Pashinyan emphasizes education reform, school construction

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening ceremony of the renovated Hakob Kojoyan Educational Complex in Yerevan.

Preserving the institution’s previous historical and cultural appearance, three sections of the school were rebuilt and one new building was constructed within the framework of the “300 Schools, 500 Kindergartens” program, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a press release.

The government allocated more than 2 billion drams for the construction works. The school has also been equipped with modern laboratories, computer technology, and equipment in line with current standards.

To ensure the effective organization of the educational process in the vocational program, the institution has been furnished with necessary equipment, including easels for art studios, shelving for fine arts, still-life tables and lighting, sculpture machines, design desks, and more. The school, which meets all modern educational requirements, is designed for 600 students.

Welcoming those present, Pashinyan congratulated everyone on the reopening of the school and recalled that the Civil Contract party’s manifesto includes a project to build 100 schools of arts and sports across the country.

The Prime Minister emphasized the addition of new components at each stage of school construction programs, stating:

“This is very important for the development of school construction in the Republic of Armenia, because construction is construction, but it has its own layers, and school and kindergarten construction are special directions.”

In this context, he highlighted the importance of playgrounds near schools and noted that cooperation would be established with municipal authorities on this issue.

Referring to the implemented works, Pashinyan said the improvement in quality is very significant and a matter of principle.

He noted that two years ago his administration began addressing the question of what the aesthetics of Real Armenia should be, referring to his Real Armenia doctrine.

“State policy strategies are sometimes not only not reflected in art and form, but very often have no connection with the reality of the state and law. This is also a problem we must think about. Here too, we must understand that we need time and patience, and we need not argument, but debate, to address all these issues.”

Expressing gratitude to the schoolteachers who have undergone voluntary certification, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of improving education.

“I have had the opportunity to say that there is no one who knows everything; therefore, everyone needs to learn something new. We must make this a way of life for all citizens of the Republic of Armenia, because that is the key to the country’s development,” he said.

Concluding his remarks, the Prime Minister again thanked all those working in Armenia who create results, pay legally required taxes, issue fiscal receipts, and request receipts.

“We must understand how all this is created. It is created through work, established taxation, the collection of state revenues, and the allocation of those revenues,” Pashinyan said, thanking all participants in the school construction program.