Tumo Center for Creative Technologies

The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies (Armenian: Թումո ստեղծարար տեխնոլոգիաների կենտրոն) is a nonprofit, tuition-free after-school education center for teenagers aged 12–18, focused on skills at the intersection of technology and design.

Founded in 2011 in Yerevan, Armenia, TUMO combines self-directed learning, workshops, and project-based learning labs, without entrance exams or fees.

Since its founding, TUMO has expanded from Armenia into a global network of centers and satellite learning hubs operating across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. As of the mid-2020s, the organization reports 32,000+ active students and an international alumni community. In addition to its core teen program, TUMO operates other initiatives, including TUMO Studios, TUMO Labs, 42 Yerevan, the EU TUMO Convergence Center for Engineering and Applied Science, the Gyumri Market & Culinary School, and the Armenian Cultural Heritage Institute.

There are currently six TUMO centers in Armenia, located in Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri, Koghb, Kapan, and Yeghegnadzor. Until 2023, there used to be one TUMO center Stepanakert, Artsakh, with six TUMO boxes operating in neighboring towns, all of which are currently non-operational due to the expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians.

In 2021, TUMO announced the 60 million dollar TUMO Armenia campaign to bring 16 TUMO Hubs and 110 TUMO Boxes to Armenia.

On February 19, 2018, at the World Congress on Information Technology conference in Hyderabad, India, TUMO received the "Implementation of the Digital Century" award.

In 2019, TUMO announced the TUMO Box, a mobile, technically equipped mini-center, made of a repurposed shipping container. Boxes can be installed in any city or village and serve as self-study areas for local youth. The first two TUMO Boxes were opened in Gavar and Berd. More than 30 TUMO Boxes exist in Armenia as of December 2025.

TUMO received the 2019 Europe Nostra Award in Education, Training and Outreach. The award is routinely given to organizations and individuals who make significant contributions in the areas of conservation, research and dedicated service.

In 2025, TUMO received the WISE Prize for Education by the Qatar Foundation at a ceremony in Doha, Qatar.