DILIJAN — Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), a technology-based educational IT programme by Samsung Electronics with its Armenian campus at the international school UWC Dilijan, welcomed its fifth cohort of students this September. This year, 100 students were admitted to the Java Mobile Application Development course and the Artificial Intelligence course. The 2026/2027 academic year brings together young people from Yerevan and six regions across Armenia.
The total number of applicants for the 2026-2027 academic year was 509, out of which 263 candidates advanced to the interview stage. Ultimately, a total of 100 students were successfully admitted across both programmes. The Java Mobile Application Development course and the Artificial Intelligence course comprises 66% male and 34% female students.
The participants of the AI course are university students who will take a 9-month (4 hours a week) course – a quick practical immersion and career guidance in machine learning (ML) and neural network (NN) technologies with practical application to Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing tasks. They will present a graduate project – a solution for an applied task using ML and NN.
About the Java Mobile Application Development course
The participants of the mobile application program will take a 9-month (4 hours a week) project-based course, divided into 5 modules:
Fundamentals of Java programming language
Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
Fundamentals of Android Application Programming
Algorithms and data structures
Fundamentals of mobile application server side development
After completing the course, the students will present their individual projects, which they will develop using the knowledge and skills acquired at SIC, as their final test for certification.
The projects will be presented to an evaluation panel consisting of Samsung-certified instructors, educators in the field of computer science and tech industry representatives.
“As we start a new academic year, it is my pleasure to welcome young learners to our Mobile Development and AI courses, run in partnership with UWC Dilijan. Samsung Innovation Campus sits at the heart of our CSR mission and reflects what we value most as a company — people and their development. Our goal is to give young people practical skills that open real doors, so they can build better futures for themselves and for the world around them. To every student starting this journey: we wish you a wonderful year of learning. Good luck!.” Sergey Pevnev, Vice President at Samsung Electronics CIS HQ
“Now in its fifth year, Samsung Innovation Campus continues to help students build advanced programming and AI skills. We are pleased to see strong interest in both programmes, with students joining us from different regions across Armenia. We look forward to another year of learning, creativity and new ideas. ” Vardan Avagyan, Project Manager of Samsung Innovation Campus said.
