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.