On 7 April, 2025, representatives of the “Media for Education” NGO participated in the public discussions of the 2026-2028 MTEF Applications of the RA MoESCS, contributing to participatory budgeting activities, as well as making recommendations.
The recommendations are aimed at reviewing key indicators in the education sector, increasing the level of critical thinking, certification processes of the teacher, as well as issues of transparency and access to information, comprehensive provision and improvement of healthy nutrition in schools.
Recommendations in Armenian language are available here.
Please be informed that the “Media for Education” NGO/mediaforedu.am media outlet has received a response from the RA MoESCS to the recommendations presented as a result of the analysis of the “Education Expenses/Quality of Critical Thinking” project.
We also inform that regarding 4 of the 5 recommendations submitted by the “Media for Education” NGO to the RA MoESCS, the Ministry has expressed willingness to discuss them. The issue has been discussed in more detail in the final podcast.
This publication has been developed with the financial support of the European Union within the framework of a sub-grant project “Education Expenses/Quality of Critical Thinking” provided under the “Budgets for Citizens” action implemented by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, in cooperation with partners “Economic Development and Research Center” (EDRC) NGO and “Agora Central Europe” NGO (Czech Republic). It has been implemented by “Media for Education” NGO within the framework of the “Universal “Education Expenses/Quality of Critical Thinking” project. The “Media for Education” NGO is responsible for the content, and it does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.