Those students in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), who are under siege due to the blocking of the Lachin Corridor, can take part in the exams remotely. In the current situation, Armenian universities will be guided by the circular of the Ministry of Education and Culture - an individual approach will be shown to the students currently in Artsakh, in particular, a special format and an individual schedule will be defined for the processes of passing the current and intermediate exams provided by the curriculum. Yerevan State University informs that no problems have been recorded in the exams held in this exam period. The only risk is internet failure.
Elina Asryan (YSU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs) - We have 87 Artsakh citizens studying under the quota in the bachelor's degree and 20 in the master's degree. At the moment, 12 of them are in Artsakh, that is, they are under siege.
Taguhi Sahakyan, a student of the Faculty of History of the Yerevan State University, is currently in Artsakh. She went home on December 5, she was going to come to Yerevan on the day of the road closure. Now, due to the situation, it is an online format to participate in the exams.
Taguhi Sahakyan (student of the Faculty of History of YSU) - I have participated in one exam and there was no problem to participate in the online format, because we were familiar with that procedure from the time of distance learning. Both the internet was normal and there were no problems during the exam.
Universities and students have gained a lot of experience in remote teaching after the Covid-19, which makes the process easier. The State Pedagogical University of Armenia had no problem with both teaching and conducting exams during this period. They have 7 students from Artsakh, one of whom is currently under siege. He passed the tests online, daily contact is maintained.
Naira Safaryan (Vice Rector for Educational Processes of Khachatur Abovyan State University) - Even before Covid, this practice was accepted in our university, that is, with the Classroom System we were already able to conduct online courses with students if necessary. And during the Covid period, we became more skilled, and no problems have arisen during this period either.
At the Medical University, 2 out of 200 Artsakh students are currently there, at the University of Economics, 9 out of 66 students have submitted an application to participate in the exams online, in Brusov State University - 14 out of 56.
