EDUCATIONAL CENTER OF TECHNOLOGIES OF AMERICAN COMPANY NATIONAL
INSTRUMENTS OPENS AT SEUA IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 9, ARMINFO. An Educational Center of an American company
National Instruments opened at State Engineering University of Armenia
(SEUA) on March 7. National instruments is one of the leading companies
in the world in the sphere of development and production of hardware
and software for automation of dimensions, diagnostics, management,
design.
Speaking at the ceremony, Director on National Instruments Development
Aram Salatyan said that company produced an intensive program of
support to higher education in the world, contributing to creation
and modernization of educational courses, laboratories, educational
and research complexes. He pointed out lack of laboratory examination
works in the world. In this connection, the company organizes tenders
to resume these works. In the current year the above university won
a tender, which resulted in opening of a laboratory in the country
and provision of Lab.View software to the university and necessary
equipment for examination works. “Such laboratories exist only in
Russia and the opening of a similar one in Armenia testifies to the
high potential of Armenian specialists in the sphere,” Salatyan said.
According to the educational plan, teachers, students and specialists
of industrial enterprises will receive education at the Center. The
graphics of LabVIEW development will become a subject of study, which
allows collection of data, automation of dimensions and management of
processes through PC. It is for already two years that teachers of SEUA
have studied the software of LavVIEW package. At present, the package
will be technically replenished and will become a subject for study
of students with a broad spectrum of technical specialties. Besides,
a scientific and technical seminar “Virtual devices – revolution
concept of automating dimensions and management” was held. At the
presentation of the seminar, Director on NI Development Aram Salatyan
made a report. Participating in the seminar were representatives
of SEUA, Yerevan State University, AUA, European Academy, National
Academy of Sciences, the leading National Research Institutions and
industrial enterprises of Armenia.
It should be noted that every year the best educational establishments
of 50 countries in the world participate in a contest for grants of
National Instruments. This year, one of the winners was SEUA. National
Instruments provides SEUA with necessary funds for implementation
of educational process as well as with a full package of software,
laboratory stations and others.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress