Wednesday, March 6 2019 11:31

ArmInfo.At the next plenary meeting on March 6, the National Assembly of Armenia, in its first reading, amended the law on education.Presenting the draft amendments  on the eve, MP Tigran Urikhanyan from the Prosperous Armenia faction  noted that the draft law was aimed at creating conditions for  accessibility of the education system.

It is about presenting an opportunity for Armenian university students studying on a fee basis to pay for their education on a monthly basis. The deputy stressed  that even within the walls of parliament there are deputies who, due  to the lack of necessary financial resources, were forced to leave  school. 

As of today, over 400 applications have already been received  regarding this issue. "It would seem that the problem is purely  mechanical, but it solves a number of issues, including social ones,"  Tigran Urikhanyan stressed. Earlier, the RA government gave a  positive opinion on the submitted document. Then, at the cabinet  meeting, the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of  Armenia Araik Harutyunyan reminded that the draft document last year  received a positive assessment of the executive body. However, due to  the lack of a quorum in the parliament, I could not get the necessary  number of votes. However, the government and this time issued a  positive opinion, and the document in the prescribed manner was sent  to the National Assembly of the country. 

As the minister noted, the country's universities have still not  encountered problems associated with monthly tuition fees, however,  the submitted document will become imperative. Previously, students  made payments either quarterly or for the entire academic year. Now  they will have an alternative. The minister also reported that  negotiations are being completed with the Central Bank of the country  for the introduction of a new program on preferential student loans.  According to him, priority in this program will be given in a number  of popular disciplines.It should be noted that at present, seven  commercial banks in Armenia are providing study loans for studying in  higher educational institutions of the country.