Thursday, October 19 2023 14:18

ArmInfo.Armenia's government is trying to find solutions to enable school students to continue their education in Armenia's schools on permanent basis, Armenia's Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan told reporters on Thursday. 

She noted that the children of forcibly displaced residents of  Nagorno-Karabakh, first of all, are placed in those schools where  there are free places, which local authorities are informed about. A  page has also been opened on Telegram, a channel on which emerging  problems are promptly resolved. But, as the minister noted, in any  case, children are admitted to schools at the place of residence of  their parents, regardless of whether there are vacancies or not. "So  the issue is being regulated, but there is a much bigger problem here  related to the awareness of internally displaced persons," Andreasyan  said, adding that there are already 14,400 children attending  schools, but this figure is increasing every day. 85 teachers have  also found jobs in schools, who have found employment in the regions  and will receive a 30% salary increase, and in Syunik, Vayots Dzor,  Gegharkunik and in a number of Tavush communities - a 50% increase.

She noted that in the case of kindergartens, the situation is  different. For example, in Yerevan alone, about 8 thousand children  are waiting in line to enter them. For this reason, purely  objectively, the possibilities for accepting Karabakh children into  kindergartens in the capital of Armenia are extremely limited.   Moreover, we are talking about about 9 thousand preschool children.  In those areas where this opportunity exists, local governments very  quickly make appropriate decisions. In this matter, it is very  important that the children's parents quickly find their way around  their place of residence.

The minister also reminded the reporter of the scholarship program  for students from Nagorno-Karabakh.  They have the opportunity to  continue their studies at public universities in the country; a list  of universities, colleges and technical schools has already been  published. We are talking about 50% of students and the same number  of college students.