250 DIASPORAN ARMENIAN ENTRANTS PRESENT APPLICATIONS FOR STUDYING IN
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF ARMENIA UP TODAY

YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN. By the RA Government’s decision, 70
places for free education were allocated this year at institutions of
higher education of Armenia for Diasporan Armenian entrants. Amalya
Kocharian, the senior specialist of the Department on Ties with
Diaspora of the Department on International Cooperation and Diaspora
of the RA Ministry of Education and Science informed the Noyan Tapan
correspondent about it. She mentioned that those places will be given
to higher educational institutions having Armenological professions
and art ones: mainly to the Yerevan Kh.Abovian Pedagogical University,
YSU, Yerevan State Academy of Art, Komitas Conservatory, Yerevan
Istitute of Theater and Cinematogtaphy. A.Kocharian also informed that
Diasporan Armenian entrants’ applications are accepted till August 17,
and entrance exams will be held in late August. According to her
words, those entrants who will not pass the envisaged "positive
threshold" may study at the preparatory department of the given
institution of higher education. A.Kocharian mentioned that 250
entrants, mainly from Georgia, Russia as well as U.S., Holland,
Cyprus, Israel, Iraq and Lebanon, presented up today. The RA Ministry
of Education and Science implements Diasporan Armenian entrants’
purposeful entrance starting from 1999. According to A.Kocharian’s
words, its goal is to assist keeping of the Armenian education in
Diaspora and formation of Armenian children’s identity. 2960 Diasporan
Armenian students study at present in institutions of higher education
of Armenia.