In April, TUMO officially opened its second center in Buenos Aires, Argentina and its first in Uruguay.
Nuñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The opening ceremony in Buenos Aires on April 22 was attended by Chief of Government of Buenos Aires Jorge Macri and Minister of Education for the City of Buenos Aires Mercedes Miguel. They were joined by TUMO CDO Pegor Papazian and Head of TUMO International Chris Shahinian, together with a number of representatives from TUMO HQ and TUMO centers worldwide, who were in town for the TUMO LEADS summit that followed.
This new center, which was launched in partnership with the Ministry of Education of the City of Buenos Aires, comes less than one year after the initial Buenos Aires center in Barracas, which marked TUMO’s first entry into South America. The Nuñez center plans to accommodate up to 4,500 students each week. They will acquire new skills in 3D modeling, game development, graphic design, motion graphics, photography, and programming, with GenAI and web development coming soon. A third center, located in the Chacarita district of Buenos Aires, is slated to open later this year. With this new addition, total capacity across the three centers will increase to over 15,000 students weekly.
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“The next generation will inherit a world full of possibilities, but also full of technological, environmental, social, and geopolitical challenges we have created for them. It is incumbent on us to help them acquire the skills they need to thrive in that fast-changing world,” said Papazian.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The inauguration of the TUMO Center in Nuñez followed the opening of TUMO Uruguay in Montevideo on April 8, an event that was attended by Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, CEO of Corporación América Airports Martín Eurnekian, Shahinian, and other guests. The center was launched in partnership with Aeropuertos Uruguay, Corporación América Airports, and Ceibal.
During the event, Tamar Colodenco, public policy and government relations manager for Southern Cone at Google, announced that Google will collaborate with TUMO Uruguay over the next two years to expand students’ access to high-quality education, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence.
As TUMO celebrates its 15th anniversary year, it looks forward to further expansion, with a total of 30 centers in 15 countries planned by the end of 2027, including new centers in Spain, Angola, Germany, and Kazakhstan, among others.
TUMO’s international expansion plays a key role in positioning Armenia as a country focused on innovation and education. It strengthens the program through global collaboration and helps ensure financial support for TUMO’s educational network in Armenia.
Following the Buenos Aires opening was the third TUMO LEADS summit. Forty-eight participants from 17 TUMO Centers in 11 countries (Albania, Argentina, Armenia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, USA) convened in Buenos Aires to share concrete practices, challenges, and ideas around topics such as student experience, community engagement, partnerships, and learning innovation. The theme of this year’s summit was “Human. Creative. Intelligent — What learning is meant to be.” Other topics covered during the summit included the launching and development of TUMO centers, network collaboration, and the impact of the TUMO model.
About TUMO
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies is a free educational program that empowers teens to explore the intersection of technology and design. Founded in Armenia and now expanding around the world, TUMO combines self-learning activities with workshops and learning labs to prepare students for the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
TUMO Center for Creative Technologies
