22% decrease reported in foreign students’ number in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s National Center for Strategic Research in Higher Education NGO conducted a survey, with the results presented in the “Current State and Perspectives of Higher Education Reforms of Armenia in the Context of Bologna Process" report.

“Made by independent experts, the report disclosed the past problems and addressed new ones,” Armenian Education Minister Armen Ashotyan said, adding that the report will help to focus on the oversights in RA education system.

According to RA National Statistical Service, the number of foreign students decreased by 22 % in Armenia, while the number of Armenian students abroad grew by 40%.

Student mobility, curriculum overload, lack of personal curriculum and oversights in MA programs were among the problems listed in the report.

It’s noteworthy that Armenia officially took over Bologna Secretariat for the coming three years.