Emergency Situations Minister Proposes New Educational Program

A new cooperation program is set to be established between the Ministry of Emergency Situations State Academy of Crisis Management and the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University of the Ministry of Defense. To discuss this initiative, Emergency Situations Minister Andranik Piloyan visited the State Academy of Crisis Management today and met with students of the bachelor's educational program.

According to the minister's proposal, the new educational program will allow students to spend the last year of their four-year studies at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University, where they will receive a military rank and serve in the army on a contractual basis. Andranik Piloyan stated that the possibilities for harmonizing the curricula of the two universities will be explored. A questionnaire will be developed, and a survey involving students will be organized to understand their stance on the proposal.

Currently, over 90 graduates of the Academy serve in various divisions of the Ministry of Defense, while 60 graduates are in the police force and 10 in the national security service. Additionally, 100 employees and service members of the Ministry of Defense and the police are studying in the distance learning system of the Academy.

The minister is optimistic that the proposal will be successfully implemented, and graduates of the State Academy of Crisis Management will join the officer corps of the national army.