First TUMO center to open in Japan next summer

YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. The first TUMO center will open in Takasaki, Japan, in the summer of 2025, TUMO reported on Tuesday.

TUMO’s representatives Marie Lou Papazian and Pegor Papazian signed an agreement in the Japanese city of Takasaki with Gunma Prefecture Governor Ichita Yamamoto to launch TUMO Gunma. The center is set to open in summer 2025 with a capacity of 1,000 students.

“I believe this is the first of many TUMO centers in our country, paving the way for stronger Japan-Armenia tech relations," Yamamoto stated.

"TUMO is about learning. We aim to learn from our partners while empowering Japanese teens on their learning journeys," Papazian added.

The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies opened in 2011 in Armenia. It has free education programs for teenagers aged 12–18 specializing in various fields, including technology and design, with education being provided at various TUMO centers and hubs all across Armenia, as well as in Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Kyiv, Tirana, Los Angeles, and more.