Armenia’s minister of education, Diaspora teachers discuss problems of Armenian communities abroad
14.08.2007,
05:55
RA Minister for Education Levon Mkrtchian met today with teachers from the Armenian Diaspora who pass annual training courses in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. RA Minister for Education Levon Mkrtchian met today with teachers from the Armenian Diaspora who pass annual training courses in Yerevan.
During the meeting, the Minister introduced educational reforms in Armenia to 30 teachers from 11 different countries, the press service of the RA Ministry for Education reports.
Participants to the meeting discussed issues of establishing Armenian-Diasporan bilateral relations in the educational sphere, as well as problems of Armenian communities abroad.
Mkrtchian was concerned about the decrease of Armenian students in Diasporan schools.
Therefore, he attached importance to the patriotic mission of Armenian teachers abroad.
In their turn, the teachers were concerned about the issues of teaching Armenian as a foreign language, providing handbooks and teaching materials, establishing departments of Armenian Studies in higher educational institutions abroad, as well as the possible financing of those programs from the RA state budget.
Participants to the meeting also discussed prospects of training specialist for Armenian communities abroad, as well as organizational issues connected with visits of Diasporan students to Armenia. Z. Sh. –0--
During the meeting, the Minister introduced educational reforms in Armenia to 30 teachers from 11 different countries, the press service of the RA Ministry for Education reports.
Participants to the meeting discussed issues of establishing Armenian-Diasporan bilateral relations in the educational sphere, as well as problems of Armenian communities abroad.
Mkrtchian was concerned about the decrease of Armenian students in Diasporan schools.
Therefore, he attached importance to the patriotic mission of Armenian teachers abroad.
In their turn, the teachers were concerned about the issues of teaching Armenian as a foreign language, providing handbooks and teaching materials, establishing departments of Armenian Studies in higher educational institutions abroad, as well as the possible financing of those programs from the RA state budget.
Participants to the meeting also discussed prospects of training specialist for Armenian communities abroad, as well as organizational issues connected with visits of Diasporan students to Armenia. Z. Sh. –0--
