ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Nov 24 2006
ARMENIAN MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IS PLEASED WITH FIRST
STAGE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLOGNA AGREEMENT
On December 14, in Strasbourg, an Armenian delegation led by Levon
Lazarian, the Armenian Minister of Education and Science, will
present the first report on implementation of the Bologna agreement
in Armenia, L.Lazarian said at a press-conference, Friday.
During the meeting with journalists, the Minister pointed out some
positive results the Armenian side has reached since joining the
Bologna agreement in 2005. Particularly, Armenian teachers have
already passed the advanced training course in a number of European
countries. Besides, due to the Armenian-German program on pupil
exchange, next year several Armenian pupils will get an opportunity
to live and study in Germany. L.Lazarian noted that serious work
will be done to raise the quality of teaching the German language in
Armenian educational institutions. The Minister also expressed hope
that in the future it will be possible to establish an
Armenian-Chinese cultural and educational center in the republic due
to the cooperation of Armenia and China in the sphere of education.
L.Lazarian said that it is planned to publish a book about Armenia’s
obligations under the Bologna agreement, as well as training aids on
test system of passing the Armenian language and Literature exam for
university entrants. The Minister emphasized that all the 50 thousand
copies of the edition will be given to senior pupils free of charge.
To note, the first official report on implementing the Bologna
agreement in Armenia will be published in London in spring 2007.