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ROBOTICS STARTS FROM SCHOOL
15:43 27/02/2013 " ECONOMY
Today, a joint press conference was held at VivaCell-MTS Headquarters
on the theme "Robotics starts from school". The conference was
presided by:
Karen Vardanyan, the Executive Director of the Union of Information
Technology Enterprises
Ralph Yirikian, VivaCell-MTS General Manager
Anna Sedrakyan, Cronimet Charity Foundation Director
ShaghikMarukhyan, World Vision Armenia Operations Manager
The Union of Information Technology Enterprises, in cooperation with
VivaCell-MTS, Cronimet Charity Foundation, World Vision Armenia and
Counterpart International Armenia, plan to set up robotics groups in 50
Armenian schools. The aim of this initiative is to raise interest among
pupils towards robotics, develop their engineering thinking, as well as
to prepare potential students for studying in technical universities.
"Year by year the number of students interested in robotics and eager
to participate in robotics competitions increases, and they, by the
way, have great success during the competitions. In order to promote
developments the Union has designed a robot set for the study groups.
Currently it is planned to carry out pilot project within the frames of
which 50 Armenian schools will be provided relevant sets of educational
robots", said the UITE Executive Director Karen Vardanyan.
"The development of robotics is one of the prospects of strengthening
competitiveness in our country. VivaCell-MTS supports by all possible
means the initiatives meant for the development of the field. The
enthusiasm, interest, students' own demand to learn new things make
schools an ideal environment for establishing a sound basis for
robotics field in Armenia. Certainly, many students would wish to be
specialized particularly in the robotics filed as an essential area,
thus becoming carriers of advantages for competitiveness in the word",
said VivaCell-MTS Ralph Yirikian. "The development of robotics will
distinctly reduce the "brain outflow,"added VivaCell-MTS General
Manager.
The courses for school groups will start in September 2013. Within
the frames of this project it is envisaged to train the teaching
staff from respective schools in June - July. The programming of
educational robots will be implemented through Labview, Microsoft
robotics studio programmes.
Today there are robotics groups in the following schools of
Yerevan:"AYB" high school, Polytechnic basic college and Quantum
College, as for the regions, in Lori (Akhtala), Syunik (Sisian,
Kapan), Shirak (Gyumri) and Aragatsotn (Talin).
Source: Panorama.am
15:43 27/02/2013 " ECONOMY
Today, a joint press conference was held at VivaCell-MTS Headquarters
on the theme "Robotics starts from school". The conference was
presided by:
Karen Vardanyan, the Executive Director of the Union of Information
Technology Enterprises
Ralph Yirikian, VivaCell-MTS General Manager
Anna Sedrakyan, Cronimet Charity Foundation Director
ShaghikMarukhyan, World Vision Armenia Operations Manager
The Union of Information Technology Enterprises, in cooperation with
VivaCell-MTS, Cronimet Charity Foundation, World Vision Armenia and
Counterpart International Armenia, plan to set up robotics groups in 50
Armenian schools. The aim of this initiative is to raise interest among
pupils towards robotics, develop their engineering thinking, as well as
to prepare potential students for studying in technical universities.
"Year by year the number of students interested in robotics and eager
to participate in robotics competitions increases, and they, by the
way, have great success during the competitions. In order to promote
developments the Union has designed a robot set for the study groups.
Currently it is planned to carry out pilot project within the frames of
which 50 Armenian schools will be provided relevant sets of educational
robots", said the UITE Executive Director Karen Vardanyan.
"The development of robotics is one of the prospects of strengthening
competitiveness in our country. VivaCell-MTS supports by all possible
means the initiatives meant for the development of the field. The
enthusiasm, interest, students' own demand to learn new things make
schools an ideal environment for establishing a sound basis for
robotics field in Armenia. Certainly, many students would wish to be
specialized particularly in the robotics filed as an essential area,
thus becoming carriers of advantages for competitiveness in the word",
said VivaCell-MTS Ralph Yirikian. "The development of robotics will
distinctly reduce the "brain outflow,"added VivaCell-MTS General
Manager.
The courses for school groups will start in September 2013. Within
the frames of this project it is envisaged to train the teaching
staff from respective schools in June - July. The programming of
educational robots will be implemented through Labview, Microsoft
robotics studio programmes.
Today there are robotics groups in the following schools of
Yerevan:"AYB" high school, Polytechnic basic college and Quantum
College, as for the regions, in Lori (Akhtala), Syunik (Sisian,
Kapan), Shirak (Gyumri) and Aragatsotn (Talin).
Source: Panorama.am