YEREVAN, JULY 31, ARMENPRESS. Armenian schoolchildren have had unprecedented success in international Olympiads in recent year. Minister of Education and Science of Armenia Armen Ashotyan said in his interview with Armenpress that the Armenian schoolchildren won 14 medals in three Olympiads.

The Minister noted:

“We always try to set a national benchmark for us as to what the record will be in terms of medals. For years the record has been 14, 15, 16 medals, last year it was 19, the result was unprecedented. I don’t know whether it will be repeated or not. But in the 3 Olympiads our children have already proved that they are competitive, that Armenia’s education system, despite having some issues, is still competitive. We have many good schoolchildren, good educational opportunities. Unfortunately, the latter is not so widely spread, but the schoolchildren’s success witnesses the effectiveness of the reforms in the field of education."

According to Armen Ashotyan this has great political implications. “Countries become proud of Olympic or other sports medals, we must learn to be proud of medals won in Olympiads in the field of education, this is no less honorable. Maybe these are not so vibrant but are more profound and can be viewed from the position of creating the country’s reputation.”, stated Armen Ashotyan.