The legislative initiative is due to the need to ensure the smooth implementation and common logic of the “Higher Education and Science” law that came into force on October 20, 2025. The law creates the necessary legal basis in the fields of higher education and science for the implementation of large-scale systemic reforms. The proposed changes refer to the unhindered process of admission to higher educational institutions during the transitional period, as well as to the selection process of the management bodies of public universities and scientific organizations.

Artur Martirosyan, Deputy Minister of Education and Culture, said this during the regular session of the National Assembly, presenting the first reading of the draft law “On Amendments and Additions to the Law on Higher Education and Science”.

The Deputy Minister presented the proposed changes related to the procedure of admission to universities in the transition period (until 2030).

According to the representative of the department, the changes will contribute to the normal course of reforms carried out in the fields of higher education and science, in particular, in the case of the selection of executive bodies of scientific organizations and higher education institutions, the guarantee of more competitive conditions, open and transparent mechanisms, providing reasonable deadlines for that process, as well as the normal organization of the admission process to higher educational institutions, until the application of the new regulations provided by law.

Julieta Azaryan presented the positive conclusion of the senior committee.

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