Tuesday, 30 September 2008
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the representatives of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Tavitian Foundation.
Highly appreciative of these organizations' efforts, the Prime Minister thanked them for sustained focus on education in Armenia and went on to discuss cooperation areas. Tigran Sargsyan highlighted the educational reform from the perspective of education quality. The head of the Armenian government advised that on the initiative of RA President Serzh Sargsyan, the Republic of Armenia is prepared to finance educational expenses for all those students admitted to reputable foreign universities. He mentioned that no pre-conditions are set for the eligibility of students and academic fields: the only criterion is the high ranking of host universities. Tigran Sargsyan noted that the number of eligible students may fail to live up to the expectations. Nevertheless, what matters most is to realize that the possibility of getting through with the help of "relatives and friends" is inadmissible. "Qualified specialists are required in any field and the State is ready to support those capable of serving their homeland," Tigran Sargsyan has underscored.
President of Tavitian Foundation Aso Tavitian and his partners said to be prepared to go on with the 6-month educational programs in various fields, as well as to come up with new cooperation-related ideas in the near future.
