The Government of Armenia has approved the project presented by the Ministry of Education and Science, which sets the age threshold for mandatory military service for some citizens who received deferment at up to 32 years old:
Why this is important. Due to the characteristics of educational and research programs at leading foreign universities, students often do not manage to complete their studies within the established time frames. Furthermore, the mechanism for obtaining deferment with the condition of working in Armenia for at least 3 years after graduation was effectively non-functional due to the previous age limitation:
The essence of the problem and the solution.
The situation of PhD students. The problem was particularly acute for PhD students: they complete their studies at 27-28 years old, while to obtain deferment in Armenia, they needed to remain in the conscription age for at least 3 years after that:
A new opportunity. Raising the age threshold to 32 years will allow highly qualified specialists to complete their education and return to Armenia to realize their professional potential in the fields defined by the Government:
