YEREVAN. – As of this academic year, the salaries at the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic) have reduced by 40,000 to 80,000 drams, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.

“According to the information we received from a lecturer that called us, the salary of an associate professor [at the university] has become 80,000 [drams] from 130,000 [drams], a professor’s [has become] 100,000 [drams from] 180,000 [drams]. From now on, the [university’s] lecturers without a degree will have to get a salary of 30,000 drams, instead of the previous 80,000-90,000 drams.

“These changes are linked to the new payroll procedure [at the university].

“To note, [however,] the Polytechnic is one of the universities where tuition had increased by 12 to 17 percent before this academic year. At present, the annual fee there is 402,000 to 522,000 drams,” Haykakan Zhamanak writes.    

To note, in line with the current exchange rate, USD 1 is equivalent to approximately AMD 405.