YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan on January 14 held a meeting with CEO of Simonian Educational Foundation Marie Lou Papazian and Foundation’s Board member Pegor Papazian, press service of the Ministry told “Armenpress”.

Welcoming the guests, the Defense Minister thanked the Foundation for the close cooperation with the Ministry, as well as for the initiative and readiness of a new joint project on education of soldiers.

Minister Sargsyan said the project will contribute to formation of more wide range of educational opportunities for soldiers. “The years of military service must contribute to not only the physical strengthening, the development of military capabilities and professional skills, but also acquiring more general knowledge”, the Minister said.

The Foundation’s representatives expressed confidence that the project will succeed, the work will be productive and continuous.

At the end of the meeting Vigen Sargsyan and Marie Lou Papazian signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Within the framework of this cooperation, the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies is ready to teach the soldiers the skills of the 21^st century by the special option of the center’s program.

The program covers the following fields: computer programming, robotics, computer graphics, digital music creation.

The education process will be organized in “TUMO” centers nearby the military units of the armed forces at a pre-defined schedule and 18 months period.

The lectures will be held at three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced.