RETRAINING COURSES OF ARMENIAN TEACHERS FROM DIASPORA HELD IN ARMENIA
ON AUGUST 2-30
YEREVAN, August 2 (Noyan Tapan). On August 2-30, retraining courses
for the Armenian teachers from the Diaspora are organized in
Armenia. 46 Armenian teachers from a number of CIS countries, Canada,
Syria, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and Iraq have arrived in Armenia for
rising their qualification. The courses are held by the best
specialists on Western Armenian language and literature, such as
Vladimir Barkhudarian, Levon Zekiyan, academicians of the RA National
Academy of Sciences, Hilda Galfayan, a Doctor of the Sorbone
University, Karo Arakelian from Beirut, professors Vazgen
Hambartsumian and Vazgen Poghosian, Manvel Adamian, a poet from
London, and others. Sergo Yeritsian, RA Minister of Science and
Education, said that on August 27-29 the first Pan-Armenian conference
on issues of education will take place in Tsakhkadzor. More than 100
representatives from 20 countries will participate in the
conference. According to him, issues existing not only in Armenia, but
also in the educational system of the Armenian Diaspora will be
discussed at the conference.