The "BigBots" team from the Educational and Sports Complex of Gazprom Armenia CJSC participated in the European Open Championship of the World Robot Olympiad held in Slovenia and won a bronze medal.

On this occasion, Alexander Grigoryan, Director of the Gazprom Armenia CJSC Educational and Sports Complex, along with other members of the management team, hosted the team leader, Artur Avagyan, Head of the Department of Information Technologies at the Educational Complex; the team coach, Maria Lisitsyna, a teacher of "Computer Science" and and team members Garegin Avetisyan, a 3rd-grade student; Gagik Harutyunyan, a 5th-grade student; and Michael Arustamyan, a 6th-grade student.

A. Grigoryan first congratulated the team on their significant achievement, then noted that such victories are encouraging and should continue.

"We have always placed great emphasis on the integration of information technologies in our educational programs. Providing this knowledge is of strategic importance to the Educational Complex, and we are pleased to see the positive results. Your achievement is very encouraging for the other students of the Educational Complex, who will now be motivated to participate in international competitions. I congratulate you and am confident that your successes will continue,” noted the Director of the Institution.

Other members of the ESC leadership also congratulated the students and inquired about the details of the championship.

The members of the "BigBots" team shared their impressions, discussed the competition, and acknowledged their shortcomings. They also expressed their intention to come better prepared for future competitions.

Team leader A. Avagyan said that the boys performed very well: “Although the championship was a team competition, our students are so well-prepared that they can also perform independently in other similar events.”

According to the team's coach, M. Lisitsina, the students—although very different—managed to become friends and work together as a team, helping and complementing one another.

At the end of the meeting, Director A. Grigoryan thanked the team leader and coach for their efforts and emphasized that all the students' achievements would certainly be recognized.