Memorandum on establishing Dilijan Educational Cluster
2017-04-04
The Government of the Republic of Armenia on behalf of Education and Science Minister Levon Mkrtchyan and the Initiatives for Development of Armenia (IDeA) Foundation, on behalf of its director Edgar Manukyan, signed a memorandum of cooperation on establishing Educational Cluster in Dilijan.
Considering the need for improving the level and quality of education and introducing innovative practices in the general education system in line with top international standards, the Armenian Government considers the opportunity of establishing Educational Cluster in Dilijan city within the framework of a pilot program, with the involvement of the private sector.
The strategic goal of the Dilijan Educational Cluster is to create a learning environment of future, which employs elements of top global education systems.
In accordance with the Memorandum, the Armenian Government in the face of the Ministry of Education and Science, and the Center for Strategic Initiatives of Armenia will collaborate with the IDeA Foundation on developing the concept, principles regulating the relations between the stakeholders and the educational content of the Educational Cluster as well as of the institutions it involves.
According to the Memorandum, the Dilijan Educational Cluster will act as an open educational ecosystem which can involve new participants including state general education institutions. The program can be followed in other regions of Armenia in the future.
