CONFLICT AROUND EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF ARMENIA RUNS HIGH
Yerevan, December 6. ArmInfo. The conflict around the European Academy
of Armenia runs high.
At a meeting of the Government and Parliament members, Wednesday,
Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Representatives of ARFD
party, Vahan Hovhannissyan, raised the issue of the fate of the
Academy students. His colleague on party, Minister of Education and
Science Levon Lazarian, said the Government has elaborated a program
of rehabilitation of the given educational establishment. The problem
is connected with the certificates of the Academy. L. Lazarian said
that the quality of education at the European Academy does not meet
the necessary standards. In addition, the minister said that the
three key members of the Council of Trustees from Germany, Italy,
and Austria say they were even unaware of their inclusion into the
Council of Trustees and ask not to use their good name. The ministry
had no member at the Council of Trustees either, although it is
a compulsory condition. The minister said that the former French
Ambassador to Armenia has recently applied to him and indicated at
the critical situation at the Academy. L. Lazarian mentioned that
a similar situation was also at the French University. However,
the situation was saved due to the measures taken.
However, Vice Chairman of "Orinats Yerkir" party Mher Shahgeldyan
believes the statements of L. Lazarian groundless. He said that the
representative of the Armenian Foreign Ministry did not attend the
last session of the Council of Trustees of the French University.
However, no one raised the issue of legality of the decisions made by
the Council. M. Shahgeldyan accused L. Lazarian of party "showdown"
and added that the case of the European Academy will be considered
at the court. To recap, Chairman of the Council of Trustees of the
European Academy and French University was Head of "Orinats Yerkir"
party, ex- speaker of the Armenian Parliament. Arthur Baghdasaryan.