Education

Education | 09.01.12 | 14:40

Cold Lesson: Some Armenian kids chill out as winter holiday period extended due to insufficient heating

By Sara Khojoyan

Winter holidays are prolonged for an additional week at the expense of spring holidays in more than 500 schools in Armenia, because even though there are heating systems in schools, classrooms are not suitably warm.

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Education | 30.11.11 | 13:29

Virtual Library: Armenian scientists to get access to world scientific literature

The Armenian Virtual Scientific Library program, featuring more than 3 million scientific articles and 8,100 peer-reviewed international scientific journals, books, and databases of UN Reasearch4Life programs (http://www.research4life.org/about.html), was introduced Wednesday in Yerevan.

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Education | 18.11.11 | 14:19

Degree of Deception?: Students still waiting for diplomas in controversy over suspended university

By Siranuysh Gevorgyan

The Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia and the management of Yerevan Galick University continue voicing mutual accusations over the issue of 51 students, who are deprived of receiving a Bachelor’s diploma. The issue, as the management of the university has stated, will soon be transferred to the judicial field.

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Education | 17.11.11 | 16:34

Church History now available in Braille for schoolchildren with visual impairment

By Siranuysh Gevorgyan

The Bible Society of Armenia, by the initiative of the Christian Education Center of Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin, realizes the program of publishing the Braille version of the textbook of the History of Armenian Church subject.

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Education | 15.11.11 | 15:35

Welcoming Kotler: Marketing guru in Armenia to give lectures to businesspeople, students

An internationally renowned marketing consultant has been in Armenia to give lectures that have drawn participants from well beyond the tiny South Caucasus country.

Honoring “Woz”: Apple’s “Other” Steve Gets Armenia Award

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Education | 12.10.11 | 12:11

Dilijan School under construction: Moscow Armenian tycoon’s project viable despite criticism

By Sara Khojoyan

For a few months now in the once blooming resort town of Dilijan, Tavush province, construction has been on for Dilijan International School as the idea of the unique school survived initial public discontent. At one point last year the project discouraged the initiators to an extent when they were, as they said, about to give up the idea completely.

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Education | 28.09.11 | 11:48

AUA to open Bachelor’s degree studies after two decades of education in Yerevan

By Gohar Abrahamyan

The American University of Armenia (AUA), which opened its doors to post-graduate students in 1991, the year when Armenia declared itself an independent republic, plans to offer also Bachelor’s degree studies beginning in 2013.

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Education | 07.09.11 | 10:25

Virtual College: AGBU project for worldwide Armenians proves worthwhile in two years of functioning

By Gayane Abrahamyan

At the beginning of its third year of activities the first and still sole Armenian virtual college is described by professionals and students as “the only way to stay Armenian” for those who live away from their historical “family”. In fact, the facility enables Diaspora Armenians -- no matter where they are in the world as far as they have access to the Internet -- to study the Armenian language, history and culture online, spending less time and a small amount of money.

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Education | 29.07.11 | 13:16

Native v State Language: Ethnic minorities of Georgia face education and identity challenges

By Gohar Abrahamyan

What the Armenian community in Georgia is mostly concerned about, among its numerous other issues, is the knowledge of the Armenian and Georgian languages and education in general. This issue has become even more important when Armenian schools started closing down, and the government overtook the translation of textbooks.

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Education | 22.06.11 | 12:09

Parents to Parents: Network holds forum to discuss children’s inclusive education in Armenia

By Siranuysh Gevorgyan

At the third Parents to Parents Network forum dealing with inclusive education affairs parents of children needing special conditions for education expressed their satisfaction with the fact that their children have been offered an opportunity to receive education in general schools in equal conditions with their peers. But they also raised some issues that they consider important to solve to ensure their children’s better integration in society.

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Education | 20.05.11 | 12:50

Mock Awards: Pressure group “honors” statesmen espousing foreign-language education in Armenia

By Gohar Abrahamyan

A pressure group has given “anti-awards” to a number of top statesmen for their favoring foreign-language schools in Armenia.

Among the “winners” of the prizes announced on Thursday were also the president and prime minister of the country.

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Dangerous Assessment: Research reveals toxic pesticides problem

By Gayane Abrahamyan

Pesticides waste dumps and dilapidated warehouses, containing more than 1,000-1,500 tons of pesticides, inherited from the Soviet Union in Armenia, are like time bombs which have already essentially damaged the environment.

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Pensions

Housecleaning: Thousands removed from pension list after fraud alleged

More than 10,000 names have been removed from Armenia’s nationwide lists of pensioners since the government began investigating last year alleged fraud in the payment of social benefits, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Artur Grigorian said on Tuesday.

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Human rights

Freedom of speech: Cases of physical violence against Armenian journalists decrease, lawsuits increase

By Gohar Abrahamyan

The number of cases of physical violence and violations of the rights to receive and release information has essentially decreased in Armenia in 2011 as compared to 2010, whereas cases of violation of mass media’s and journalists’ rights, especially pressure of different nature applied against them, have increased.

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Dilijan School under construction: Moscow Armenian tycoon’s project viable despite criticism

This is an amazing project which is one of the best happenings that can have possibly taken place in Armenia, and in wonderful Dilijan. However therfe is a big concern>>>>>>>>>>>>.......... Will the school be really INTERNATIONAL?? -I mean will operate according to international standards, ? or the 200 Armenian citizen students are going to be local tycoon STUPID kids??? I personally encourage ...

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Cold Lesson: Some Armenian kids chill out as winter holiday period extended due to insufficient heating

Virtual Library: Armenian scientists to get access to world scientific literature

Degree of Deception?: Students still waiting for diplomas in controversy over suspended university

Church History now available in Braille for schoolchildren with visual impairment

Welcoming Kotler: Marketing guru in Armenia to give lectures to businesspeople, students

Dilijan School under construction: Moscow Armenian tycoon’s project viable despite criticism

AUA to open Bachelor’s degree studies after two decades of education in Yerevan

Virtual College: AGBU project for worldwide Armenians proves worthwhile in two years of functioning

Native v State Language: Ethnic minorities of Georgia face education and identity challenges

Parents to Parents: Network holds forum to discuss children’s inclusive education in Armenia

Mock Awards: Pressure group “honors” statesmen espousing foreign-language education in Armenia

Dangerous Assessment: Research reveals toxic pesticides problem

Housecleaning: Thousands removed from pension list after fraud alleged

Freedom of speech: Cases of physical violence against Armenian journalists decrease, lawsuits increase

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