25.08.2026 (Caucasian Journal) We are glad to reconnect today with Pegor PAPAZIAN, Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer of the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies in Armenia. We meet on the occasion of the launch of the new TUMO Center in Kutaisi, Georgia, to discuss TUMO's evolving footprint across the region.A key architect of TUMO's global expansion, self-learning ecosystem, and educational vision, Pegor previously spoke with Caucasian Journal in 2022 about TUMO's "super-goal" of democratizing cutting-edge digital education for every teenager (read our previous interview with Pegor Papazian here).
Alexander KAFFKA, editor-in-chief of Caucasian Journal: Caucasian Journal has been following TUMO’s journey in Georgia from the beginning. For a while, though, establishing a permanent footprint here seemed to move at a different tempo compared to TUMO’s rapid expansion elsewhere internationally, despite geographical proximity. What finally broke the dam? Was there a specific moment, a political signal, or a shift in intergovernmental dynamics that turned a long-standing dialogue into the Kutaisi reality?
Pegor PAPAZIAN: I would not point to a single moment or signal. What finally made the difference was the convergence of several factors that had been developing over time.
