Tech4Armenia
A specialized track within the National Leadership Program
Armenia is becoming a regional hub for technology and AI, and the schools outside Yerevan have not kept pace.
The talent that could teach mathematics, physics, and computer science is being hired, at salaries no public school can match, by the very sector whose growth depends on the next generation of Armenian engineers. So rather than compete for that talent, we joined forces with the companies holding it.
The result is a track built for working STEM professionals: a balanced teaching load, employment through a partner school, and full program support, so that people already building Armenia's technology sector can spend two years building its next generation.
Who Can Apply
Professionals with backgrounds in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, engineering, data and analytics, or STEM education.
How It Works
- Reduced teaching load: approximately 10 to 12 hours of teaching per week, with schedules agreed directly with your partner school
- Program support: approximately four hours per week for coaching, mentoring, professional learning, and workshops
- School employment; you are employed by your partner school, with the same professional rights and responsibilities as any other teacher
- Two years, 1+1: a formal decision point after Year 1; those who leave then do so without financial penalty, but do not graduate from the program
- Tailored arrangements: employment and participation conditions are confirmed individually, according to your placement and partnership model
What Teacher Leaders Do
Depending on placement and community needs:
- Teach STEM subjects in a regional public school
- Lead STEM clubs, technology projects, and project-based learning
- Build students' confidence and interest in technical pathways
- Connect their school to the technology sector: people, tools, and opportunities students would not otherwise encounter
Why It Matters
Outside Yerevan, consistent access to strong mathematics, science, and technology (STEM) teaching is not guaranteed. That shortage limits individual students, and over time it limits Armenia's capacity to build anything technical at all. The gap will not close by recruiting teachers away from industry. It closes by bringing industry into the classroom.
Our Tech Partners
Tech4Armenia was built with Armenia's technology sector, not alongside it. Our partners help us reach STEM professionals, shape what the track teaches, and open doors for students in the schools we serve.
Partners contribute in several ways:
- Recruitment, surfacing the track to engineers, data scientists, and researchers on their teams
- Flexible arrangements, enabling employees to teach part-time during the two years, or to return afterward
- Classroom access: site visits, mentorship, and equipment that students in regional schools would not otherwise encounter
- Curriculum input, helping ensure what students learn reflects the work the sector actually does
Interested in partnering?
Maria ManukyanYoung Professionals Recruitment Specialist