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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''.

Updates

09.04.2025 The World Bank Delegation Visited the Educational Institutions with the Representatives of the Center for Education Projects On April 4, the World Bank Delegation, accompanied by CEP PIU representatives visited Yerevan High School No. 139 after K. Demirchyan and Artashat High School of Ararat region. Monitoring of the implemented and current work, carried out within the framework of the World Bank co-financed "Education Improvement Additional Financing" loan project, was in the context of the visits. In Particular Task Team Leader Shizuka Kunimoto, Consultant Aleksandr Tovmasyan, Environmental... 07.04.2025 WB Delegation Visits Newly Established Preschools On April 4, Ms. Shizuka Kunimoto ( WB Education Specialist, Task Team Leader) accompanied by Armine Khachatryan, the Project Manager of the Center for Education Project PIU, by Ruzanna Khachatryan , the head of the sub-component "Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education", by Mher Melik- Bakhshyan the head of the sub-component “Equipping General Education Schools” visited Yerevan basic School No. 88, on the basis of which... 03.04.2025 The World Bank Team Discussed " Education Improvement Additional Financing " Loan Program Ongoing Activities with the Center for Education Projects PIU STAFF On March 31, 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 Consultant Lusine Grigoryan and World Bank Social Development Specialist Sonya Msryan were 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...