Corruption Starts From Higher Educational Establishments

CORRUPTION STARTS FROM HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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[04:55 pm] 06 June, 2006

The leaders of the youth wings of three parties assembled today
to discuss corruption in educational sphere and its outcome among
the youth.

They were unanimous in one matter; certain measures were taken but
the drawbacks are still evident. There is no country where one cannot
counter corruption in every step and by this conclusion they tried
to find a consolation.

They particularly referred to the corruption in higher educational
establishments. The representatives of the Dashnatsutyun Party youth
wing urged that they held polling on educational corruption. At first
other parties also joined them but later many of them left them,
among them Ishkhan Saghatelyan, Republican Party representative.

His opponent Karen Avagyan, chairman of the Republican Party youth
wing claimed that they still continue corruption combat but they
didn’t sign the document in which false data on corruption was
presented. Arman Vardanyan, chairman of “Young Political Figures’
Club” noted that he can illustrate 100 examples of corruption but it
will be useless as none of the bribe takers has been punished so far.

He addressed to Ishkhan Saghatelyan with the question whether they
will continue their combat in the same speed and in the same way
taking into consideration the fact that the Minister of Science and
Education is from their party. The latter answered that their combat
wasn’t against Eritsyan and it wasn’t personal.

“The combat will become much easier as the Minister is from the
Dashnaktsutyun Party,” said Saghatelyan.

Samvel Farmanyan, chairman of the OYP youth wing noted that when he
was still a student he could unite students and expel a lecturer from
the university, “the youth must differ with their behavior and deeds.’

Then they suggested a few ways of corruption combat.

“We either combat against corruption or join it,” concluded Karen
Avagyan. “We must be guided by the motto “I am the country,” added
Ishkhan Saghatelyan.

Then they decided to meet in two months to discuss the results.