ANOTHER 37 SCHOOLS TO HAVE COMPUTER LABS

YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS; Another 37 secondary schools in Armenia will have computer labs before the start of a new academic year. Introduction of computer labs is part of a World Bank US$19 million equivalent credit for the Armenia Education Quality and Relevance Project.

The International Development Association (IDA) Credit was approved last year to assist the government in its efforts to improve the quality and relevance of the Armenian school system to meet the challenges of the knowledge society. This is the first phase of a three-phase, ten-year commitment by the World Bank to supporting educational change in Armenia.

So far 130 schools were furnished with computer labs as part of this project. The Education Quality and Relevance project has four main components: National Curriculum and Assessment System, Educational Technologies in Schools, Teacher Professional Development, and System Management and Efficiency.