VivaCell-MTS to provide paid internships to students from Armenia regions

PanARMENIAN.Net - VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four educational institutions of Armenia: Junior Achievements of Armenia (JAA), International Accountancy Training Center (IATC), Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute after M. Nalbandyan, IAB Center.

The major directions of mutual cooperation outlined in the Memorandum, are the following: organization of master’s thesis internship for graduate students in VivaCell-MTS, organization of practical lectures for students delivered by the respective specialists of the Company, implementation of joint scientific research, master’s thesis research and curriculum development projects jointly with the faculty, involvement of the Company’s specialists as Master’s thesis supervisors, etc.

In addition, according to the Memorandum, the universities’ high-performing students will be given an opportunity to get specialty internship in specific areas such as commercial law, finance and accounting, marketing and sales, information technologies, customer service, etc. In addition, students from regions will receive a salary to help them cover living expenses in Yerevan.

For over 3 years, Yirikian has been a guest lecturer Armenian universities; VivaCell-MTS General Manager was meeting with students, graduates and faculty members in the regions of Armenia and Yerevan, with the purpose to share the Company’s success as a leader in Corporate Responsibility, management culture, successful strategy of business development, technical development of network, marketing strategy, etc. In order to create continuous connection between business and higher education, VivaCell-MTS developed the Career Development Program initiative, the company’s press service reported.