Hamlet Matevosyan. The 9th conference of Ministers of the European higher education area (EHEA) and the fourth forum on the Bologna policy may 14-15 for the first time will be held in Armenia, said the Minister of education and science Armen Ashotyan.

according to his statement, this event is a global European scale, and Armenia, joining the Bologna process in 2005, has become over the years one of the key States in the system of European education.

invited to the conference Commissioners 47 States. During the conference it is expected the signing of important documents that will determine the fate of thousands of students and educational institutions throughout Europe. Will be discussed Yerevan Declaration, as well as important innovations in the field of education.

"event of such level for the first time held in Armenia. Have confirmed their participation in the education Ministers of 20 States, as well as among them the Ministers of education of Russia, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Latvia, Turkey, " Ashotyan said, adding that Azerbaijan at the invitation did not answer.

He clarified that the holding of such a conference is of great political and educational importance to the state, and Armenia is ready to hold it at the highest level. He also drew attention that everything will be done to Yerevan became the capital of European education.

Prepared to issue a large number of publications, which highlights the themes of education of Armenia, reforms implemented over the past ten years, information about universities of Armenia.

in the process of the conference and forum is scheduled bilateral meetings between delegations.

The symbol of the conference will be a pomegranate, made of particles-stars symbolising the European territory. In preparation for the event was aimed 100 million drams (about 208 thousand dollars), 40% of the amount was provided by the EU grant.

Armenia joined the Bologna Convention in 2005, taking on their own shoulders the obligation to lead in congruence with the requirements of University and postgraduate education. So far in the Bologna process participating 47 countries, among them Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

The Bologna process is the convergence and harmonization of education systems of European States to create a single European higher education area. The nineteenth of June 1999 in Bologna (Italy) at the special conference of the Ministers of education of 29 European countries adopted the Declaration " European higher education Area ", or the Bologna Declaration.

Priorities of the Bologna process are the development of the European higher education area, designed to motivate the competitiveness of the higher education system of Europe and its attractiveness, as well as to create opportunities for mobility of students and their future employment.

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