“Armath” engineering laboratory was opened in Vurgavan community of Kashatagh region in Artsakh. As the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) says in a released statement, school students from both Vurgavan community and the nearby settlements are enrolled in classes to learn programming, robotics and 3D-modeling.
To note, “Armath” engineering club-labs are operating in 194 schools of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic with some 5, 000 students receiving technological education.
The project aims to assist schoolchildren in their early interest emergence in modern high technology, to promote the development of engineering mindset from early ages and to prepare competent students in all schools of the Armenian and Artsakh communities.
Since its establishment “Armath” engineering laboratories have been awarded number of prizes for promoting school students’ interest in high technology and enhance engineering thinking, including the sustainable growth prize received during the WITSA Global Excellence Award Ceremony.
“Armath” engineering club-lab in Vurgavan was established through the joint financing of “Hayrenaser” (Patriot) NGO and the UITE through the donations collected at a fundraiser organized at DigiTec technological exhibition as well as funds donated by the UITE member organizations at the new year’s event.
