ArmInfo. On May 8, the Artsakh STEM Expo (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) scientific festival will be held in the city of Martakert of the Republic of Artsakh, which main goals are raise the motivation and interest of young people in STEM subjects, encourage to open new STEM Educational centers in Artsakh and develop tourism. The festival will be held under the slogan "Dreams become reality when you realize an idea".
According to the head of the Artsakh STEM Expo program Artavazd Boyajyan, the event will be organized in 3 stages. As part of the first part, according to him, an exhibition will be held, which will present products and solutions of representatives of science and engineering.
The second part includes STEM-TALK discussions, during which leading experts will present their success stories, share their experience, talk about the possibilities of the field, professions, etc. In particular, STEM- TALK speakers will be representatives of scientific and business groups working in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including YEREVANN Laboratory Director Hrant Khachatryan, Deputy Head of the Artsakh Science Center Arev Israelyan, Diego Portales University Postgraduate Tatevik Mkrtchyan and others.
A competition program will be held within the framework of the last list of events. According to Boyajyan, young people aged 15 to 25 who live or work in Artsakh can take part in the competition, and they must submit innovative ideas in STEM areas. Of the 10 pre-selected, the jury will select the 3 most promising. The winning teams will be provided with mentoring support to turn the presented developments into a startup that will further interest investors. Next year, according to the head of the program, students from Armenia can also apply for participation in the competition.