YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 11 thousand of students will be in the first year of institutions of higher education of Armenia in the new academic year. 3309 of students will study at free, 5603 at paid places. As Sergo Yeritsian, the RA Minister of Education and Science mentioned at the August 31 press-conference, the system of competitive education is introduced into the institutions of higher education of Armenia this year. According to it, students entered free education places this year will be given opportunity to keep the right of free education till the end of the year. In the case, if those students study badly, they will lose the right of free education and study at paid places. And students studying at the paid system and, as a result of two examination sessions, doing well will be moved to free education system. It was also mentioned that this educational innovation will not influence on children of perished freedom fighters, invalid and both parentless students as well as on students without right of delay.

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