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 VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of “Mobile TeleSystems” OJSC, is glad to inform that for the second year in a row the Company undertook the sponsorship of the IT Manager Annual Award created under the high patronage of the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan.

The award aims at providing IT Managers in Armenia with favorable opportunities to improve managerial qualifications and skills in business administration by taking training courses in different prestigious universities around the world. Eligible candidates are IT managers with at least 10 year managerial experience; working at IT companies registered in Armenia.

Synopsys Armenia CJSC is the main organizer and VivaCell-MTS is the sponsor of the Award.

“Investing in young managers with state-of-the-art knowledge in IT sphere is the most important factor leading Armenia to have its special place in IT global market,”- said the President of the Award Committee, Director of Synopsys Armenia CJSC Hovik Musayelyan.

“It is obviously impossible to enhance the overall effectiveness of economic system without IT sphere and in this context the educational and training system of IT specialists has vital role as an essential guaranty of modernization. Implementing this program will majorly contribute to both development of local organizations and overall advancement of the sphere,” – said the Advisor to the RA Prime Minister Vardan Nikoyan.

“We believe that highly effective IT sector requires highly-skilled IT managers able to lead the change and innovation both in technology applied science and management. By sponsoring the participation of existing Armenian IT managers in a world-class IT management training at Stanford, VivaCell-MTS at the same time sets strict requirements before the selected IT managers: we expect that three IT managers having passed the Stanford's flagship IT management program, upon returning to the country will lead innovation in technology and IT management in the whole country, and this is through inspiring others through sharing experience and setting high professional standards in IT Management,” commented VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian. “The training will have strong, tangible and long-term outcomes on the national level, stretching far beyond selected IT companies whose managers were selected to take part in the training,” - added Ralph Yirikian.

The winners will have an opportunity to:
• Learn business management principles that determine success in tech industry,
• Test their business perspectives and innovative thinking ,
• Gain business knowledge from distinguished faculty with high-tech experience,
• Create new professional relationships with highly qualified peers and build life-long business contacts ,
• Become a part of an exclusive network of 3500+ executives.