  Minister of Education extends holidays in schools and kindergartensDecember 19, 2009 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taking into consideration Health Minister Harutyun Kushkyan's proposal, Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan has issued a decree on closing all comprehensive educational institutions from December 21 till 28. Students' marks for the first academic term will be available in January 2010. Previously, the Minister signed decree on closing all comprehensive schools and pre-school institutions from December 8 till 19 for preventing the outbreak of flu.   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 |  Related sections Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
