STUDENT COUNCILS HEADS OF FOUR ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES CONCERNED WITH CORRUPTION IN UNIVERSITIES’ SYSTEM
Noyan Tapan
Dec 1, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The student council heads of
four Armenian Universities, Yerevan State University, Armenian State
Economic University, Yerevan State Linguistic University, and Armenian
State Agrarian University are concerned with the corruption phenomena
striking deep roots in country’s university system and are convinced
that it has a direct impact on the education quality in the country.
The heads of student councils are convinced that corruption phenomena
first penetrate into the institutions during the entrance examinations,
then continue in the study years: "ungifted entrants becoming students
this or that way graduate from the university the same way."
According to Tsolak Akopian, the student council chairman of Yerevan
State University, according to the social survey conducted in YSU
19 faculties, the most corrupted is the Law Department, 24.63%,
International Relations Department, 20.67%, Economy Department. 19.05,
Foreign Languages 15.68.
Meanwhile he said that no corruption phenomena are recorded especially
in the natural science departments. According to the survey results,
those phenomena are recorded when students move from one department
to another.
And as the main reason of corruption they mention lecturers’
low salary.
Robert Makarian, the head of the Agrarian University student council,
affirmed that everybody is to blame for corruption phenomena, from
education responsibles to students. He is convinced that only an open
examination process can reduce these phenomena.
The student council heads have made a joint letter addressed to the
Armenian authorities, RA President, NA Speaker, and RA Prime Minister
expecting assistance in fighting corruption. They ask country’s
leaders for guarantees that if names are publicized these people will
be protected from persecutions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
