ARMEN ASHOTYAN: REDUCED NUMBER OF ARMENIAN STUDENTS IN RUSSIA CAUSED BY INEFFICIENT SELECTION

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.11.2009 17:17 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Embassy in Russia hosted a meeting
of the RA minister of education and science Armen Ashotyan with
representatives of the Armenian youth in Russia. As the press office
of the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) reports, the meeting was
attended by the Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan, vice
president of the Union of Armenians of Russia Levon Mukanyan, Armenian
sunday schools’ teachers, students of leading universities in Russia.

During the meeting, Armen Ashotyan dwelled on the prospects of
education development, focusing on the quality of education in the
country. According to him, about 6 thousand 500 foreign students
study in higher educaitonal institutions in Armenia and this number
will grow.

According to the minister, the reduction of the number of Armenian
students in Russia has been mainly caused by inefficient selection.