ArmInfo.Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan and Artur Martirosyan, representatives of the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), EU Delegation to Armenia, European Investment Bank (EIB) and IDBank discussed the opening of two COAF SMART Centers in Syunik and application of COAF education models in the province.
Ms Andreasyan informed the participants of a pilot programme of providing high-quality education in the Kapan rural communities. Two COAF SMART Centers in Goris and Kapan will be opened. COAF will provide unified solutions aimed at providing transport services to ensure affordable formal and informal education. New education standards will enable English language teachers in Syunik rural communities to improve their professional skills.
The COAF representative said that an appraisal mission recorded the challenges in Syunik. He pointed out progress in cooperation.
COAF SMART is a development initiative for community and individual growth, an innovative way of improving the quality of life in the rural communities.