities do not comply with the requirements imposed by the
    State, then they will not be able to obtain a license or accreditation.

    However, the chairperson of the Armenian government recalled that at
    the present time in the republic there is only one university that
    has international accreditation and that is the American University
    of Armenia.

    Other universities, according to Sargsyan, unfortunately, do not meet
    the requirements of international accreditation.

    Besides, as he observed, this process will require at least three
    years of work and large investments as well.




    From: A. Papazian
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