Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University

SEMINAR ON “DILIJAN FAB LAB” HELD AT YSUIB

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  On May 8th, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted a seminar on “Dilijan Fab Lab”, conducted by the project manager Mariam Nahapetyan.

 The seminar was attended by a group of students, mainly students of Natural Sciences.

On the agenda were the opportunity to learn, work and implement projects in Dilijan Fab Lab and the involvement of students in the Fab Lab’s activity.

Let us remind that Fab Lab was launched at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a result of collaboration between Grassroots Invention Group and Center for Bits and Atoms. Fab Lab, namely, Fabrication Laboratory is a technology prototype for innovation and inventions that stimulates local entrepreneurship.  People of all age groups, professions and interests can benefit from Fab Lab. Dilijan Fab Lab aims to provide young people from Tavush region with the appropriate means and environment to develop creativity, science and engineering.

 During the seminar at YSUIB, students got acquainted with some devices and details prepared in Fab Lab.

The students suggested preparing their mid-term  and graduation papers in Dilijan Fab Lab.

Thus the Branch students will soon visit Dilijan Fab Lab, will get acquainted with the equipment installed there and to take a part in the experimental training and from June to the trainings of Fab Lab.

 In the course of the study, students will design and prepare with their own ideas.