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To study in Kaliningrad?

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RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan received today Minister of Education of the Russian Federation's Kaliningrad province Natalia Sherry.

Armen Ashotyan mentioned the highly effective cooperation between Armenia and Russia in the sphere of education in the past couple of years.

According to the current interstate contract, every year Armenian students have a chance to study at a Russian university. Unfortunately, only 24 spots out of the 94 were taken this year and the Minister said that the reason was lack of information and the list of professions, which did not correspond to demands in the labor market.

Ashotyan expressed hope that there would be an attempt to clarify the current professions and those in demand for next year.

Presenting the current reforms being undertaken in the sphere of education in Russia, Natalia Sherry mentioned that such visits may go on to become a good tradition from the angle of exchange of experience.

Sherry underscored that educational reforms in Russia, particularly the province of Kaliningrad, have been highly effective over the past years, especially in public education.

The Minister also touched upon the active private schools in the province, mentioning that they are still far from being considered high-quality, but brought up the example of one private school, which is truly considered to be one of the best schools in Kaliningrad.

Both ministers also touched upon providing quality education in private universities as well.

At the end of the meeting, the sides came to the agreement that the Ministry of Education of Kaliningrad would present its suggestions for broadening cooperation in the years to come.