Friday, December 20 2019 11:53

ArmInfo. Education should become the main engine of development of Armenia. This was announced on December 20 by the chairman of the National Assembly of the  Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan at the parliamentary hearings on  reforms in the education system and the development of a development  strategy for the field.

According to him, the development of education will provide an  opportunity not only to keep up with global processes, but even to be  a step ahead in the future. The speaker emphasized that when it comes  to the reform of the education system, first of all, it is necessary  to identify the existing problems and challenges, eradicate  accumulated orders for years, and, moving forward, be guided by the  principles without which reforms are impossible. First of all, the  education system should not serve party and power interests, serving  these interests, free thought should not be suppressed in it, any  manifestations of corruption are excluded. Students and teachers must  constantly improve their knowledge, methodology in order to meet  modern requirements, it is also necessary to review the knowledge  that is transferred to the beneficiaries so that they are competitive  in the market not only today, but also in 5-10 years.

As the speaker noted, it is no coincidence that the development of  the field of information technology and the natural sciences is one  of the priorities of the country's authorities, since they require  the availability of qualified personnel in various areas of life. At  the same time, it is important to form critical thinking and national  values among students, which include elements of freedom, equality,  human rights and democracy.  The promotion of one of these elements  should not impede the development of others. "To study, study, and  study again, since it is education that is the powerful weapon that  can change the world," the head of the Armenian parliament concluded.

It should be noted that on December 20, hearings on reforms in the  education system are held at the RA National Assembly. MPs,  government representatives, specialists in the field, teachers of  universities and schools will discuss the problems, determine the  direction of development of the education sector.