RICH GOLDMAN: COOPERATION WITH THE YEREVAN STATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY IS BEST EXAMPLE OF EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION
Yerevan, June 12.ArmInfo. “SYNOPSYS” world leader in electronic
projecting of automatic technologies initiated the official
ceremony of awarding the graduates of “Synopsys” educational
center with diplomas. This educational center is also known as the
inter-parliamentary chair of “Microelectronic Schemes and Systems”
of the Yerevan State Engineering University. 18 graduates of the
center received the master’s degree, while 36 graduates were given
the bachelor’s degree.
Hovik Musaelian, SG-director of “SYNOPSYS-Armenia,” stated that the
company began collaborating with the YSEU in 2002. Besides financing
the salaries of the teachers and the grants for the students, the
company provided the chair of “Microelectronic Schemes and Systems”
with 50 super contemporary program packages that cost $ 260 million
in total. Thanks to the investments in the educational sphere, the
most of the graduates of the YSEU became employees of the company.
“Armenia has huge intellectual potential,” Rich Goldman, director
general of “SYNOPSYS,” said. He stated that they give preferences to
innovatory thinking and strive for perfection, when choosing students
for their educational center. “SYNOPSYS cooperates with over 450
universities in the world, but the cooperation with the Yerevan State
Engineering University is the best example of effective collaboration,”
Rich Goldman said.
“The educational program of SYNOPSYS in Armenia is an example of
effective cooperation of business and science, business and education,”
Lilit Gevorgian, assistant of RA President said. She also stated that
“SYNOPSYS-Armenia” also finances the presidential awards for the best
students in the sphere of informational technologies.
Ara Hakobian, adviser of RA PM, said that Armenia’s future is
in the creation of the informational society. Ara Avetisian, RA
Deputy Education Minister, stated that the educational program of
“SYNOPSYS” is dynamically developing and enlarging, today, adding
that the Yerevan State University also became the partner of the
company in 2005. “The secret of the educational program of “SYNOPSYS”
in securing qualified specialists is conditioned by the fact that the
final stage of the education was maximally close to real production
process,” Academician Yuri Sargsian said. He awarded Rich Goldman
with a diploma “For considerable contribution to the development of
the Yerevan State Engineering University.”
At present, “SYNOPSYS-Armenia” has 350 employees. According to
theadministration of the company, the goods turnover of the company
makes $1 billion.