The funding, worth about $19.2 million, supports the final phase of school and kindergarten construction and equipment for the 2027 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Yerevan.
Armenia’s Cabinet approved an additional 6.93 billion drams (about $19.2 million) for the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports on 12 November, reallocating money within the 2026 state budget. The decision follows an allocation of 10.06 billion drams (about $27.9 million) for the construction program on 5 November.
The program covers building, reconstructing, renovating and furnishing schools and kindergartens. The ministry said it needed approximately 15–20 billion drams more in the program’s budget as work expanded across more sites, renovation lists grew and facilities were furnished.
The ministry said construction had been completed at more than 220 schools and educational complexes and more than 380 kindergartens. It expects the first phase to finish by the end of 2026, with construction completed at 300 schools and 500 kindergartens.
In its April 2025 progress account, the government described construction, renovation and design work on schools initiated during 2021–2025. It said 45 schools serving about 20,000 pupils had been put into service and work had been completed at 204 preschool institutions. The school projects were expected to serve about 130,000 pupils, and the kindergarten projects at completed, construction or tender stages about 37,000 children.
In an April 2025 progress account, the government said its plans for communities without preschool services included educational complexes, new kindergartens and smaller or alternative models suited to local populations.
The gymnastics championships for which equipment will be bought are scheduled in Yerevan from 27 April to 2 May 2027.
Ayres signed Australia’s Horizon Europe association agreement in Brussels on 12 November.
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The restriction starts 2 January 2027. The government says it aims to protect food security and reproduction of whitefish in Lake Sevan.
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