ArmInfo. Faculty and students at Goris State College have gone on strike, blocking the entrance to the school for newly appointed acting director Armine Kolyan. This was reported in a Facebook post by Goris State College.
The strike began following the dismissal of college director Karen Lazaryan, who has held the position for 16 years, by order of the Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MECS), Zhanna Andreasyan. As a result, three dozen college employees submitted resignations on December 2 based on their own resignations. However, at Lazaryan's request, they withdrew their resignations. "Despite this, today, December 4, the college did not resume classes," the statement noted.
As the college explained, faculty and students decided to block the entrance to the institution until the head of the Armenian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture provides clarification on a number of issues. First and foremost, they demanded the justification for the dismissal and the reasons for the early termination of Karen Lazaryan's employment contract.
The college's statement further noted that rumors have been circulating in Goris for several days regarding the quality of the newly appointed acting head's certificate. "In order to clarify this issue, based on the provisions of the RA Law on Freedom of Information, Andreasyan was sent three requests for the grounds for conducting Armine Kolyan's certification exam on September 16, specifically interview recordings, minutes, evaluation sheets, and the Commission's decision. However, the minister continues to conceal this information, without providing any legally established reason for the refusal," the statement noted.
In this regard, Goris State College noted that the current leadership of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, based on previous events, does not issue certificates to anyone without reason or appoint anyone as director of an educational institution. "Therefore, the minister must be frank and explain who within the Ministry was interested in appointing a woman with zero experience in secondary vocational education as acting director of Goris State College," the statement emphasized.
In conclusion, the college demanded clarification from the minister regarding the following issues. First, the institution inquired about the purpose of appointing Armine Kolyan as director of the non-existent "Goris State Multifunctional State College" on October 6 and why she was dismissed from this position 60 days later. Furthermore, Goris State College questioned Kolyan's whereabouts during those 60 days and why the Ministry did not hold her accountable for failure to fulfill her duties.
"It is precisely in connection with the aforementioned demands that the staff and students of Goris State College have gone on strike. Until the Ministry provides responses to these demands, Armine Kolyan cannot be considered the legitimate acting director of Goris State College. And in order for this shameful situation to be rectified as soon as possible, the head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture must stop hiding and provide her justification," the college concluded.
In this regard, Goris State College noted that the current leadership of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, based on previous events, does not issue certificates to anyone without reason or appoint anyone as director of an educational institution. "Therefore, the minister must be frank and explain who within the Ministry was interested in appointing a woman with zero experience in secondary vocational education as acting director of Goris State College," the statement emphasized.
In conclusion, the college demanded clarification from the minister regarding the following issues. First, the institution inquired about the purpose of appointing Armine Kolyan as director of the non-existent "Goris State Multifunctional State College" on October 6 and why she was dismissed from this position 60 days later. Furthermore, Goris State College questioned Kolyan's whereabouts during those 60 days and why the Ministry did not hold her accountable for failure to fulfill her duties.
"It is precisely in connection with the aforementioned demands that the staff and students of Goris State College have gone on strike. Until the Ministry provides responses to these demands, Armine Kolyan cannot be considered the legitimate acting director of Goris State College. And in order for this shameful situation to be rectified as soon as possible, the head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture must stop hiding and provide her justification," the college concluded.
It was also reported that police forcibly secured Kolyan's entry into the educational institution.
As a reminder, Karen Lazaryan, the head of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, had previously dismissed the school's director by order of the head of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture. Following this, three dozen employees of the state college submitted resignations based on their own resignations. ArmInfo attempted to obtain the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Culture's position on this matter, but the Ministry requested a written inquiry. The Ministry had not responded to the editorial staff's inquiry at the time of publication.
It should be added that an indefinite strike was declared at Goris State College on October 6. The strike began over the decision to merge the college with Goris State Agricultural College. Furthermore, the strike was linked to the possibility that, had the two colleges merged, the leadership of the colleges could have been led by someone representing the interests of the ruling Civil Contract party.
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