YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The September 11 press-conference was dedicated to summing up of the 100-day activity of Yerevan State University newly elected Rector Aram Simonian's officiating. Just at the beginning the Rector stated that he would work openly and transparently, on the occasion of what departments and the staff of the University Public Relations Department widened. Aram Simonian stated that during his officiating, structure changes were made in the university, pro-rectors were aslo changed. He did not hide that like any new head, he as well comes with his team to work more effectively. The Rector emphasized that this personnel changes were made on the account of inner displacing, thus, from one department to another, and no vacancies were added. Besides, in his words, the number of technical and service departments was also greatly reduced. Aram Simonian stated that the YSU culture center will open soon, the university theatrical company and choir will re-start functioning. A center for teaching languages will also open where students of linguistic faculties of the university will study the second foreign language they choose, what will assist unloading of academic hours. A computer center will also start functioning in the institution of higher education soon. In the Rector's words, the Center for Georgian Study will open in the university in October, and the Armenology Center will re-open later. Touching upon the inner-university problems from the veiwpoint of education quality, Aram Simonian mentioned that there is much to do in this sector. The Rector did not exclude, either, that the institution of higher education is corrupted: "Yes, corruption exists in our institution of higher education as well. There are so many complaints. They are not all slanderers, are they? There is no smoke without fire." The Rector mentioned at the same time that he is not sure that he may "suppress" it very quickly. A.Simonian expects in this issue assistance of the university students' structures as well as parents' and students' chastity.

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