Protest in Yerevan: deans threaten students with problems February 25, 2013 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of students has announced boycott of classes outside Yerevan State University (YSU) building to protest the results of Feb 18 presidential elections. As Heritage party representative Daniel Ionisyan told a press briefing, the action was not planned beforehand, voicing disagreement with the standpoint slamming students’ involvement in political processes. “Students must be the most active group of the society. They must decide on the country’s future. I think, candidates must be invited to the universities and brief the students on their election programs,” Ionisyan said, noting student protests as a tool to fight corruption in the universities. In conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, YSU vice-rector Ruben Markosyan voiced concern over interruption of classes, despite the respect they show for the students’ rights. “Such actions hamper the learning process,” he said, adding the number of the protesters totaled about 250 out of 19 thous. YSU students. Commenting on students remarks suggesting university deans threatened with different problems, Mr Markosyan described them as mere misunderstanding. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Azerbaijan yet to respond to Armenia’s proposal to probe ceasefire violations Azerbaijan has not yet responded to Armenia’s proposal to create a mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations, Armen Grigoryan has said. Yerevan says received 10th draft of peace treaty proposals from Baku Armen Grigoryan has revealed that Armenia has received the 10th package of peace treaty proposals from Azerbaijan. Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. Kevin Spacey to attend Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey will be a guest of honor at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2024, the press service of the festival reports. |