Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a meeting to discuss ongoing work on the Academic City project.

Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan reported on the work completed and currently underway, focusing in particular on the project’s substantive and infrastructure components, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a press release.

Work has been carried out to develop a concept for consolidating universities and assess their needs.

Cooperation has been established with leading international universities on individual clusters, and decisions have been made concerning overriding public interest.

Work on developing the master plan and urban development framework, as well as adapting the master plan to the local context, has been completed. The minister also presented details on the estimated costs and implementation timeline for the infrastructure required for the project.

Issues related to the main stages of the Academic City project’s implementation were also discussed.

Pashinyan stressed that the project must be implemented with clearly defined content and a clear roadmap. He issued relevant instructions to those responsible regarding the next steps.