However, today a reevaluation of these disciplines is under way. The Ministry of Education and Science has also recently developed a distance-learning program to fill the gaps in expert training. Language training, especially in English, is required to enable faculty to communicate with colleagues in their field outside Armenia. Many universities and institutes now realize that training new and old academic staff for the new curriculum will require a long-term commitment. Still, the existing environment complicates the task of faculty training.
Some professors feel on the defensive and unsure about the validity of the changes.
Others, especially senior faculty, are still opposed to change. Moreover, the fact that the faculty are often forced to find outside work to supplement their salaries decreases the amount of time they can spend on teaching and research. Besides, only teaching has been broadly funded, while research funding is in very short supply. Even when a proposal is approved, after peer review, by the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the Ministry of Education and Science, it often dies for lack of funding. This situation has resulted in a brain drain problem for the country's education system.