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OVER 40 STUDENTS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS IN ARMENIA'S IT
YEREVAN, October 17./ARKA/. Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan handed
president's education awards in IT to high and higher school students
on Wednesday.
A total of 42 students received presidential awards in IT this year,
according to the report.
The awards reveals and promotes best technical students to direct them
to IT entrepreneurship, head of Synopsys Armenia Hovik Musaelyan said
at the ceremony.
The jury had a unique opportunity to see the trends available in
Armenia's IT education, Musaelyan said.
Musaelyan pointed to the excellent results by high school students
in particular. He appreciated the fact than most of the students who
want to study overseas plan to come back home afterwards.
"More and more young people pick IT sector as a future profession,
which is very important to us", Musaleyan said.
The tenth annual competition for presidential awards was held in June
this year.
In April 2005, Synopsys Armenia and Hayastan All-Armenian Foundation
signed an agreement about annual education awards of Armenia's
president to best IT students. Some 322 high and higher school students
were awarded over the last nine years. The awards funding is provided
by Synopsys Armenia.
Each educational institutional proposes 10 applicants for each of the
nominations - the main award, best Post-graduate (I and II class),
best master (I and II class), best bachelor (I and II class), best
student from the Diaspora, best female student and best pupil (high
school student).
A special committee interviews the first stage leaders in June and
determines the finalists. The winners receive a diploma, a money award
(up to $1,200) and a statuette symbolizing IT.
Synopsys Inc came to the Armenian market in October 2004 after the
signing of a merger agreement between Leda Design and Monterey Arset
and the establishing of a new Synopsys Armenia open joint stock
company. Several hundred of highly skilled engineers are currently
employed by Synopsys Armenia, one of the biggest employers in the
country. -0--
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YEREVAN, October 17./ARKA/. Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan handed
president's education awards in IT to high and higher school students
on Wednesday.
A total of 42 students received presidential awards in IT this year,
according to the report.
The awards reveals and promotes best technical students to direct them
to IT entrepreneurship, head of Synopsys Armenia Hovik Musaelyan said
at the ceremony.
The jury had a unique opportunity to see the trends available in
Armenia's IT education, Musaelyan said.
Musaelyan pointed to the excellent results by high school students
in particular. He appreciated the fact than most of the students who
want to study overseas plan to come back home afterwards.
"More and more young people pick IT sector as a future profession,
which is very important to us", Musaleyan said.
The tenth annual competition for presidential awards was held in June
this year.
In April 2005, Synopsys Armenia and Hayastan All-Armenian Foundation
signed an agreement about annual education awards of Armenia's
president to best IT students. Some 322 high and higher school students
were awarded over the last nine years. The awards funding is provided
by Synopsys Armenia.
Each educational institutional proposes 10 applicants for each of the
nominations - the main award, best Post-graduate (I and II class),
best master (I and II class), best bachelor (I and II class), best
student from the Diaspora, best female student and best pupil (high
school student).
A special committee interviews the first stage leaders in June and
determines the finalists. The winners receive a diploma, a money award
(up to $1,200) and a statuette symbolizing IT.
Synopsys Inc came to the Armenian market in October 2004 after the
signing of a merger agreement between Leda Design and Monterey Arset
and the establishing of a new Synopsys Armenia open joint stock
company. Several hundred of highly skilled engineers are currently
employed by Synopsys Armenia, one of the biggest employers in the
country. -0--
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