VivaCell-MTS implemented large-scale educational projects in 2016
ArmInfo.VivaCell-MTS acknowledges the importance of education as the basis for social and economic development, further development of national identity, fostering productivity culture and supporting the harmonious development of the society, in general. Education is a basic precondition to achieving these outcomes, based on the opportunity made available to people to self-actualize themselves in different spheres of life by living in their Motherland as opposite to “brain-drain” from the country. Quality education is a prerequisite to developing competitive advantage and being part of value-creation chain internationally.
“Providing quality education is investment in the future. Education is a tool to manage one’s own destiny. The opposite of it is letting life and circumstances to make choices instead of the individual and Nation, in general. Education is a means to developing individuality and creative thinking. That’s why we have chosen it to be one of the important areas of social investment by VivaCell-MTS,” the Company’s General Manager Ralph Yirikian said.
VibvaCell-MTS’ social investment in education, from the first day of its inception, has been targeting the following spheres:
ICT curriculum introduction in selected senior school of Armenia
Establishment of fab labs and support to robotics education in Armenia
Introduction of Wi-Fi infrastructure in public libraries and educational institutions
Global IT award to individuals, who have made an Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT
International Microelectronics Olympiads
Environmental education for youth and public awareness
Providing computers to cultural and educational centers
Providing frontier villages with access to internet
Tuition fee for students, studying in Armenia and abroad
Workshops and seminars for the neonatologists and nurses of Armenia
Internship programs for graduating students
Open door activities at VivaCell-MTS introducing to students the basics of corporate culture
And many more
Only in 2016, the total amount of VivaCell-MTS contribution into the sphere of education has made AMD 372 million. The total amount allocated by the Company in the sphere of education during 2005-2016 has made AMD 3.3 billion.