ArmInfo. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, in the framework of cooperation with the Public Television of Armenia,  agreed that students of public educational institutions of the  country will be able to continue their studies thanks to the air of  the TV channel. Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of  the Republic of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan announced this on March  18.  

He said that the curriculum will be broadcast on television daily  from 8:30 to 9:30, and will continue from 11:30 to 12:40.  In  addition, the minister noted that an offer was received from the Ucom  telecommunication company, which is ready to provide a separate  channel for conducting lessons around the clock. At this stage, the  Ministry is meeting with teachers who have shown a willingness to  read the training course in a similar format.  At the same time, all  training materials will be collected on a separate Youtube channel. 

In this regard, Harutyunyan emphasized that Ucom subscribers will be  able to use this site without removing Internet traffic.  “I hope  that other TC-operators of Armenia join this initiative, creating  opportunities for distance learning for our students,” he said.  Over  the next 2 weeks, the Ministry intends to monitor the distance  education course, starting from the process of receiving tasks via  e-mail, and ending with live group broadcasts on social networks in  order to understand how effective training is and whether it will be  necessary to extend the educational process after the emergency  cancellation in the country .  

To recall, the Government of Armenia on March 16, in order to prevent  the threat of the spread of coronavirus, decided to declare a state  of emergency in the country from 18:30 on March 16 to 17:00 on April  14.