670 Diaspora Armenians applied to study at Armenian universities

ArmInfo. 670 Diaspora Armenians from 29 countries, of which 210 are citizens of Georgia, applied to the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports  for the purpose of training in higher educational institutions of Armenia.

According to the ministry, some of the applicants take part in the  competition for full-time education (free) with full state  compensation for tuition fees in the form of student allowances for  the bachelor's educational program allocated to the Armenians of the  Diaspora. By the order of the minister, a change was made in the  deadlines for accepting documents for foreigners and Armenians of the  Diaspora for the 2020-2021 academic year (tuition fees) in RA  universities. In particular, for admission to bachelor's programs,  continuous and integrated education with paid full-time education,  the deadline for submitting documents is October 15, 2020 inclusive.

In cooperation with the Commandant's Office, the RA Ministry of  Foreign Affairs and the Armenian Embassy in Georgia, the ministry  carried out appropriate work to ensure the entry of Georgian citizens  of Armenian nationality into the territory of Armenia without  applying the 14-day condition of self-isolation.  An agreement was  reached with the Georgian authorities on the uninterrupted movement  of the above citizens and the organization of entry to the  checkpoint. To this end, citizens of Georgia who have received  permission to enter the territory of the Republic of Armenia should  contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia or the consular  section of the Embassy of Georgia in the Republic of Armenia for  information about the checkpoint and the timing of travel.

In order to participate in the Unified State Exam, an online  application was submitted by 84 Diaspora Armenians who are foreign  citizens (69 from Georgia, 14 from the Russian Federation, 1 from the  USA) and 11 RA citizens who are outside the territory of Armenia.  With the permission of the Commandant's Office, the above-mentioned  applicants have freely entered the territory of Armenia since June 25  to participate in the entrance exams in the first ten days of July.  As a result, 17 citizens of Georgia, who took part in the unified  exams, entered the higher educational institutions of Armenia.