Tumo
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies is a free education program for teenagers aged 12–18 specializing in technology and design, with education being provided at various TUMO centers and hubs.
The first TUMO center opened in Yerevan, Armenia in 2011 and additional centers opened outside of Armenia in Paris, Beirut, Moscow, Tirana, Berlin, Mannheim, Lyon, Marseille, Zurich, Kyiv, Coimbra, Lisbon, Buenos Aires and Los Angeles.
On top of the main centers, TUMO also deployed a network of TUMO Boxes, mobile, technically equipped mini-centers. Boxes can be installed in any city or village and serve as self-study areas for local youth.
TUMO offers extracurricular, innovative education programs in design and technology, providing teenagers with the space and equipment to advance their education while developing technical skills. One unique aspect of TUMO's education model concerns the TUMO Path, a software program developed in-house that places beginning students on a learning plan based on the students' expressed areas of interest, showing the students' rate of progress and letting them know which tasks they need to complete to move on to the next level.
Sofronie decided to bring this project to Amsterdam 2 years ago, and after partnering with the OBA, City of Amsterdam, TomTom, Adyen, JustEat Take-away and Miro, the TUMO Amsterdam is opening in September 2025 in the South East area of the city.
TUMO's curriculum will consist of self-learning exercises, workshops and learning labs in 8 learning targets, including:
- Animation
- Game Development
- Filmmaking
- Music
- Drawing
- 3D Modeling
- Programming
- Robotics