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"Education Improvement Additional Financing" project

Increase in the efficiency of reforms in education and science is the most important tool for guaranteeing sustainable development of state, public and individual safety and society. At this stage the priority task of RA Government's education reform strategy is to improve the quality of education. ''Education Improvement'' project is entirely consistent with RA Government's strategy for economic development for 2012-2017. Covering all levels of education from preschool to higher education, ''Education Improvement" project, aimed at establishing an educational system providing services in line with best international standards, at creation of equal conditions for learning for all social groups and at the promotion of scientific and research activities. The challenge to which "Education Improvement" project will refer to lies in the establishment and expansion of the results of second generation reforms in general education, at the same time offering solutions for preschool, secondary and higher education quality and equality issues.

''Education Improvement'' project has two goals: further improvement of general education, ensuring readiness of children entering elementary school and improving the physical conditions and the availability of educational resources in high schools and support to higher education institutions ensuring education quality and relevance. This project is based on the results of ''Education Quality and Relevance” first and second projects. ''Education Improvement'' project consists of the following components:
The first component ''Enhancing the Quality of General Education'', which consists of four sub-components:
1.1 Raising readiness of school children and ensuring equal educational opportunities.
1.2 Support to the development of the third level of secondary school.
1.3 Improvement of data collection and monitoring progress in education system.
1.4 Support to the improvement of education quality through the review of curriculum and standards.
The second component is ''Support to the Development of Competitive Fund of Innovations''.

General Education Quality Improvement

Support to Development of Competitive Fund of Inovations

Updates

30.12.2025 Happy New Year and Merry Christmas. Dear Colleagues, We warmly congratulate you on the occasion of the New Year and Christmas. The past year has been significant for the development of the education system. Thanks to our dedicated efforts, modern laboratories and centers of excellence have been established in higher education institutions, preschools have been founded both in the regions and in the capital, innovative laboratory environments have been introduced in schools, and major renovation projects of high schools... 22.12.2025 Working Visit to Vanadzor High Schools of RA Lori Region For the purpose of technical monitoring of the quality and progress of rehabilitation works of high schools in the frameworks of "Education Improvement Project Additional Financing"loan project,visits had been conducted by the representatives of CEP PIU to RA regions during the entire rehabilitation process .The visits in December were carried out by the PIU representatives of the 1.2 subcomponent Grigor Baghdasaryan and Manvel Saribekyan. The representatives of the CEP PIU got... 17.12.2025 World Bank representatives visit YSU to discuss development issues of education and science A World Bank delegation visited Yerevan State University to become acquainted with the ongoing education reforms, research, and innovation programs, as well as the challenges and opportunities. During the visit, the delegation met with YSU Rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan to discuss initiatives underway in the fields of science and higher education. They also toured several of the university's leading educational and research centers, learning about the infrastructure, scientific capacity,...