The Dilemma of “Good Practices” in Armenian Higher Education

Authors

  • Susanna Karakhanyan ANQA Accreditation Commission
  • Robert Khachatryan Yerevan State University

Keywords:

higher education, policy reform, system transformation, quality assurance

Abstract

Inconsistent and incoherent approaches to policy reforms have thwarted Armenia’s vision of establishing a democratic and competitive higher education system based on “good practices” from Western systems. Attempts at reforms have demonstrated a questionable commitment to meaningful change of the existing system, which is still heavily influenced by Soviet legacy. Armenia’s integration into the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has turned out to be delusional, resulting in the decline of relevance and therefore quality.

 

Author Biographies

Susanna Karakhanyan, ANQA Accreditation Commission

Susanna Karakhanyan is the founding president and current member of ANQA Accreditation Commission, Armenia. E-mail: s.karakhanyan@gmail.com.

Robert Khachatryan, Yerevan State University

Robert Khachatryan is a researcher at Yerevan State University, Armenia. E-mail: robert_khachatryan@yahoo.com.

 

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Published

2023-07-28

How to Cite

Karakhanyan, S., & Khachatryan, R. (2023). The Dilemma of “Good Practices” in Armenian Higher Education. International Higher Education, (115), 26–28. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/16791

Issue

No. 115 (2023): Summer Issue

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