MINISTER OF EDUCATION OF GEORGIA VISITS JAVAKHK

AKHALKALAK, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Alexander Lomaia,
the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia visited Javakhk on
August 14.

According to the "A-Info" agency, the Minister presented the
process of educational reforms in Georgia during the meetings he had
with employees of the education sphere at Akhalkalak No4 Armenian
school after Derenik Demirchian and the Ninotsminda Regional Culture
House. A.Lomaia promised to use new methods to guarantee efficiency
of teaching the Georgian Language in Samtskhe-Javakhk.

The Minister mentioned that the integration of Armenians of Javakhk
into the Georgian society will be made easier by their knowing
Georgian. The Minister also assured that new methods will be used for
teaching the Armenian language as well. Touching upon the issue of
teaching the Armenian history in Armenian schools, A.Lonaia said that
though compulsory teaching of the Armenian history is not envisaged
by the new law on education, but the Boards of Trustees of schools
may involve its teaching in the list of contemplative subjects.

Responding the question concerning the Akhalkalak branch of the Tbilisi
State University why local entrants enter the branch in a limited
quantity, though the main goal of founding the higher educational
institution was to give higher education to inhabitants of Javakhk at
place, the Minister assured that more entrants from Javakhk will enter
the university branch this year than it was the previous year. "A-Info"
mentions that from the 60 places envisaged for Javakhk the previous
year, only 4 places were given to local inhabitants.