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The festive opening of the “Mediapoligon-Yerevan 24” event took place in the large auditorium of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University.  VivaCell-MTS is the General Partner of the program. The Company has provided the eight dozen foreign participants and organizers of the project with mobile numbers and 4G Wi-Fi routers giving them an opportunity to speak within VivaCell-MTS network for free, as well as use 3G/4G Internet for sending and broadcasting reportages, reads the statement released by VivaCell-MTS.

The participants will send their text, photo and video materials to the main office of the Project located in the “Moscow House” Cultural and Business Center, from where they will be published.

The “Mediapoligon-Yerevan 24” program in Yerevan is organized by the “Expert” Moscow-based media holding in cooperation with “Russkiy Reporter” magazine and “Arminfo” news agency.

«Our Company appreciates the organization of educational, cognitive initiatives. “Mediapoligon-Yerevan 24” project is remarkable due to the fact that young journalists from different countries will have a chance to communicate with each other, learn from each other, expand their world view and will have the opportunity to acquire professional skills. The profession of a journalist requires an ability to analyze facts, and a commitment to present the reality in an unbiased, honest and fair manner. These are human qualities that can be acquired through constant self-development, self-education and self-improvement. I am glad that the capacities of VivaCell-MTS network will serve these young people in organizing their work in the frames of the project», VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian said.

“Mediapoligon-Yerevan 24” is an innovative educational program that aims at uniting current and prospective professionals in the media sphere. The program is a unique opportunity for young journalists and students to acquire new knowledge, to hone their skills and get acquainted with renowned professionals from Armenia and abroad. Throughout a whole week, guest speakers will deliver lectures and master-classes in journalism, photo and video. Young journalists and students from a number of Russian cities will participate in the “Mediapoligon-Yerevan 24”.

“Mediapoligon-Yerevan 24” also features a special 24-hour event - “Yerevan 24” – during which young participants of the program will publish stories about the life in Yerevan round the clock. The participants will see the sights in Yerevan and describe their impressions about the life in the capital. Their stories will be published during 24 hours on the websites of “Russkiy Reporter” magazine and “Arminfo” news agency: www.24.rusrep.ru / www.arminfo.info

Yerevan is the ninth city to host “Mediapoligon” educational program. Previously it has been held in the Russian cities of Belgorod, Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, Perm, Chelyabinsk and Samara; as well as the capital of Belarus, Minsk.