ROBERT KOCHARIAN: “NEW SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPOSES SERIOUS REFORMS”
Noyan Tapan
Mar 09 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 9, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Robert Kocharian
received on March 9 the newly elected Rectors of four institutions of
higher education of Yerevan: State Medical University Rector Gohar
Kyalian, State Economy Institute Rector Yuri Suvarian, Rector of
State University of Architecture and Construction Hovik Tokmajian
and Theater and Cinematography State Institute Rector Hrachia
Gasparian. According to the information submitted to Noyan Tapan by
the RA President’s Press Office, congratulating the newly elected
heads of the educational institutions, the President mentioned that
they are the first rectors elected by introduction of the new system
of management of the institutions of higher education. According to
R.Kocharian, the system has a long-going goal and supposes serious
reforms of the system of higher educational institutions. He
expressed a wish to listen to what the heads of the institutions
are going to do in that direction. Presenting the main problems and
future actions of their spheres, the Rectors considered primary the
quality increase of education, improvement of the management system
and its making corresponding to modern demands, preparation of the
scientific staff. Mentioning that the first step in the direction
of improvement of management mechanisms of institutions of higher
education was taken, the country head expressed wish for the next
steps are successive. According to him, every reformation program
is connected with some difficulties and heads of higher educational
institutions must have enough will to overcome them and move the
reforms forward.