  150 high schools will function in Armenia by 2012September 3, 2009 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 150 high schools will function in Armenia by 2012, said a representative of the RA Ministry of Education. Narine Hovhannisyan said the purpose of the initiative is to train the pupils for institutions of higher education. "In high schools, pupils will get some 70 percent of knowledge essential to enter a university," she said. "Any pupil will have the possibility to choose the subjects to be studied thoroughly after 9 grades in ordinary school." As to the teaching stuff, Ms. Hovhannisyan said all teachers have taken refresher courses. "Courses for directors will be conducted in October," she said.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
