President Sarkissian visited “UWC Dilijan” international college: Education is the key to success and creativity

President Armen Sarkissian visited “UWC Dilijan” international college. It opened its doors in October, 2014 accepting 94 students and becoming one of 18 UWC college movement and the first international boarding school in Armenia.

The President toured the premise, familiarized with the learning and leisure conditions, inquired about the details of the learning process. A group of students from Russia, Georgia, and Armenia, who will start schooling in the new academic year in the college, at the Dilijan college attend an introductory course in the camp.

The President held a warm and candid conversation with the students and alumni, speaking in particular about Armenia’s development prospects and vision. “To push Armenia forward, we need a vision. A vision for one’s country forms also a vision for the whole world; you come to understand where the world is headed to. We need to be in harmony with the world, move in step with it,” President Armen Sarkissian said.

He underscored that it is necessary to have a program, a strategy, and a road map to achieve goals. “One thing is clear: a country like Armenia should be the best in everything it does. This is the formula for the future,” the President of Armenia said. In the conversation with the students, Armen Sarkissian spoke also of the necessity to be armed with knowledge in the new world. “Your life comprises a number of wonderful but also complicated elements. Knowledge is a must for becoming successful and creative,” he noted.