LABOR MARKET INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION SYSTEM VISIBLE IN ARMENIA
ARKA News Agency
Aug 17 2007
Armenia
YEREVAN, August 17. /ARKA/. Labor market influence on education system
is seen in Armenia, Armenian Education Minister Levon Lazarian said
Friday at a press conference.
He said that some specialties have taken a high profile in the country
and pointed out quite high competition for student vacancies in
Armenian leading universities’ certain faculties as evidence of that.
The minister singled out radio physics in Yerevan State University
and Armenian State Engineering University as a specialty attracting
entrants.
"The same applies to energy specialties in Armenian State Engineering
University", he said adding that few applied for them last year.
According to the information placed on education ministry’s internet
site, 79 entrants aspired to 45 vacancies in Yerevan State University’s
radio physics and electronics faculty and 180 and 159 to Armenian
State Engineering University’s radio and communications and energy
faculties’ 55 and 60 vacancies in 2007.
According to the information, 25719 entrance exams were held in 2007
in Armenia.
24423 entrants passed the exams.
The highest points – 18 to 20 – were scored by 4801 entrants and the
lowest admissible points were 8. 2417 entrants failed to enroll in
the universities.