GEORGIAN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 16, 2010 – 18:50 AMT 13:50 GMT

The Armenian and Georgian Ministers of Education made a decision
on establishment of Georgian language department at Yerevan State
Linguistic University.

During the April 16 meeting, Armenian Minister of Education Armen
Ashotyan and his Georgian counterpart Dmitry Shashkin made a decision
on establishment of Georgian language department at Yerevan State
Linguistic University.

They also discussed prospects of boosting cooperation in the education
field, as well as new education programs providing representatives
of national minorities with preferential terms for entrance to higher
education institutions.

At the initiative of the Georgian President, national minorities’
representatives will be accepted by Georgian higher education
institutions based on general skills exam in 2010. Students will
study the Georgian language for a year that will allow continuing
their further education in Georgian. Besides, the Georgian state
will pay for education of 100 Armenian and 100 Azerbaijani students
receiving high scores during exams in this country.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress