The new regulations envisaged for citizens who have studied at leading universities in the Shanghai Ranking aim to encourage their return and involvement in the country’s development, while linking this to exemption from military service. These citizens will be eligible for exemption from military service if they work in Armenia for at least three years after completing their studies.
In recent years, the regulation of deferment from military service in Armenia and studying abroad on the basis of higher education has become a subject of active discussion, particularly in the context of human capital outflow and its effective utilization. Surveys conducted among those who have already completed their university studies show that, in practice, most of them do not return. As a result, Armenia faces challenges in effectively engaging and developing its human capital.
The regulation entered into force on 31 March.
The details were presented as part of Iravaban.net’s “Legal Week” by Hovhannes Gevorgyan, Head of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, and Mariam Zadoyan, associate attorney at “Legal Alliance” Law Firm.