ArmInfo. Interest in the profession of engineers in the field of nuclear energy has been renewed in Armenia. Thus, in comparison with the situation three years ago, when at most 6 people were admitted to the Department of Nuclear Energy of the National Polytechnic University, today we are talking about 13 students. This was stated by the Deputy Director of the Institute of Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering of the National Polytechnic University, former head of the Nuclear Energy Department of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia, Professor Aram Gevorgyan.
He emphasized that the increase in interest of young people in the profession of is largely determined by the policy of the state, which has recognized education in the field of nuclear energy as a priority for the government of the republic. Students are provided not only with free places for training within the framework of the state order, but young men are also given a deferment from military service.
Gevorkyan said that the university is continuing to work in parallel with its traditional international partners, represented by the State Corporation Rosatom, to train Armenian specialists at the flagship universities of the State Corporation Rosatom, one of which is the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI. "As a rule, Armenian students who have completed their bachelor's degree and who have managed to overcome the established knowledge limit enter the master's program at a Russian university. The number of those wishing to continue their education at MEPhI is quite significant, but unexpectedly for us a problem arose - the language barrier. Thus, of the four students who went to study for a master's degree the year before last, two returned back not because they were expelled due to their academic performance, but because of their poor command of the Russian language," Gevorkyan noted. Therefore, at the moment, three students from Armenia will continue to study at MEPhI, one of whom is in graduate school. The problem needs to be solved, since in February-March 2025, the next recruitment of students to continue their studies at MEPhI will be announced. This is very important, because in fact all tuition costs are covered by the Rosatom State Corporation - Armenian students in Moscow only pay an extra 500 rubles for living in a dormitory, which is equivalent to free accommodation, and receive a scholarship. In addition, CIS students who have achieved high results in their studies and scientific research can receive a scholarship from the Rosatom State Corporation on a competitive basis, which is 20,000 rubles. In this regard, the specialist emphasized the need to organize in-depth study of the Russian language. from the first year. And the issue is not only about continuing education in Russia, but also about students' access to extensive specialized literature, most of which is in Russian.
In February-March of next year, another recruitment of candidates for admission to Russian higher education institutions at the expense of the Russian federal budget will be announced in Armenia. Recruitment is also carried out according to target quotas of the State Corporation "Rosatom" within the framework of cooperation between Russia and Armenia in the field of training personnel for nuclear energy. In 2025, 6 quotas will be allocated for the Republic of Armenia for free education in bachelor's and master's degree programs in nuclear specialties. Not taking advantage of such opportunities for the higher education system of any state is both short-sighted and simply reckless.
