GERMANY INTENDS TO GIVE BOOKS WORTH ~@500 000 TO SOME ARMENIAN SCHOOLS
ARKA News Agency
Jan 29 2008
Armenia
YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. German government intends to give books
worth ~@500 000 to some Armenian schools, Armenian Deputy Education
Minister Ara Avetisyan said on Tuesday.
He said that the cooperation between the two countries has long-years
record.
The deputy minister stressed the importance of cooperation in
education area putting special emphasis on programs of exchange of
school students.
German Ambassador to Armenia Andrea Victorin said that Germany’s
Embassy in Armenia is making every effort now to develop cooperation
with Armenia in education and science area.
Speaking about the Germany’s intention to give the literature to
schools, the ambassador said that the selection of education centers
for participation in the program is under way now.
She said that the first part of the books will be sent to Sevan
in mid-February.
Germany and Armenia started implementing student-exchange programs
in 1992. The previous program was implemented in 2007. 15 school
students and three teachers from Armenia traveled to Germany for
three-week training in 2007. German students and teachers came to
Armenia under the same program.