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HOW TO ATTRACT FOREIGN STUDENTS

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Yerevan State University (YSU) is going to implement credit system in the Magistrates department starting September 2007 and next year in Bachelor’s department as well. There are some problems about the Armenian credit system “project”.

Firstly, there is no state financial support for business tours based on the Bolonia declaration article, stating about free move from one university to another. The number of English speaking professors and lecturers is very few. There are no dormitories corresponding to European standards to allow us to host foreign students. In spite of all these problems, the specialists predict quick solving of suchlike issues.

Secondly, what if all “minds” move to European universities and never come back? There might not be any scientist left in the country by 2010, whereas the European Universities do their utmost to “cherish” their “minds”.

YSU vice-dean Alexander Grigoryan, is of different opinion. “We should not afraid of the flow-out of “minds”. After all, the opposite is also inevitable. Free movement is the essence of Bolonia activities,” he informed to A1+.

Gagik Torosyan, vice-dean at Yerevan State University of Architecture counts on the productivity of credit system with some reservations. He believes that the transmission will not be very easy, it may also fail. “We are able to create a regional scientific center and compete with a number of famous universities, if we implement the Bolonia Declaration clauses thoroughly,” he claimed.

Alexander Grigoryan thinks that all the positive things in our educational system should be considered, and only afterwards Bolonia requirements can be satisfied. We need to be rather realistic and not just implement everything existing in Europe.”

The experts share the idea that the credit system has some advantages compared with the traditional system, as it enlarges the role of a student in his/her education planning aspect transferring into “a learner- centered” system. The results of course and exams remain after the term even if the academic year or the term is not fully covered.

According to Alexander Grigoryan, they are a little realistic about the system and they do not want to implement anything existing in Europe: “We are going to create national credit system which should be comparable to that of Europe.”