Conservatoire and Theatre Institute tuition fees lower that state-funded program costs – Armenian minister of education
04.11.2014,
10:47
The tuition fees charged by the Yerevan State Conservatoire after Komitas and the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema are 30% lower than what is paid by the government for state-funded students, Armenia’s minister of education and science Armen Ashotyan said at the budget discussions in the parliament committees on Monday.
YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. The tuition fees charged by the Yerevan State Conservatoire after Komitas and the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema are 30% lower than what is paid by the government for state-funded students, Armenia’s minister of education and science Armen Ashotyan said at the budget discussions in the parliament committees on Monday.
The government pays 1 million drams per year for each state-funded student in the mentioned higher schools, whereas the tuition fee for other students is 600-800,000 drams per year.
This means, the government pays a higher cost for services that are considered free, the minister said.
This happens due to bad management, staff overage and inadequate calculations, according to the minister.
“We can raise the tuition fee by 30-40% in these higher schools, but I don’t think students will agree”, Ashotyan said.
The minister said the situation was similar in many other higher schools in Armenia, but the ministry brought tuition fees in balance with the state-funded program costs.
The 2015 draft budget envisaged 127 billion 620 million drams or 2.6% of the GDP for education purposes, which is 10% higher than in 2014. ($1 – 411.21 drams). –0--
The government pays 1 million drams per year for each state-funded student in the mentioned higher schools, whereas the tuition fee for other students is 600-800,000 drams per year.
This means, the government pays a higher cost for services that are considered free, the minister said.
This happens due to bad management, staff overage and inadequate calculations, according to the minister.
“We can raise the tuition fee by 30-40% in these higher schools, but I don’t think students will agree”, Ashotyan said.
The minister said the situation was similar in many other higher schools in Armenia, but the ministry brought tuition fees in balance with the state-funded program costs.
The 2015 draft budget envisaged 127 billion 620 million drams or 2.6% of the GDP for education purposes, which is 10% higher than in 2014. ($1 – 411.21 drams). –0--
