Center for Education Projects PIU The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports

On April 29, within the frames of the visit to Armenia, the World Bank delegation met with the PIU program staff at the Center for Education Projects. Task Team Leader Ms Shizuka Kunimoto, World Bank Expert Daniel Arturo Rodriguez Segura  was a part of the mission. The discussion of the activities performed within the frames of the World Bank-funded "Education Improvement Additional Financing" loan program was the focus center of the meeting. The guests were welcomed by Grisha Hovhannisyan, Director of the Center for Education Project PIU. During the meeting, he presented a comprehensive picture of the PIU activities in the context of "Education Improvement Project Additional financing" loan program and referred to the already implemented and current activities within the framework of the program. Emphasizing the importance of collaborative work, he thanked the representatives of the World Bank for consistent support. The Heads of the 4 sub-components of Component 1. Enhancing the Quality of General Education and the Head of the component 2 “Mainstreaming of the Competitive Innovation Fund (CIF) for Higher Education Institutions into full implementation “ presented the activities of the PIU in the context of the "Education Improvement Additional Financing" loan project. They pointed out the implemented and ongoing works. The sides discussed a number of issues related to the implementation of micro-projects . reconstruction/construction activities in high schools planned under the loan project including the strict deadlines for the rehabilitation/construction related activities. They also discussed a number of issues related to the provision of natural science and engineering laboratory equipment, furniture and materials to general education schools. The WB representative stated that they are impressed with the work done. A number of issues related to the implementation of grant projects within the framework of the CIF component in the field of higher education were also discussed. Once again, the importance of the grants provided within the frames of CIF was emphasized, as they are aimed at enhancing the higher education quality, relevance, innovativeness and accessibility.