Within the framework of the official visit to the Republic of Armenia, on the afternoon of February 2 (local time), in the capital Yerevan, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly visited the TUMO Creative Technology Center - a free educational center that helps young people self-study and improve their qualifications.
Attending were Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong; Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha; leaders of the National Assembly Committees; representatives of leaders of ministries and branches of Vietnam...
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the delegation listened to an introduction to the TUMO Creative Technology Center with training programs conducted in the form of self-study, seminars, and project experimentation with 14 learning goals.
Through a unique blend of discovery, self-study, hands-on seminars and laboratories led by experts, adolescents develop practical skills, from programming, artificial intelligence to music, graphic design...
The Center representative said that by promoting creativity, critical thinking and technological proficiency, Armenia empowers the next generation to lead, innovate and shape the future.
To date, the TUMO network has expanded to centers in many other cities around the world.
Currently, Armenia is building 16 full-scale TUMO Centers in major cities and setting up 110 TUMO Box - a compact, high-tech learning space - for young people in remote areas.
In June 2025, TUMO is expected to launch the first TUMO Innovation Technology Center in Asia (located in Japan).
After visiting the creative and self-study spaces of young people here, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the TUMO Creative Technology Center model of Armenia; suggested that Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha direct research to build creative technology centers similar to your TUMO model, creating an educational environment to help Vietnamese young people self-study and improve their qualifications, especially knowledge and skills in science - technology, innovation, artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
This is one of the necessary conditions to train digital human resources in the new era, the era of national growth.
The National Assembly Chairman said that recently, Vietnam has decided to exempt tuition fees for students from preschool to high school in public schools nationwide; demonstrating the special attention of the Party and State of Vietnam to the development of human resources, especially high-quality human resources - one of the three strategic breakthroughs according to the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.