Vusal Aydemirov and Javid Azizov, second-year SABAH Groups' students of the Piano Department of the Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli, successfully participated in the international competition “Global Fest Petersburg 2016”, held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The competition was attended by the participants from  10 countries. The students of SABAH groups were awarded third place in 3 different categories (piano-duet, solo and ensemble). It should be noted that the participants from Russia and Ukraine won first and second places respectively in the category "Solo", the participants from Russia and Japan won first and second places respectively in the category "Ensemble", and the participants representing Russia and Georgia won first and second places respectively in the category "Piano duet".

21/01/2016 15:40

The XII International named after Zhautykov  Olympiad in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science is held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Azerbaijani schoolchildren also take part in the Olympiad, which was held on January 13-19, 2016, in order to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.  The Olympiad is attended by about 25 countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Azerbaijani schoolchildren will return to their homeland with great achievements. Thus, Azerbaijani schoolchildren, worthily representing the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan, won 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in physics, 2 bronze medals in mathematics and 2 bronze medals in computer science (a total of 7 medals). It should be noted that Azerbaijani schoolchildren have once again achieved success in the international competition in computer science after a five-year break.

21/01/2016 15:39

On January 16-17, 2016, the two-day theoretical and practical training on the theme "Compilation of individual working plan (syllabus) of modern teacher" was held for teachers currently involved in the teaching process in SABAH groups. The training covered topics such as characteristics of student-centered teaching methods, students' learning characteristics and techniques, principles of compilation of teacher`s individual working plan, evaluation methods and criteria, as well as the increasing of students' interest in learning. The training, attended by a total of 60 teachers from 11 higher education institutions, was held by Vafa Kazdal, Dean of the Faculty of Education Management at "ADA" University, and Anar Valiyev, Associate Professor. At the end of the training, the participants were presented with certificates. The trainings, conducted in order to familiarize academic teaching staff, who were involved in the teaching process in SABAH groups, with new teaching methods and to ensure their constant development, are organized 2 times a year. Let us recall that "SABAH groups" have been established since the 2014-2015 academic year, and are currently covering 11 higher education institutions and providing better learning and development opportunities for students. The project of "SABAH groups" is one of the most successful projects in higher education system.

21/01/2016 15:38

The Ministry of Education announces a competition for directors of general educational institutions and pedagogical personnel, who wish to work in this position in the future, to participate in the trainings. The main objective of the trainings, that will cover the pedagogical personnel working at general educational institutions operating in Ganja city, Goygol, Samukh, Goranboy and Dashkasan regions, is to prepare and develop school principals, who have acquired modern management skills and knowledge, are familiar with information technologies, and can contribute to education and social development of the country. The trainings will cover topics such as quality management in education, legal basis for the management of education, computer and learning technologies, statistics and analysis in education, educational management and monitoring, psychological foundations of educational management, curriculum: theory and practical application, financial management in education. Within the framework of the trainings, visits to schools with successful experience, short-term practicum, meetings with the participation of employees of the Ministry of Education and education experts will be organized for the participants. People with higher pedagogical education and at least three (3) years of teaching experience may participate in the competition. Candidates who meet the relevant requirements should fill in the application form (APPENDIX) and send it to the email address "telim@edu.gov.az" until February 26, 2016. Then, the formal writing and logical thinking skills of candidates in Azerbaijani language will be evaluated. Candidates, who have succeeded at this stage, will be invited to the next stage - for an interview. According to the results of the interview, persons, who have achieved successful results, can take part in the trainings. Those who have completed the trainings will participate in the final evaluation to be organized by the Ministry of Education. Persons, demonstrating satisfactory results in the final evaluation and not working as a director, will be registered as a personnel reserve in order to be appointed to job vacancies for the post of director. Certain incentive measures will be implemented in order to increase efficiency in the activities of those working in a position of school principal.  

21/01/2016 15:36

On January 17, the Ministry of Education will hold the first - regional (city) stage of the Republican subject Olympiads in all cities and regions of the country. More than 27500 pupils will take part in the knowledge competition. Schoolchildren will demonstrate their knowledge and skills on 8 subjects. The Republican subject Olympiads are held among 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, history, Azerbaijani language and literature and geography subjects. The questions that will be submitted to pupils have been prepared in a closed test format in accordance with the subject curriculum. Pupils are given a maximum of 3 hours during the examination consisting of 30-40 questions. The results of regional (city) stage will be announced by the Republican Organizing Committee until January 27. According to the results of regional (city) stage, the 3 best pupils, who correctly answered at least 60 percent of questions in each subject and grade, will win the right to participate in the semi-final round of the Republican stage. Schoolchildren, who want to participate in regional (city) stage on computer science, will be able to register at www.informatika.edu.az website and take part in the online competition. Computer Science questions of regional (city) stage will be placed on the above-mentioned website on January 17, 2016, since 10:00.

