Citizens of Armenia to have opportunity to study Hungarian or another  foreign language in Hungarian universities

ArmInfo.Until 2025, Hungary will allocate 30 scholarship places for Armenian citizens to study Hungarian or another foreign language in higher educational institutions of the country. The corresponding memorandum for 2023-2025 was signed on October 27 at a meeting between  Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of  Hungary Peter Szijjarto.

According to the Ministry of Education and Science, places for study  will be allocated within the framework of the Stipendium Hungaricum  program in order to deepen friendly relations between the two  countries and develop cooperation in the field of higher education.

In her speech, Zhanna Andreasyan especially noted the  Armenian-Hungarian cooperation in the fields of education, science,  culture, sports and youth. According to her, language learning is one  of the important tasks of the state program for the development of  education until 2030, and learning the Hungarian language can open up  new prospects for opportunities for Armenian youth.

Zhanna Andreasyan suggested considering the possibility of  implementing a program for teaching the Armenian language, literature  and Armenian studies at the Hungarian State University. The topic of  Armenian studies at the Peter Pazman Catholic University in Budapest  was touched upon, as well as the development of Hungarian studies and  the study of the Hungarian language at Yerevan State University or  Yerevan State Pedagogical University, if possible.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Peter  Szijjarto, emphasized the importance of the partnership established  between the two countries. Regarding the scholarship program, the  minister noted that if there is demand, the Hungarian side will  consider the possibility of increasing scholarship places.  Peter  Szijjarto emphasized the importance of training Hungarian and  Armenian-speaking specialists, expressing hope that the scholarship  program will help increase interest in the Hungarian language among  Armenian youth and train relevant specialists.  At the meeting, the  Armenian minister raised the issue of protecting the Armenian  historical and cultural heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh. Zhanna  Andreasyan emphasized that the rich Armenian cultural heritage of  Nagorno-Karabakh is now under threat of destruction from Azerbaijan.  The minister drew the attention of Peter Szijjarto to the fact that  in 2020 and 2023, as a result of military aggression against Nagorno-  Karabakh, 5,000 immovable monuments of Armenian history and culture,  as well as 16 state museums, came under the control of Azerbaijan.  The international community's response to protect them can play a  significant role. "The Amaras monastery complex, where the first  Armenian school was opened in the 5th century, the Gandzasar  monastery complex and a number of other historical and cultural  monuments are an important part of the world Christian heritage and,  unfortunately, currently they are under a clear threat of distortion.  We hope that as a result of the joint efforts of the international  community and institutions, it will be possible to find solutions to  preserve the cultural heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh. Based on  information received from open sources, in the period from 2020 to  2023, we collected documentary videos and photos of about 50 cases of  partial or complete destruction of monuments," Zhanna Andreasyan  said.  Peter Szijjarto noted that as a Christian country, Hungary  also values the protection of Christian churches, especially  churches.