Tuesday, November 19 2019 13:56

ArmInfo. The results of the work of Levon Mkrtchyan as Minister of Education deprives the ARF of the right to criticize Araik Harutyunyan. This is stated in the  statement of the member of the Public Council of Armenia Anahit Bakhshyan.

Bakhshyan in particular drew attention to the facts of the  distribution of credit funds aimed at reforming the education system  in the years when the ARF member Mkrtchyan headed the ministry. So,  for the first time Mkrtchyan was the Minister of Education from 1998  to 1999. By a decision of the Government of October 28, 1998, a pilot  program worth $ 15 million was announced, which concerned the  improvement of management of state educational institutions.  Meanwhile, as Bakhshyan notes, the program, in fact, was never  implemented on a full scale.

For the second time, Mkrtchyan headed the ministry in 2001-2003. In  2001, the Armenian parliament adopted a law on the development of  education for 2001-2005. "However, the measures developed within the  framework of it were implemented by 30%," Bakhshyan emphasized.

Mkrtchyan was appointed Minister of Education for the third time, and  it was during this period, under the WB's first loan program of $ 20  million, on March 27, 2008, the Government gave the go-ahead to the  strategic program to establish high schools. As noted, the society  has not yet formed a positive attitude towards this program.

For the fourth time, Mkrtchyan held a ministerial position from  February 24, 2016 to April 26, 2018. At the same time, the WB's  fourth loan program of $ 37.5 million entered into force, which  implies, in particular, the repair of 17 high schools. "This year her  terms are running out, but her results, according to new promises,  will become apparent by 2023, and with the involvement of new sources  of financing," Bakhshyan noted.

<Thus, over 20 years, under four credit programs, $ 103.75 million  were attracted to the educational sector, and as a result, an  unsatisfactory result. Does this allow the ARF to criticize the  current minister Araik Harutyunyan? Of course not. This does not mean  that it cannot be criticized, but those citizens of the country who  have not destroyed the sphere of education of Armenia have the right  to do so, "she said.  Recall that some YSU students, with the  participation of members of the ARF Youth wing, protested against the  ministerial initiative, according to which the Armenian language,  literature and history of Armenia will not be included in the list of  compulsory disciplines in the curriculum of universities. Earlier, RA  Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Araik Harutyunyan  called the actions of the protesters politically motivated.