TUMO Center in Gyumri expanding to accommodate 1500 studentsOctober 30, 2015 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - TUMO Center for Creative Technologies in Gyumri that was opened in the framework of the TUMOxAGBU partnership with the support of Shant TV, will soon be expanding to allow a capacity of 1500 students. 1000 students from Gyumri and local communities currently attend the center, with 500 applicants waitlisted. In just a month, the number of computers will increase by over 50% in the center. TUMO Center for Creative Technologies is a free of charge after-school program, which gives students access to skills necessary to succeed in the modern world. The first TUMO center opened in Yerevan in 2011, followed by the second in Dilijan in 2013, and another one in Gyumri in early 2015, effectively expanding the TUMO mission to the various provinces of Armenia. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |