Armenian Kh. Abovyan teachers` training institute improves positions  in Webometrics Ranking of World Universities and EduRank

ArmInfo.  The final meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University was held, chaired by RA Minister of Education,  Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science,  Culture, and Sports, Acting Rector Lilit Mkrtchyan presented the  university's key achievements for the current year, noting the  university's improved position in the Webometrics Ranking of World  Universities and EduRank. She emphasized the importance of improving  undergraduate and graduate programs, ensuring the comparability of  results and methodological components, and implementing changes that  align with the university's priorities and strategic goals.

Zhanna Andreasyan, in turn, emphasized that these changes must be  based on the logic of the state standard of general education, taking  into account the modern requirements of schools. According to the  minister, it is essential to train teachers equipped with the  necessary tools: assessment and electronic systems, teaching methods,  and sufficient skills and knowledge to teach in accordance with the  requirements of the state standard for general education.

Zhanna Andreasyan also emphasized the need for educational programs  to comply with the new Law on Higher Education and Science and the  agreement signed with the Institute of Education at University  College London as part of the Academic City program, emphasizing that  the university's future strategic program should also be based on  this principle.

The meeting also reviewed the analysis and statistics of the number  of students admitted to the Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences and  their subsequent teaching careers, as well as the need for possible  changes to the procedure, in particular, establishing a mandatory  requirement for three years of teaching experience in a school.

University Vice-Rector Naira Safaryan noted that the university has  revised the format of teaching internships, emphasizing the role of  research and project work, and planned changes to the curricula of  specializations and master's programs for next year. At the meeting  of the Board of Trustees, the Pedagogical University's activity  report for 2025 and the budget estimate for 2026 were discussed and  approved.

As a reminder, the university's rector, Srbuhi Gevorkyan, was  detained on October 17. According to a statement from the  Anti-Corruption Committee, the detention was part of a criminal  investigation being conducted by the committee. The university's  leadership is accused of creating and leading a criminal organization  consisting of university employees, committing embezzlement and fraud  on an especially large scale, and accepting bribes. Several other  university employees have also been arrested as part of the criminal  investigation.