SCHOLARSHIPS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TO ARMENIAN STUDENTS IN 2010

Tert.am
15:36 ~U 22.12.09

Earlier, Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan had proposed
ceasing state scholarships to students – a proposal which resulted
in an uproar from the student population.

As stated by Ashotyan at a press conference today, his initiative
and intention will solve accessibility and equality in the education
sector. The education and science minister compared students who
receive scholarships with those that pay for their education, who,
due to their social situation, are forced to take time off from
their studies.

Ashotyan also informed the press (and the public) that scholarships
will still be distributed in 2010; however, in 2011, the ministry
will include a new program in smaller institutes of higher education,
which aims to create and amass a scholarship fund, whose means will
be directed to giving credit to paying students.