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CHAIRMEN OF 17 SUBJECT EXAM COMMITTEES APPOINTED IN ARMENIA

13.07.2007, 04:27
The Minister of Education and Science of Armenia appointed chairmen of subject exam committees. The press-service of the ministry of education and science reported Thursday, 17 subject exam commissions were formed.
YEREVAN. July 12. /ARKA/. The Minister of Education and Science of Armenia appointed chairmen of subject exam committees. The press-service of the ministry of education and science reported Thursday, 17 subject exam commissions were formed.

In particular, Edik Gevorgyan, candidate of historical sciences, lecturer at the Armenian State Pedagogics University was appointed chairman of the exam committee for the History of Armenia. Docent Artavazd Gharibyan was appointed chairman of the exam committee for general history.

YSU lecturer, candidate of physical-mathematics sciences, docent Sedrak Hovhannisyan, headed the subject committee for mathematics, and Roman Alaverdyan – doctor of physical and mathematic sciences – the committee for physics.

YSU lecturer, doctor of chemical sciences, professor Ruben Chaltikyan, was appointed chairman of the exam committee for chemistry, and YSU lecturer, doctor of biological sciences Poghos Vardevanyan – for biology.

Language subject committees are headed by Seyran Grigoryan (the Armenian language and literature), and candidate of philological sciences, docent Seyran Grigoryan. Representative of the ministry of education Lilia Balasanyan headed the committee for the Russian language and literature.

Two subject committees have been formed for the English language: one for written English, and another for speaking English. They are headed by lecturers from the Yerevan State University and the Yerevan State Linguistic University.

In 2007, 10,013 places have been allocated for university entrants in Armenia. Of them 4,132 places are financed by the government. The paid places providing the right for draft deferment total 5,581. About 4,300 places that do not provide the right for draft deferment will be allocated at Armenian universities.

The admission of applications started on June 15 and will last until July 15. The period of entrance exams will begin from July 20 and last till about August 16.

To date, 16 state universities work in Armenia, also, four universities are based on intergovernmental agreements: the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, the French University of Armenia, the American University of Armenia, and the European Regional Academy of Information and Communication Technologies.

A total of 65,000 students go to state universities. There are also 72 private universities, attended by over 25,000 students.

In 2007, 54,000 people took the standard state exam. R.O. –0--