SYNOPSIS ARMENIA’S EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC TECHNICS
By Aghavni Harutyunian

AZG Armenian Daily
25/10/2006

Since this September Synopsis has been implementing a master course at
the Moscow Institute of Electronic Technics (MIET). Hovik Musaelian,
executive director of Synopsis Armenia, says that the program at the
Moscow Institute of Electronic Technics was a big event first of all
for Armenia. "This is fantastic to direct an educational program from
Armenia the sphere of microelectronics at Russia’s leading institute
that is situated in the center of the Russian Silicon Valley, in a
free IT zone," Mr. Musaelian says.

MIET was elected in a competition, criteria of which were set by the
Synopsis. "MIET is famous today as a forge that releases high-quality
specialists, and many companies, including Synopsis’s rivals, carry
out their projects there. The curious thing that is that this program
is being directed not by the Synopsis but from Armenia," Synopsis
Armenia’s executive director says. According to Mr. Musaelian,
the first 20 students of MIET have already embarked on educational
process. Synopsis Armenia has provided the students with its own
educational program.

Synopsis was introduced to Armenia in 2004. It acquired the offshoots
of 3 US companies – LEDA SYSTEMS, MONTEREY ARSET and HPL – and
united them.

It’s cooperation with the Yerevan Engineering University dates back
to 2001 and it further developed after Synopsis opened a branch
here. The number of students rose from 30 to 185. Synopsis also
cooperates with the Yerevan State University. "The educational
models of the Engineering University and the State University are
entirely different. The Engineering University entered the sphere
of production; a new inter-departmental chair was created at the
Synopsis’s office. The students are trained at the company, and having
done their bachelor and master degrees they receive a job offer, if,
of course, they are not drafted. Those are the best students of the
departments of cybernetics, computer engineering and radio-electronics
who are included in the university’s project from the second year of
their study," Hovik Musaelian said.

Another model is being applied at the Yerevan State University; here
the production comes to the University. Appropriate infrastructures
were created at the University, classrooms were repaired and equipped
with new technological packages. Currently Synopsis has 30 students at
the YSU, 30 more will join in February. Yet, the Synopsis prefers the
first model when the students work in an environment of integration
into the production, education and science. Synopsis also cooperates
with the American University of Armenia with an aim to acquire IT
management skills for its students.