Armenian students demand to restore cut MA and PhD course seatsMay 6, 2010 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 200 students organized a march towards the Armenian government building to protest cut of MA and PhD course seats. As one of the demonstrators, student of the department of physics at Yerevan State University, Daniel Ioannisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, they will submit a letter to the government. He also said that Police threatened to use force in case the students “make too much noise.” “Should police interfere, their actions will be illegal, as the students are moving up the sidewalk and do not hinder the traffic,” he said. Ioannisyan also emphasized that RA Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan offered a meeting, but the students decided to postpone it unless a response is received from the government. “I can elaborate on further steps but the action might turn long-term,” he said. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. |