November 01
Yerevan
Alina Oganesyan. Rector of San Jose State University Meri Papazyan expressed willingness to assist the Ministry of Education and Science in retraining teachers, developing educational programs, curricula and other processes. She announced this during a meeting with the Acting RA Minister of Education and Science Araik Harutyunyan.
According to the press service of the ministry, during the meeting A. Harutyunyan said that at this stage a draft law "On Higher Education" is being drafted, which represents unified legislative provisions for education and science. And about. the minister noted that work is also being carried out in the direction of the consolidation and unification of universities, stressing in this context the importance of cooperation between universities and research institutes.
At the same time, as A. Harutyunyan noted, work is also being conducted aimed at the formation of an educational brand and the internationalization of universities. Along with this, he attached importance to increasing the effectiveness of teaching foreign languages in educational institutions of Armenia. "In the case of productive work and with the availability of tools and funding allocated from the state budget, we can achieve good results", – he said.
In turn, Meri Papazyan appreciated the efforts of the new authorities aimed at reforming the education system of Armenia.