Armenia, France are ready to further deepen cooperation in education

ArmInfo. Armenia and France are ready to further deepen cooperation in education. This was announced in Paris during a meeting between Armenian Minister of Education,  Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan and French Minister of  National Education Edouard Jeffrey.

According to the ministry's press service, Andreasyan presented the  main reforms being implemented in Armenia's education system, paying  special attention to the integration of artificial intelligence into  the educational process. In particular, she highlighted the "AI  Generation" educational programs for high school students, STEP.AI,  as well as the multi-level educational initiative AI Generation,  aimed at training specialists in artificial intelligence, from school  to postgraduate education. The Minister also spoke about the  ministry's collaboration with the international company OpenAI,  through which the ChatGPT Edu tool will be made available to the  Armenian educational community. Starting in September, it is planned  to provide approximately 50,000 subscriptions to students, teachers,  and researchers. In this context, the parties also discussed  prospects for exchanging experience between the two countries and  implementing possible joint projects.

Particular attention was paid to informal education programs. The  parties emphasized the importance of the TUMO educational center's  Paris branch, which also places great emphasis on integrating  artificial intelligence into educational programs.

French Minister of National Education Edouard Geffrey praised the  existing cooperation between the two countries in education,  emphasizing that it is based on mutual trust and shared values. He  noted the importance of joint programs aimed at developing French  language teaching in Armenia, emphasizing that they contribute not  only to the dissemination of the language but also to strengthening  the multifaceted ties between the two countries. Edouard Geffre also  presented initiatives being implemented in the French education  system in the field of artificial intelligence, noting that the  basics of AI literacy are included in the school curriculum as a  separate curriculum component.

During the meeting, the parties also discussed the exchange of  experience in preschool education and the possibility of implementing  joint programs to improve the qualifications of educators.

Noting that preschool education in France has been mandatory and free  since 2019, the French Minister of National Education presented the  main features of this system.

The Armenian and French ministers also discussed the problem of  children's excessive use of social media, emphasizing that  appropriate measures and regulatory mechanisms are currently being  developed to limit and control schoolchildren's access to social  media in order to ensure a safe digital environment for them.  Zhanna  Andreasyan proposed developing a more systematic and long-term  cooperation agenda between the two ministries, intensifying the  exchange of experience and organizing mutual study visits.