Higher education system needs serious changes, Armenia’s newly-appointed minister says

The higher education system needs serious changes, Armenia's newly-appointed education and science minister Levon Mkrtchyan said today.

YEREVAN, March 11. /ARKA/. The higher education system needs serious changes, Armenia's newly-appointed education and science minister Levon Mkrtchyan said today. Speaking to reporters, he said one of the problems is that international universities operating in Armenia, which secure high quality education are not integrated into the national educational system.

"The new law on education should ensure this integration and create a more level playing field", he said.
In his opinion, securing self-governance of universities is also very important in terms of offering high quality higher education.

"De-politicization of the education system largely depends on the adoption of the law on higher education and achievement of universities' self-governance", said Mkrtchyan.

The minister also said that currently Armenia is working on a national program of education designed for ten years.

"If this program does not set  real tasks, if  relevant laws are not adopted, we will lose ten years. There is  a  draft program that will soon be put to  public discussion,"  Mkrtchyan said.

According to him,  the development of another important document - the draft of a new law on higher education- will begin in autumn.-0-