Armenia's education minister hails IBDP projects in Armenian schools

Minister of Education and Science Arayik Harutyunyan on Wednesday received senior representatives of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) to discuss the implementation of educational projects in the accredited schools of Armenia.

Vedrana Pavletić, the IBDP Development and Recognition Manager, and Jon Halligan, Head of Development and Recognition, Africa, Europe and Middle East (AEM), are in Yerevan on a working visit to attend a workshop devoted to the IBDP's educational initiatives in the country. 

The IBDP model has been introduced in three high schools of Armenia: Dilijan UWC, Quantum College and Shirakaktsi Lyceum.

At the meeting attended also by Deputy Minister Arevik Anapiosyan, the sides considered particularly the outcomes recorded in the accreddited schools, as well as the recognition and compatibility of IBDP programs. Minister Harutyunyan hailed the achievements in the above educational institutions, calling for further efforts towards ensuring a better compatibility with the national standards of university admission.

The deputy minister stressed the importance of intercarricular comparisons to bring the substantial content in line with the IB  criteria.

According to a press release by the Ministry of Education and Science, the international experience of the IBDP recognition was also discussed at the meeting.

The workshop in Yerevan was organized by the joint efforts of the Ministry,  the National Information Center for Academic Recognition and Mobility, the IB Office for Africa, Middle East and Europe and the three accredited schools.