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NATIONAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT FOR ARMENIA REGARDLESS OF EEU INTEGRATION PROCESSES - MINISTER
13:15 * 21.10.14
The past years' educational reforms, which saw a switchover to the
12-year secondary school system and the gradual implementation of the
Bologna process, are irreversible developments whose success Armenia
is ready to share with other member states of the Eurasian Economic
Union, says the minister of education and science.
In an interview with Tert.am, Armen Ashotyan expressed hope that the
country's past experience with different European educational projects
will be also of interest to the EEU member countries.
"Armenia is very active in the European education area, and it is very
active in the education projects with the EU too. It is important
to note that Armenia is a member of such projects as Erasmus plus
and Horizon 20/20. So I think education is the platform - especially
for Armenia - which may be of interest to the EEU member states too,
because we have studied well and adopted the European experience which
is, nonetheless, progressive and effective. But we of course bring it
in conformity with our own economic and national requirements. Within
the frameworks of the EEU, Armenia is ready to propose different
initiatives - different common education projects - which must not
conflict with the educational framework adopted earlier," he said
expressing belief that the educational projects and proposals would
be compatible with the common European framework.
Asked whether the requirement for uniform educational standards will
necessitate courses in the different member states' history in the
national curricula, the minister said he treats such a possibility
in the positive light.
"Armenia has its own state standards of general education; we, like
every other country, decide ourselves the content of our education. As
for the higher educational standards, the European education system has
developed such a concept as the national framework of qualifications
which, depending on the corresponding levels, defines the knowledge,
skills, abilities and set of values that a person with the given
graduation document or qualification attesting a specific level of
education is required to have.
"As regards the 'textbooks about one another', I think we would
definitely benefit from that if there were such a project. If, for
example, the classes of history provided extra information about
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, then the same kind of information
about Armenia would be available in a country of 140 million like
Russia or in Belarus and Kazakhstan [whose population is] 10 million.
Would classes on the Armenian Genocide be bad for such a [big]
audience of several millions? Hence we are ready to discuss any
education initiative which will not run counter the mainstream
of Armenia's education reforms. And that will help ensure quality
education services, facilitated recognition of diplomas etc," the
minister explained.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/21/Armenia-arneb-ashotyan-interview/
13:15 * 21.10.14
The past years' educational reforms, which saw a switchover to the
12-year secondary school system and the gradual implementation of the
Bologna process, are irreversible developments whose success Armenia
is ready to share with other member states of the Eurasian Economic
Union, says the minister of education and science.
In an interview with Tert.am, Armen Ashotyan expressed hope that the
country's past experience with different European educational projects
will be also of interest to the EEU member countries.
"Armenia is very active in the European education area, and it is very
active in the education projects with the EU too. It is important
to note that Armenia is a member of such projects as Erasmus plus
and Horizon 20/20. So I think education is the platform - especially
for Armenia - which may be of interest to the EEU member states too,
because we have studied well and adopted the European experience which
is, nonetheless, progressive and effective. But we of course bring it
in conformity with our own economic and national requirements. Within
the frameworks of the EEU, Armenia is ready to propose different
initiatives - different common education projects - which must not
conflict with the educational framework adopted earlier," he said
expressing belief that the educational projects and proposals would
be compatible with the common European framework.
Asked whether the requirement for uniform educational standards will
necessitate courses in the different member states' history in the
national curricula, the minister said he treats such a possibility
in the positive light.
"Armenia has its own state standards of general education; we, like
every other country, decide ourselves the content of our education. As
for the higher educational standards, the European education system has
developed such a concept as the national framework of qualifications
which, depending on the corresponding levels, defines the knowledge,
skills, abilities and set of values that a person with the given
graduation document or qualification attesting a specific level of
education is required to have.
"As regards the 'textbooks about one another', I think we would
definitely benefit from that if there were such a project. If, for
example, the classes of history provided extra information about
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, then the same kind of information
about Armenia would be available in a country of 140 million like
Russia or in Belarus and Kazakhstan [whose population is] 10 million.
Would classes on the Armenian Genocide be bad for such a [big]
audience of several millions? Hence we are ready to discuss any
education initiative which will not run counter the mainstream
of Armenia's education reforms. And that will help ensure quality
education services, facilitated recognition of diplomas etc," the
minister explained.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/21/Armenia-arneb-ashotyan-interview/