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    Yeghoyan Discusses Gyumri IT Center in Talk at AMA

    By Contributor on October 31, 2014
    http://armenianweekly.com/2014/10/31/yeghoyan-discusses-gyumri-center-talk-ama/


    WATERTOWN, Mass.--A gathering of approximately 60 business people and
    technical developers gathered at the Armenian Museum of America (AMA)
    in October to learn about services offered by the Gyumri Information
    Technology Center (GITC) in Gyumri, Armenia. Amalya Yeghoyan, GITC's
    executive director, outlined both GITC's training program and the
    software and computer services offered to clients worldwide.

    GITC director Amalya Yeghoyan at AMA

    GITC offers a two-year program of hands-on IT training to qualified
    applicants with an existing background in computer science,
    electronics, mathematics, or related fields. Students select a focus
    either on mobile applications or web development. GITC's environment
    replicates a work environment with daily seven-hour attendance and
    strict adherence to professional behavior and dress codes. The second
    year includes a co-op program where students work in industry to gain
    real-world practical experience. More than 90 percent of GITC
    graduates find work in Armenia in their field of study, and no
    graduates have left Armenia. Students pay $500 tuition per year, which
    is only a fraction of GITC's real cost per student.

    director Amalya Yeghoyan with ABN founder Jack Antounian and attendees

    To support their efforts, GITC offers consulting and software
    development services to clients, focusing on web development, mobile
    applications using the IOS and Android operating systems, software
    development, networking, and other services. Currently GITC is serving
    clients in Armenia, Russia, Germany, and the U.S. Communication with
    GITC may be in English, Russian, or Armenian via e-mail, Skype, or
    telephone. Yeghoyan indicated that the per-engineer costs in Armenia
    are significantly lower than alternative offshore development centers,
    and that GITC is committed to high-quality standards and satisfied
    clients.

    Yeghoyan's brief PowerPoint presentation was followed by an
    eight-minute video showing GITC's facilities with testimonies by
    students. A question and answer session followed. The presentation was
    in English.

    GITC was established in 2005 by the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR),
    the Enterprise Incubator Foundation, Shirak Technologies Ltd., and
    donors from Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora to provide an IT
    infrastructure in Gyumri and attract businesses. It has now embarked
    on an effort to establish a revenue stream to sustain its education
    programs.

    Additionally GITC, in partnership with the Armenian Educational
    Foundation, has reached out to schools in Artsakh (Karabagh) and
    Armenia's border regions with educational programs.

    Yeghoyan's visit to the U.S. was sponsored by FAR. Her presentation in
    Watertown was sponsored by AMA, the Armenian Business Network (ABN),
    and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
    (NAASR). AMA's director, Berj Chekijian, ABN's founder, Jack
    Antounian, and Yeghoyan's host, Joseph Dagdigian, offered brief
    introductory remarks. AMA, Eastern Lahmajun, and Massis Bakery
    supplied some of the refreshments.


    For more information on GITC, visit http://gitc.am/gitc.

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