YEREVAN, MAY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Second Annual IT Career
Fair with the participation of 30 information and communication
technology (ICT) companies of Armenia took place at the American
University of Armenia (AUA) on May 16. The fair was organized by
the USAID-financed Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS)
Project. The higher educational institutions implementing IT
educational programs - Yerevan State University, State
Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA), Russian-Armenian
(Slavonic) University, as well as the Union of IT Enterprises of
Armenia (UITE) were also invloved in the event's organization.
According to the CAPS director Hayley Alexander, the
holding of an IT career fair in 2007 allowed more than 20
students and graduates to find jobs. Such fairs also pursue the
goal of bringing together IT companies and young specialists
with great potential for development, which allows to address
the problem of supply and demand for qualified employees.
The RA minister of labor and social affairs Artyom Asatrian
said that such events contribute to the strengthening of links
between the economy and the educational system, and the state
also plays a considerable role in this process.
Among companies - participants in the Second Career Fair
were ArmenTel, K-Telecom, Synopsys, Virage Logic, National
Instruments, Epygy Technologies, and Synergy.