YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Education and Science and the Bridge of Hope NGO organize in Yerevan an international conference entitled Long-Range Goals of Reforms of Special Education: New View, New Approaches, between July 1 to 2. The guests arriving from Latvia, Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic will discuss jointly with Armenian specialists problems and ways of reformation of special education during two days. More than 120 invited specialists will get acquainted with national reports of the participant countries, international organizations' experience, as well as with programs implemented by NGOs and their achievements. According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan, thematic discussions in groups under the directorship of specialists of the sphere will also be organized during the conference. The program is funded with a grant by the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation Armenia. The UN Children's Fund assisted organization of the international conference.

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