MESCS  prioritizes implementing right to education for forcibly  displaced children from Artsakh

ArmInfo. The implementation of the right to education for children forcibly  displaced from Artsakh has been under the attention of the Ministry  of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MESCS) of Armenia since  day one, as stated by Araksia Svajyan, Deputy Head of the MESCS,  during the conference "Strengthening Support for Armenian Children  During and After Emergencies," ArmInfo reported.

According to the Deputy Minister, one of the Ministry's key  objectives is to ensure accessible and high- quality education for  every child. She noted that during emergency situations, the risks of  enrolling children in educational institutions and providing them  with a quality education become especially pressing.  Touching upon  the situation following the forced displacement of the Artsakh  population, she emphasized that the Ministry's primary goal was to  ensure continuity of education and prevent the risk of abandoning  compulsory education. 

As the Deputy Minister explained, the issue arose due to the  families' lack of permanent residence and their frequent changes of  residence. The Deputy Minister also mentioned that the government had  previously decided to continue the support program for students from  Artsakh. According to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education,  Science, Culture and Sports, this year, tuition fees for all  first-year students, as well as those receiving primary and secondary  vocational education, will be reimbursed from the state budget,"  Svajyan noted.