Steve Wozniak awarded an Honorary Doctorate of State Engineering University of Armenia

Yerevan/Mediamax/. Today, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was awarded an Honorary Doctorate title by State Engineering University  of Armenia (SEUA).

Steve Wozniak visited the SEUA today with his spouse Janette and met with the faculty and students of the University, Mediamax reports.

Handing the Honorary Doctorate Diploma to Steve Wozniak for the big contribution into the sphere of information and communication technologies, SEUA Rector Ara Avetisyan expressed the hope that Apple co-founder will often visit Armenia.

“This title is a big honor for me. Armenia has already become a lifelong part of my soul and heart, and this University if very important for me. This title means that I still can inspire young people to create something new,” Steve Wozniak said during his first lecture at SEUA.

He told the audience why and how he decided to become an engineer.

“I fell in love with the computer because it allows the man to program what he wants to do. Still from early childhood I dreamed of a personal computer, and my good friend Steve Jobs, who always valued the perfection in life, understood me and we began doing it,” said the inventor of the first personal computer in the world.

Steve Wozniak also told about his contribution into the provision of communication between the USA and USSR during the Cold War. He also said that besides information technologies he was also attracted by Christian missionary work at college.

Today, Steve Wozniak was also awarded the Armenian President’s Global IT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT. The award was instituted by Synopsis Armenia with the sponsorship of VivaCell-MTS.