Parliament approves legislation on higher education and science
The Armenian National Assembly passed on Thursday the draft law on Higher Education and Science with adjacent draft laws. The government-drafted bill passed in the first reading, despite the 35 against votes.
According to the legislation, the higher education can be implemented with the student's full or partial loading, including through distant education. The students could regulate the education intensiveness conditioned by their abilities, engagement and financial possibilities.
One provision of the legislation envisages that the examination on Armenian Language will be mandatory for the RA citizens while entering a higher education with any educational programmee of bachelor's degree.
It also set out the composition of the Management Council of the higher educational institutions to comprise of nine members. The membership of the persons with state and political post will be banned. According to the legislation, Yerevan State University (YSU) will have a special status.