Yervand Zorian becomes goodwill ambassador of Technovation Challenge Armenia initiative

YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. Dr. Yervand Zorian, the president of Synopsys Armenia, one of the largest IT employers in Armenia with more than 650 employees, has become Goodwill Ambassador of the Technovation Challenge Armenia initiative.

Armenia this year for the first time took part in the international contest "Technovation". 
Students from the Vahan Tekeyan School in the village of Karbi in Aragatsotn province, selected as finalists of the 2017 Technovation Challenge, an all-girls international competition, won the People’s Choice Award for an app they designed to help people learn Armenian Sign Language.
The Armenian team, called One Step Ahead, was awarded $10,000 prize to further develop their mobile applications.

Technovation Armenia was implemented by the National Institute of Education and the Women and the Information Society NGO with the assistance of the UN Office in Armenia, the American University in Armenia, the Association of ICT Employers, Synopsys Armenia, Unicomp and the Enterprise Incubator Foundation. -0-

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16:26 09/06/2017