First branch of the Armenian TUMO center in Asia opened in Japan

YEREVAN, June 2. /ARКА/. The first international center for creative technologies TUMO in Asia officially opened in the city of Takasaki in the Japanese prefecture of Gunma.

"TUMO Gunma will operate in the region's largest convention center G Messe Gunma in partnership with Gunma Prefecture, providing thousands of young Japanese with the opportunity to acquire innovative skills in technology and design," the Yerevan TUMO center said in a statement on Facebook.

It is noted that in the future, new TUMO centers and boxes are planned to open in Japan - in Maebashi and Kusatsu, providing access to the TUMO educational program to more young people.

The opening of the first Tumo center in Japan was attended by TUMO founders Sam and Silva Simonian, Gunma Prefectural Governor Ichita Yamamoto, former Minister of Digital Transformation Taro Kono, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan, Ambassador of Armenia to Japan Monika Simonian, as well as TUMO CEO Marie Lou Papazian, Chief Development Officer Bekor Papazian, International Program Manager Chris Shahinian, Head of Partnerships and Development Stephen Bridges and others.

About TUMO

The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies was opened in Armenia in 2011. Today, about 25,000 Armenian teenagers aged 12-18 are trained for free to work in the IT field using modern technologies (programming, music, robotics, animation, 3D modeling, filmmaking, photography, game development, graphic design and drawing).

TUMO centers operate not only in Armenia (in Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri, Yeghegnadzor, Kapan and Koghb), but also abroad - in particular, in Germany, France, Lebanon, Portugal, Switzerland, Albania, and Ukraine. Plans include launching TUMO in the USA, the Netherlands, and Japan.