A memorandum on the opening of the TUMO center for creative technologies was signed in Tashkent
04/03/2021 16:16
A memorandum on the opening of the TUMO center for creative technologies was signed in Tashkent
04/03/2021 16:16
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - On 3 March 2021, a press briefing was held at the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations and the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies.
At the invitation of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, a delegation of the TUMO Center forCreative Technologies is visiting Uzbekistan from March 1 to March 4.
During the visit, meetings were held with the leadership of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications, as well as familiarization with the activities of the Directorate of the Technological Park of Software Products and Information Technologies (IT-PARK) and the Monocenter for the provision of services to the unemployed in Tashkent Ishga Markhamat.
Following the visit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations and the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies with the aim of launching the TUMO Center in Tashkent.
At the event, the First Deputy Minister of Employment and Labor Relations E. Mukhitdinov made an official speech, where he noted: “The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations has an ambitious task to train at least 70 thousand young people this year in demanded professions in the labor market. And this project of the TUMO Center will solve the key task of training 1200 young specialists in the field of creative technologies at the age from 12 to 18 years old annually. The training will be free of charge, moreover, a scholarship will be provided for the period of study in these courses. In addition, we are currently negotiating with national partners to expand the audience of students of the TUMO Center in order to involve schoolchildren and young people aged 18 and over here ”.
In turn, director of franchises at the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies in Yerevan, S. Hescock, noted: “In Uzbekistan, as well as in the whole world, there is a huge demand for talented specialists, and there is also a very large gap between supply and demand. During our negotiations, which took place over the past two days, we were very impressed with the scale of measures that the Government of Uzbekistan is taking to resolve this issue. The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations has very ambitious goals, which we applaud, and we are honored to be part of them. What we are doing here today is the beginning of a collaboration that will last for many years and will ultimately affect thousands of young people from Uzbekistan who will become better at digital technology, will have access to the creative industry and, ultimately, access to the global economy, which is based on the Internet and not on the transportation of goods, services or people to other countries. We believe this is a fantastic step forward for the global economy as a whole, and we are delighted to work with Uzbekistan towards this goal.”
This initiative is being implemented in pursuance of the instructions of the country’s leadership given during a visit to the Yunusabad region in January of this year. During this meeting, in order to improve the system of training youth in the field of information technology in accordance with the requirements and standards of leading international companies, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations was instructed to open on the basis of the Yunusabad Machine-Building Professional College, the Center for Creative Technologies "TUMO", where annually more 1200 young people will be trained in professions in demand in the information technology market with subsequent employment.
At the end of the event, S. Hescock thanked the Uzbek side for the warm welcome, and noted, “I am very glad that the next TUMO Center, in addition to Yerevan, Beirut, Paris, Berlin, Tirana and Moscow, will be Tashkent. This will be the first TUMO Center in Central Asia. "
The TUMO Center is an innovative educational platform that prepares young people for practical activities in the field of creative technologies. Specialized courses, lectures and events provide students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in daily life. The main goal of the Center is to identify and develop the full-fledged creative potential of young people in the field of IT.
The center was founded in 2011 in Yerevan, Armenia. Outside Armenia, TUMO Centers also operate in Paris, Beirut, Moscow, Tirana and Berlin. Youth training is carried out in 14 areas that are in demand in the modern global labor market, such as: graphic design, 3D modeling, programming, robotics, web development, film production, etc.
In 2016, the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies topped the list of innovative schools in the world compiled by French magazine We Demain, beating AltSchool in Silicon Valley, Kindergarten in Tokyo and Steve Jobs School in the Netherlands.
The Center is the recipient of the Implementation of the Digital Century award, which was presented at the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) Forum in February 2018 in Hyderabad, India.
The Tumo Center received the 2019 Europa Nostra Award for education, training and the digitization of cultural heritage. The prize is awarded to organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to conservation, research, and dedicated service.
The Center’s Advisory Board includes Michael Aram (founder of Michael Aram), Rev Lebaredian (Vice President of NVIDIA), Raffi Krikorian (Emerson Collective, Uber, Twitter), Roger Kupelyan (VFX Artist , Fugitive Studios), Bekor Papazyan (CEO of Bazillion Beings), Katherine Sarafyan (Producer of Pixar), Alex Seropian (CEO of Industrial toys), Serge Tankian (soloist of System of a Down).
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