Education is the future of the nation!
STATEMENT BY PRESS SERVICE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
On September 1, Education Minister, Misir Mardanov signed an order not to renew the validity period of the license issued to the Azerbaijan International University.
The order stated that, Azerbaijan International University (AIU) had been registered in the Justice Ministry on October 17, 1997, and received the first license by the order of the Ministry of Education of December 4, 1997, Nr. 48-11-4058/16. In 1999 the university received license for six, in 2005 for five years.
On July 8, 2010 was established a Working Group to discuss the issue on giving licence to the AIU due to its expiration, and investigate the situation connected with the education process organization. The Group has been acquainted with the material and technical base of the university and analyzed documents given by the university management and relevant departments of the Ministry. It was revealed that, although there have been done some works to improve the material and technical base of the university comparatively to 2005, requirements for regulatory documents have not been observed in the organization of the education process, and have been committed a number of serious violations. The report prepared by the Working Group was discussed at the meeting of Licensing Commission of the Education Ministry. It was noted that potentials of the Science Council of the university were not used and activities of the vast majority of faculties of the university are contrary to the requirements of the existing rules. Moreover, it was revealed that most of the departments, especially technical training departments were not provided by laboratories that supplied with the necessary equipment, the department works were not organized properly, and allocation of lessons among teachers was massively violated. What is more, lectures at the university were given to teachers without higher special and science degrees, requirements for regulatory documents were not observed fully in the preparation of specialities curriculum that provided the expert training, hours divided to the number of subjects reflected on the curriculum was less or was not been taught at all, disciplinary rules were not observed and also was revealed serious shortcomings in the student attendance. Furthermore, teaching journals of groups had been written formally and sometimes illegally changed, the teachers’ signature were forged, student knowledge was assessed formally, subjects were taught according to the wish of teacher, a serious violations were committed in the formation of students’ contingent, as well as in their transition from one course to another, and in the organization of groups and associations, also requirements for the current legislation have been seriously violated due to students’ transition from one specialty to another within the university. In addition, documents' falsification was admitted, execution mechanism of documentation and documents within the issuing the diploma was violated, and the Moscow branch of the university did not act in accordance with the current regulatory documents.
In consideration of above-listed shortcomings and according to the unanimous decision of Licensing Commission were decided not to renew the period of the license (Nr. 003283) issued to the AIU by the Ministry of Education on June 30, 2005. Furthermore, the university management was obliged to give information about students studying at the university, graduated from it and took a break from education due to different reasons until September 1, 2010 to the Ministry of Education within ten days. Moreover, the heads of relevant departments and structures of the Ministry was instructed to prepare proposals for further education of students currently studying at the university or have not completed their study for some reasons.
08.07.2015 - 16:52
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