REPORT "EDUCATIONAL REFORMS IN ARMENIA" PUBLISHED

Noyan Tapan
Jun 25 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, NOYAN TAPAN. "The problem set in front of the
Armenian citizens and officials is the fact that they should jointly
decide what society to build and what educational system to choose in
order to contribute to the development of the country." This statement
was made by Consuelo Vidal, the Permanent Representative of the UN
Development Program (UNDP) in Armenia, at the presentation of the
Human Development National Report "Educational reforms in Armenia"
on June 22.

In her opinion, there is a demand for educational strategic problems’
discussion, and the framework of such discussions is proposed in
the report.

Consuelo Vidal also mentioned that the fact that Armenia is currently
in the process of reforms, that should be supported, is taken into
consideration in the report.

Levon Mkrtchian, the RA Minister of Education and Science, mentioned
that the educational system of Armenia is thoroughly analysed in
the Human Development National Report-2006, certain solutions and
definite steps are suggested in order "to reach significant changes
and considerable results" in the sphere of educational reforms. The
Minister believes that the workers of the educational sphere should
not be afraid of changes, but at the same time they should not forget
about the historical, educational, and cultural heritage of Armenia.

It should also be mentioned that the Report has been prepared due to
the support of the UNDP and the participation of the USAID.