June 26, 2003
Writers` Union Conference Room,

9:00-9:30 Registration

9:30-9:45 Welcoming  Speech
Ministry of Education and Science, RA
Ministry of Nature Protection, RA
UNDP Armenia

9:45-10:00 Presentation of  UNDP/GEF “Armenia National Capacity Self Assessment” Project Objectives
Diana Harutyunyan
ProjectCoordinator

10:00-10:40 Requirements for the Education and Training System Under the UN Environmental Conventions Ratified by Armenia
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Tatyana Danielyan
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Aram Gabrielyan
UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Ashot Vardevanyan

10:40-11:00 Current State of  Integrating the  UN Convention Issues into the Curricula of Higher Educational Establishments
Emil Gevorgyan
Ashot Khoyetsyan

11:00-11:20  Professional  and Intermediate Educational System
Samvel Pipoyan

11:20-11:40 Secondary System
Anahit Gasparyan

11:40 -12:00 Education System Requirements in Accordance to the Sustainable Development Principles
Karine Danielyan

12:00  - 12:20 The Key Role of NGOs in Ecological Education Development
Melanya Davtyan

12:20-12:30 The role of Aarhus Convention in the environmental education
Aida Iskoyan

12:30 - 13:00 Coffee break

13:00-14:45 Exchange of opinions  on the following issues:
Development and Adoption of Academic Curricula
Training of  teachers and lecturers
Literature,  outreach materials, methodological guidelines, didactic materials, etc

14:45 -15:00 Wrap-up