On October 13, at Hyatt Regency Hotel has started a two-day international workshop entitled “Training and professional development of teachers in the member states of the Eastern Partnership,” jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and European Commission.
The workshop was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU Office in Baku, heads of Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute, Baku Skill improvement and Retraining Institute of Pedagogical Cadres and other higher education institutions.
Speaking at the opening of the event, Jan Pakulski, Head of Unit of the European Commission, noted that the workshop, which is organized within the Platform 4 of the Eastern Partnership, has brought together about 70 representatives of the member states of the Eastern Partnership, including experts from the European Commission.
Minister of Education Misir Mardanov welcomed the guests and emphasized the importance of the event. According to him, the workshop will present the results of study conducted by the European Commission on the training and professional development of teachers in the member states of the Eastern Partnership, as well as experience of the European Union in this area. Noting that the goal of the workshop is to train and professionally develop teachers of the member states of the Eastern Partnership, the minister praised the importance of the workshop in terms of discussing relevant issues, sharing experiences and identifying future prospects.
The Minister gave information on training and professional development of teachers in higher education institutions, and noted that in order to bring innovations into the education field of Azerbaijan several universities of the country (ASPU, AMU, GSU) have started to teach the Fundamentals of Education subject. Stressing the importance of using new technology by students in the learning process, Misir Mardanov underlined the expanded use of electronic resources in the education process at universities.
Representative of European Commission Helene Skikos and other foreign guests made a speech in the workshop.
The workshop will continue on October 14.
08.07.2015 - 16:52
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