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Poor PISA results do not make Armenian students ‘illiterate,’ minister says
By Lia avagyan Armenia’s education minister has rejected descriptions of the country’s students as illiterate after an international assessment found that fewer than one in five Armenian 15-year-olds reached baseline proficiency in reading. Education, Science, Culture and Sports Minister Zhanna Andreasyan said the results highlighted serious difficulties in applying knowledge to practical situations. She said curriculum reforms would improve performance in the next assessment.
Armenia partners with QS in push for four universities in global top 500
By Siranush Adamyan Armenia has signed an agreement with university rankings provider QS covering three state universities, as the government pursues a goal of placing four Armenian institutions among the world’s top 500 by 2030, Education Minister Zhanna Andreasyan said. The agreement covers Yerevan State University, the National Polytechnic University of Armenia and Yerevan State Medical University.
Festivals across Armenia on a day of national tragedy
By Anush Petrosyan September 19 has become a striking symbol of Armenia’s fractured collective memory. While hundreds of people gather at Yerablur and elsewhere to mourn those killed and remember the loss of Artsakh, concerts, food festivals and other celebrations take place across the country—with no official ceremony marking one of the most consequential days in recent Armenian history. September 19, 2023, was the beginning of Azerbaijan’s final military offensive in Artsakh.
Citizenship, Trauma, and the Diaspora: Armenia’s Proposed Residency Requirement in Comparative Perspective
Hrair Balian 16 September 2026 Overdue Housekeeping? In early September 2026, Armenia’s Interior Ministry submitted for public discussion a legislative package that would fundamentally alter the constitutional promise of simplified citizenship for ethnic Armenians abroad. For the first time, the state proposes to require diaspora Armenians to reside in Armenia before becoming its citizens. The change is framed by its authors as overdue housekeeping.
Russian and diaspora demand driving Yerevan’s housing market, the World Bank says
By Siranush Adamyan Apartment transactions in Yerevan nearly doubled in July, while prices in the city center rose 12.7% from a year earlier, according to the World Bank’s Armenia Monthly Economic Developments: September 2026 report, released Monday. The bank said the housing market’s accelerating growth was fueled by demand linked to new arrivals from Russia and the Armenian diaspora.
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