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Government Bill On Armenian Universities Declared Unconstitutional
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The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional a controversial bill giving the Armenian government direct control over state universities.
The bill passed by the National Assembly in March would empower the government to appoint most members of the boards of trustees that elect university rectors and make other key decisions. Most of their current members were chosen by university faculties as well as student councils.
Yerevan State University (YSU) and the National Academy of Sciences strongly oppose those changes, saying that they would violate a clause in the Armenian constitution which entitles state-funded colleges to a high degree of autonomy.
Armenian President Blocks Another Government Bill
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President Armen Sarkissian has challenged the legality of yet another government bill which has drawn strong criticism from Armenia’s leading university and National Academy of Sciences.
The bill passed by the National Assembly late last month would empower the Armenian Ministry of Education to appoint five of the nine members of the governing boards of all state universities.
The boards elect university rectors and make other key decisions. Most of their current members were chosen by university faculties as well as student councils.
In a joint statement issued on April 5, Yerevan State University (YSU) and the National Academy of Sciences said the new rules would effectively enable the government to appoint rectors and end their competitive elections. They said this would violate a clause in the Armenian constitution which entitles state-funded colleges to a high degre