RA President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting with the rectors of Armenian state-run higher schools on December 16. The meeting discussed reforms of the country’s higher education system and further steps.

The RA Presidential Press Office told NEWS.am that President Sargsyan pointed out regular meetings will be held from now on. The Armenian leader stressed the importance of higher-quality education and said that it is higher schools that are responsible for the professional level of future specialists and for “what will our country’s future be.”

Speaking of the major problems of the Armenian higher education system and further steps, the rectors informed President Sargsyan of the work aimed to improve the education quality and management system to bring them to conformity with modern day standards. The meeting participants particularly discussed the problems of acceding to the Bologna process and introducing a three-stage education and credit systems.

The meeting also discussed higher schools organization and legal status, privately-owned higher schools’ activities, and organization of foreign citizens’ education. RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan outlined the present steps to develop the education system.

The Armenian President stated he expects the rectors to advance initiatives and carry out consistent work to successfully implement the reforms of Armenia’s higher education system.

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