ALMOST ALL RESPONDENTS OF SURVEY CONDUCTED AT ARMENIAN
UNIVERSITIES AFFIRM THAT THERE IS BRIBERY AT THEIR UNIVERSITIES
21-12-2006 15:30:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the results
of the sociological survey initiated by the Social-Democrat
Hnchakian Party in 2006 December at state universities of
Armenia, in the opinion of 1821 out of 2000 respondent-students,
there is corruption at Armenian universities.
This was mentioned in the report submitted to NT by the
party. It is also mentioned that according to the survey data,
96% of 250 respondent-students at Yerevan State Agrarian
University answered that there is corruption at the University.
83% of them confessed that they have given bribe: they have paid
20 dollars for quizes and up to 50 dollars for exams. In the
opinion of almost all students, lecturers treat well students
giving them bribe. The majority of students interrogated at
Yerevan Mkhitar Heratsi State Medical University also answered
that there is corruption in their University and they also have
given bribe to the lecturers. The prices are a little higher
here: the majority of students have given 200 dollars and more
for exams and 100-200 dollars for quizes. The student council
impeded the survey at this University.
85.5% of 300 students interrogated at Yerevan State
Engineering University considers that there is corruption at
their University, but only 20% respondents personally have given
bribe.
81% respondents at the Economic University answered that
the University is corrupted. At a number of higher educational
institutions, Yerevan V.Brusov State Linguistic University,
Yerevan State University, Academy of Art, Yerevan State
Conservatory and State Institute of Cinema and Theater, a lower
percent of students considers that there is bribery at their
educational institution.
Almost all respondents propose raising salaries of
lecturers and making internal discipline stricter at educational
institutions as the best way of liquidating corruption.