SECOND ALL-ARMENIAN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES KICKS OFF IN ARMENIA

[Harold F. Schiffman]

SECOND ALL-ARMENIAN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES KICKS OFF IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, August 17. /ARKA/. The second all-Armenian Educational
Conferences kicked off in Armenia. In Yerevan on Thursday during the
opening ceremony, the RA Minister of Science and Education Levon Mkrtchyan
said that the conference would be of great practical importance,
especially taking into consideration the fact that it's immediately before
the Armenia-Diaspora forum.  He said that the conference was mainly aimed
consistent elaboration and introduction of necessary principles and
criteria in the all-Armenian educational system.

"We do not strive to work out common standards for schools of all Armenian
communities of the world, however the fact that we have a common goal,
which we can embody in tasks and graphics is evident", Mkrtchyan finds.
He emphasized that during the conference participants will discuss main
issues, which worry representatives of Armenian schools of Armenia and
Diaspora.  "The agenda of the event includes, particularly the issue of
teaching Armenian Studies at school, problems of language policy in the
system of secondary education, the necessity of creating a department of
West-Armenian Language in the Yerevan State University and Armenian
on-line school", he explained.

In his turn head of the Diaspora relations department of RA Ministry of
Science and Education Hrach Tadevosyan emphasized that 150 directors of
schools, lycees and educational centers from 23 countries of the world,
namely from Russia, Georgia, Karabakh, USA, Argentina, Canada and France
take part in the event.  The second All-Armenian Educational Conference is
being held in Tsakhkadzor Armenian resort city from August 18 to 20.  The
first such conference was held in Armenia in 2004. Such events are aimed
at unifying the potential in the sphere of education in the scope of the
Armenia-Diaspora cooperation, specifying dominant directions of the
educational sphere, joint and systemized elaboration of programs on timely
issues and search for solutions, as well as rendering practical
assistance.

The third Armenia-Diaspora Forum is scheduled for September 18-20, 2006

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