International group of diversified mining companies GeoProMining ("GPM" or "Company") participated in the official opening ceremony of UWC International school in Dilijan and presented the school with a number of Armenian books in the English language.
GeoProMining presented the school with a number of books in the English language about Armenian history, geography and culture. Those books contribute to the expansion of foreign students' vision about Armenia. Among the books are educational publications, and also video materials of virtual tours to the sights of Armenia. They will contribute to the formation of the students' vision about the country, where they will live and study.
"Supporting educational programs is one of the foundation stones of the social policy of the Group of Companies GeoProMining. We are happy today to reaffirm our position within the framework of cooperation with the UWC International School at Dilijan. We are more than confident that laying of the seed of education in Dilijan will yield in a wonderful tree of knowledge in the future. We sincerely congratulate our friends for the significant event, and we are confident that the school will make an important contribution not only to the development of the educational sector of Armenia, but also will take its worthy place in the international system of education. We are confident that our cooperation with the school of Dilijan will become another humble investment of ours in the development of educational sphere of Armenia", said President and CEO of GeoProMining Group Roman Khudoley.
The project of construction of the International school in Dilijan is a charitable project of Ruben Vardanyan and his spouse Veronika Zonabend and their friends. The first students of the school started their studies in September 2014. The graduates will receive International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Starting from 2017 the school will start Cambridge IGCSE program, which is for students of age 13-16. Today the number of students is 96, who came from 48 countries of the world, including North America, Eastern Europe, Russia and Australia.
GeoProMining is an international privately-owned diversified metals resource holding company with a portfolio of quality exploration and mining projects. The company was founded in 2001 and is focusing on gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, antimony and other metals. GPM Gold Company exploits Sotk mine utilizing the Ararat processing plant. Company's production is gold in the form of "Dore". GeoProMining Ltd acquired 100% in GeoProMining Gold Ltd through a public tender offer on Toronto stock exchange in the fall of 2007. GeoProMining current focus of exploration is mainly centered on Georgia, Armenia, Russia, Peru and Vietnam. The key assets of the company in Armenia are Sotk gold mine, Ararat Gold Recovery Company, Agarak copper and molybdenum plant.