«Մեդիան հանուն կրթության» ՀԿ–ն հետևում է էթիկական լրագրության կանոններին։
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Photos: National Assembly of Armenia website
The education chapter of the Government of Armenia’s 2026–2031 Programme, approved by the National Assembly with 63 votes in favor and 2 against, sets out the government’s approach to education within the Human Capital and Well-Being section.
The Strategic Role of Education
The programme places education at the center of its vision for the state’s development:
“This new understanding of the role and continuity of the Republic of Armenia as a state implies continuous and evolving knowledge of its theoretical and practical dimensions, as well as of the transformations taking place in the world and the region. This knowledge must be proportionately distributed among the public, state institutions, communities, professional and civil society groups, and individuals, thereby shaping a state-centered social psychology.
Education is the only reliable means not only of addressing this task but also of understanding it. This applies at the individual, group, public, and state levels, as well as in both domestic and external spheres. Therefore, education is the primary tool for the development and advancement of the state and for implementing the strategy of building a state of a new quality, based on the understanding that education is a lifelong process encompassing preschool, general, extracurricular, vocational, higher and postgraduate education, non-formal education, professional retraining, continuous professional skills development, reskilling, and intellectual development.”
According to the programme, the education system should equip learners with the skills necessary for a prosperous, fulfilling, and happy life. Education is also presented as a social phenomenon extending beyond formal and non-formal educational institutions. The programme emphasizes strengthening social ties through platforms for social interaction and says that the development and promotion of cultural and spiritual life, as well as other spaces for social interaction—including reading clubs and youth centers—will remain a focus of the Government.
General Priorities
The programme identifies reforms aimed at continuously improving the accessibility, affordability, quality, and efficiency of education at all levels. Key priorities include:
Extracurricular education is to be positioned as an integrated system for identifying and developing children’s creative, cultural, technological, and athletic talents. The infrastructure of newly constructed and renovated schools and kindergartens is also to be used outside regular classes for extracurricular education, as well as for adult education and socialization programmes.
The Government also plans to expand access to digital and technological education by increasing opportunities for engineering laboratories, robotics, programming, AI, and experimental learning in the natural sciences, including in rural and border communities.
The programme also calls for the full digitalization of the education system, including the development of unified and interconnected information systems, one-time data entry, the full digitalization of educational services, and the introduction of data-driven decision-making mechanisms.
Preschool Education
General Education
Extracurricular Education
Vocational Education
Infrastructure: Reconstruct, construct, renovate, and equip at least 30 vocational education and training institutions (colleges) in areas considered priorities for the state.
Higher Education
These are the commitments formally set out by the Armenian Government in its 2026–2031 programme. How, and to what extent, they will be implemented remains to be seen.
