Armenian Prime Minister gets familiar with programs of Synopsys  Armenia 

ArmInfo. On June 19, Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the "Synopsys Armenia"  company. He toured in the training and production departments of one  of the leading IT companies, got acquainted with its current and  prospective programs, new initiatives aimed at developing the field  of information technology.

 As the press service of the Armenian  government reports, the company's executives presented in details the  educational program implemented on the basis of the  university-industry cooperation model. It is implemented jointly with  the National Polytechnic University of Armenia. The company also  cooperates with the Yerevan State University, the Russian-Armenian  (Slavonic) University, the European Regional Academy and others.  During the meeting it was noted that a significant number of  graduates, as well as students of the training department work in the  company, in addition to scientific and research work, they also  design Start-up programs.

In the production department Pashinyan was informed that the company  introduced new tools for more than 70 new educational programs, each  costing $ 1.5 million. The head of government talked with students  and employees of the company, got acquainted with their achievements  and welcomed the application of new ideas and approaches.

Pashinyan pointed at the importance of developing this field,  stressing that it is among the priorities of the executive body. He  proposed to submit to the government of the republic a program of  comprehensive events around the above-mentioned issues, the so-called  "road map", with a clear indication of the functions and work of the  state and the private sector.