Tumo Center for Creative Technologies
Nine additional centers exist outside of Armenia in Paris, Beirut, Tirana, Berlin, Lyon, Kyiv, Mannheim,Coimbra, and Lisbon.
Plans for new centers and TUMO Boxes both in Armenia and abroad (Los Angeles, Takasaki, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, and many other cities are currently under development).
[1] In 2017, TUMO Studios, a non-profit outfit that provides a creative space for several different types of artistic design, from pottery, jewelry-making, and fashion to cooking and embroidery, was launched.
tumostudios.com On February 19, 2018, at the World Congress on Information Technology conference in Hyderabad, India, TUMO received the "Implementation of the Digital Century" award.
The center will be located adjacent to TUMO's Yerevan campus on a 25,000 square meter space, serving as a hub for research, education, and startups.
The EU TUMO Convergence Center will be a hub for research, education, and startups geared towards university students and young professionals.
The center will bring together partners, both local and international, to bridge the gap between higher education and industry in Armenia.
The award is routinely given to organizations and individuals who make significant contributions in the areas of conservation, research and dedicated service.
TUMO Dilijan provides supplemental education to hundreds of young students, some of whom travel from remote villages to attend the center.
The idea of TUMO Gyumri sprang from Shant TV, which kickstarted a fundraising drive to open the center.
It is located on the first floor of a historic building in the city, donated to TUMO on behalf of the Republic of Artsakh and renovated with the help of Karabakh Telecom.
[10] A new TUMO center in Armenia's north-eastern border village of Koghb opened its doors officially in June 2024.
The building, designed by architect Bernard Khoury, is equipped with high-tech workshop rooms, self-learning stations, a sound recording studio, a cinema, and a large sports facility.
The center allows free education in 8 areas: programming, animation, video games, graphic design, cinema, robotics, music and 3D modeling for 12–18 year olds.
The first centre is part of a nationwide expansion, led by Pedro Santa Clara, that aims to disrupt formal education in the country and bring young Portuguese closer to various creative and digital skills.
The project is being realized through the initiative of sponsors such as Critical Software, Paulo Marques and Pedro Bizarro (founders of Feedzai), Licor Beirão, Oxy Capital, Coimbra City Council, Altice Portugal, La Caixa Foundation, the Santander Foundation and the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
[14] In June 2021, Adrin Nazarian announced $9 million in state funding to establish a TUMO location in the southeast San Fernando Valley.
[15] Serj Tankian, a member of TUMO's Advisory Board, has stated that the Los Angeles center will be located in North Hollywood.
The TUMO Box is mobile and can easily be installed in any city or village, functioning as a self-learning center for local youth.
The project has already opened its doors in Berd and in Gavar as part of a collaboration among TUMO, Amundi-ACBA, and the HAYG Foundation.
The box will remain in place for one year, after which it will be replaced by the full-featured TUMO Kapan center inside the city's historic train station, currently being renovated thanks to a generous donation by Judy Saryan and Victor Zarougian.
TUMO Stepanakert has welcomed approximately 4000 students and held over 300 workshops, 100 learning labs, and countless special projects with the support of AGBU since 2015.
Students from Martakert participate in the self-learning portion of the program at the box, and commute to TUMO Stepanakert for workshops and learning labs, using a specially organized transportation system.
The center, which cost roughly 25 million euros, will function as a hub for education, research, and startup industries.
The center aspires to create an open platform while building a vibrant community, bringing together students, young professionals, and both local and international companies.
It has worked closely with the TUMO Studios team to build a strong foundation in contemporary Armenian design.
The camp allows teenagers from all over the world to familiarize themselves with TUMO's curriculum while accelerating their knowledge and skill levels in several educational disciplines.