18/01/2016 17:19

The Ministry of Education announces a competition for directors of general educational institutions and pedagogical personnel, who wish to work in this position in the future, to participate in the trainings.  The main objective of the trainings, that will cover Sumgait city, Absheron and Khizi regions, is to prepare and develop school principals, who have acquired modern management skills and knowledge, are familiar with information technologies, and can contribute to education and social development of the country. Within the framework of the trainings, the visits to schools with successful experience, the short-term practicum, the lectures with the participation of employees of the Ministry of Education and education experts will be organized for the participants. Individuals participating in the trainings will take part in the final evaluation to be organized by the Ministry of Education. The persons, demonstrating satisfactory results and not working as a director, will be registered as a personnel reserve in order to be appointed to job vacancies for the post of director. Certain incentive measures will be implemented in order to increase efficiency in the activities of those working in a position of school principal.

14/01/2016 16:08

On January 14-29, 2016 (taking into account working days), the questions related to the diagnostic evaluation of teachers' knowledge and skills will be answered on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic. Questions will be answered through the comments. Users are kindly requested not to appeal with recurring questions.   Dear Facebook users!   - While writing comments, everyone must comply with the requirements of the relevant legislation. Otherwise, such comments will be removed from the page. - Appeals should be associated with the above-mentioned issue. - Comments written in capital letters are automatically hidden by the system. Such comments will not be answered.

14/01/2016 16:07

The single portal of citizens` reception was established in order to facilitate the reception of citizens, who applied to the Ministry of Education and subordinate bodies, by public officials, to improve the process for scheduling appointments, to speed up the consideration of appeals and to improve the quality of this process, at the same time, to summarize the information. Through this portal, citizens may schedule an appointment at the Ministry of Education and subordinate bodies. The portal also allows to forward appeals, to observe the process, to inform citizens via SMS notification system and to determine the level of citizens` satisfaction. The trainings are conducted at the Ministry of Education for the relevant employees of subordinate bodies in order to ensure effective use of the Portal. The trainings are attended by the persons, who are responsible for the consideration of citizens` appeals, from City (District) Education Offices (Departments) and higher, primary vocational and secondary specialized educational institutions. The portal will start working after a week-long schedule of trainings.

13/01/2016 17:42

According to the order of the Minister of Education Mikayil Jabbarov, the Finance and Audit Department was established on the basis of the Department of Economics. As well as, the Department of Initial Professional and Secondary Specialized Education was abolished and Initial Vocational Training Office was established. The Minister also ordered to rename the Further Education Office of the Human Resources Department into the Civil Service Issues Office and the Preschool and General Education Department into the General and Preschool Education Department. The name of the Science and Higher Education Department was changed to the Science, Higher and Secondary Specialized Education Department, while the Higher, Secondary Specialized and Further Education Office was set up on the basis of the Student Support and Exchange Program and Higher Education Offices. The Ministry’s Legal Expertise and Licensing Department is now called the Legal Department and the Licensing and Accreditation Office was renamed into Legal Provision Office. The Office for Work with NGOs and Mass Media was renamed into the Public Relations Office. The Protocol Office was transferred to the International Cooperation Department.

13/01/2016 17:40

On January 8, the ceremony of awarding the winners of "Plan competition of class communities" was held within the framework of the pilot project on the establishment of school communities.  The main purpose of the competition is to stimulate the activities of communities, established with the financial support of the World Bank and the organizational support of the company “Allianz Consult” within the framework of the pilot project, to motivate community members, to encourage teachers, students and parents to establish a community. The event, held at Baku secondary school No. 204, was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education, Baku city Education Department, state institutions involved in the organization of the competition, education experts, competition winners and media representatives. In her speech, Mahabbat Valiyeva, Head of Baku city Education Department, spoke about the importance of the project and noted that school communities paved the way for the strengthening of reliability between parents and schools. According to M. Valiyeva, the right connection established among schools, students and parents plays an important role in child's future. Then the speakers spoke about the importance of "School communities" project in terms of the strengthening of the relations between schools and parents, and underlined that this cooperation had a very positive impact on the improvement of children's academic achievements. It should be noted that 37 class communities participated in the competition held by the website "www.community.az". The winners were determined in 5 categories. Grade III-J of secondary school No. 4 named after M. Mehdizade of Ganja city became the winner in the category "The best class community plan", Grade II-C of school-lyceum No. 220 named after A. Mahmudov of Baku city became the winner in the category "Joy without expense", Grade VI-D of secondary school No. 204 named after A. Aliyeva of Baku city became the winner in the category "The most original idea", Grade XI-B of secondary school No. 4 named after M. Mehdizade of Ganja city became the winner in the category "Goodwill without borders". 2 communities - Grade VIII-A of secondary school No. 1 named after I. Hasanov of Ismayilli city and Grade VI-B of secondary school No. 169 of Baku city excelled in the category "The most active persons". The winners were awarded with Honorary Diplomas and valuable prizes in each category. The competition was supported by “Access Bank” OJSC, "Healthy Family" LLC, "Standard Insurance" OJSC, "Baker Tilly Azerbaijan" LLC, "Azza" Confectionery, "Khazar Ventures" LLC, "Azerfon" LLC.

13/01/2016 16:44