Zhanna Andreasyan visits first international TUMO center in Asia

ArmInfo. Zhanna Andreasyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MESCS), who is currently on a working visit to Japan as part of a delegation led by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, visited the first international TUMO center in Asia.

As the press service of the Ministry recalled, the center in the  Japanese city of Takasaki was opened in July 2024 and operates in  partnership with Gunma Prefecture at the largest conference center in  the region (GE Messe Gunma). Andreasyan emphasized that the Center's  opening contributes to expanding access to the educational model and  disseminating Armenia's successful experience. Discussions about  future cooperation with the center's management were also held.  Particularly, with plans to establish new Tumo boxes and centers in  the Japanese cities of Maebashi and Kusatsu.

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation  recalled that the opening of TUMO Gunma took place during the World  EXPO 2025 in Osaka. Currently, the center accepts about 3,000  students per year, and after its full launch, it will be able to  serve about 9,400 students per year.

"Today, there are already 11 international Tumo centers in various  countries of the world: including France, Portugal, Germany, and  Albania. The geography will continue to expand and during this year,  9 more TUMO network centers will be launched in Argentina, the USA,  Holland, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Portugal," the Ministry concluded.