Yerevan and Bishkek explore the possibility of opening TUMO, ArMath, and ANEL centers in Kyrgyzstan
18.10.2026,
21:06
Armenia and Kyrgyzstan intend to explore the possibility of establishing an Armenian TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, as well as branches of the ANEL and ArMath engineering laboratories, in Kyrgyzstan.
YEREVAN, October 18. /ARKA/. Armenia and Kyrgyzstan intend to explore the possibility of establishing an Armenian TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, as well as branches of the ANEL and ArMath engineering laboratories, in Kyrgyzstan. This provision is included in a joint statement by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, signed following the Kyrgyz leader’s official visit to Yerevan on October 16–17.
According to the document, the parties intend to consider the potential launch of these educational institutions as new platforms for developing the educational and innovative potential of the youth.
Cooperation in the field of AI
The joint statement highlights high technology and digitalization as a specific area of cooperation between the two countries.
Plans include exploring mutually beneficial collaboration in this sector, such as through the exchange of experience regarding the creation, regulation, and application of artificial intelligence.
Furthermore, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan intend to intensify trade and economic cooperation, with a particular focus on innovation and technology, alongside transport, logistics, and other sectors.
The parties also agreed to foster collaboration in education and science, promote the academic mobility of students, faculty, and researchers, and develop joint educational programs.
About the Armenian educational projects
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, founded in Yerevan in 2011, provides teenagers aged 12–18 with free supplementary education in the fields of modern technology and the creative industries. The center’s programs cover areas including programming, robotics, animation, game development, and graphic design, among others.
TUMO is developing an international network of educational centers. In October 2026, a new center began operations in Kutaisi, Georgia.
ArMath is an Armenian network of engineering laboratories focused on developing practical skills among schoolchildren in the fields of programming, robotics, and engineering design.
The Armenian National Engineering Laboratories (ANEL) are aimed at advancing engineering education, providing practical training for specialists, and integrating modern technologies into the learning process.
Regarding bilateral cooperation
Following the visit of the President of Kyrgyzstan to Armenia, the two sides signed a joint statement and exchanged several documents, including a roadmap for cooperation for the 2027–2029 period.
The development of high technology, digitalization, education, and innovation has been identified as a key area for future cooperation between Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
According to the document, the parties intend to consider the potential launch of these educational institutions as new platforms for developing the educational and innovative potential of the youth.
Cooperation in the field of AI
The joint statement highlights high technology and digitalization as a specific area of cooperation between the two countries.
Plans include exploring mutually beneficial collaboration in this sector, such as through the exchange of experience regarding the creation, regulation, and application of artificial intelligence.
Furthermore, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan intend to intensify trade and economic cooperation, with a particular focus on innovation and technology, alongside transport, logistics, and other sectors.
The parties also agreed to foster collaboration in education and science, promote the academic mobility of students, faculty, and researchers, and develop joint educational programs.
About the Armenian educational projects
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, founded in Yerevan in 2011, provides teenagers aged 12–18 with free supplementary education in the fields of modern technology and the creative industries. The center’s programs cover areas including programming, robotics, animation, game development, and graphic design, among others.
TUMO is developing an international network of educational centers. In October 2026, a new center began operations in Kutaisi, Georgia.
ArMath is an Armenian network of engineering laboratories focused on developing practical skills among schoolchildren in the fields of programming, robotics, and engineering design.
The Armenian National Engineering Laboratories (ANEL) are aimed at advancing engineering education, providing practical training for specialists, and integrating modern technologies into the learning process.
Regarding bilateral cooperation
Following the visit of the President of Kyrgyzstan to Armenia, the two sides signed a joint statement and exchanged several documents, including a roadmap for cooperation for the 2027–2029 period.
The development of high technology, digitalization, education, and innovation has been identified as a key area for future cooperation between Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.