The ceremony of awarding the winners of the fifth Republican contest "Emergency situations through the eyes of children" and the first International Children`s Creativity Competition was held on December 14. The purpose of the competition is to teach children the basics of safe lifestyle, to reveal talented children, to provide support for them, to instill patriotism in today's younger generation, to draw public attention to the problems that may arise in case of emergency. The competition, held under joint agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The award ceremony, organized at the Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, was attended by senior officials of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The competition, attended by pupils of secondary and boarding schools of all cities and regions of the Republic, was held in school-based, regional and Republican stages in the categories of painting, poster, handicraft wares, fire and rescue equipment model, soft toys. 503 paintings, 305 posters, 197 handicrafts, 191 fire and rescue equipment models, and 167 soft toys were submitted to the Organizing Committee on the results of the regional and city competitions. In addition, a total of 37 paintings and 5 posters were submitted to the first International Children`s Creativity Competition from Russia, Turkey, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Hungary and Moldova. The works, submitted to the competition, were evaluated by the Organizing Committee and the winners were determined. A total of 166 winners were determined in the competition. 31 of them won the first place, 45 of them won the second place, 55 of them won the third place and 35 of them were awarded for their active participation. The winners of the competition were awarded with diplomas and valuable prizes.

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The event was attended by Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, Andrei Svistunov, the first Vice Rector of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, teaching staff of the educational institution and students. The Minister of Education drew participants' attention to the relevant Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Appointment of Aziz Aliyev as the Rector of Baku branch of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov and wished success to the new rector in his future activities. Andrei Svistunov, the first Vice Rector of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, congratulated Aziz Aliyev on the occasion of his appointment as Rector of Baku branch of the university and wished him success in his future activities. Aziz Aliyev, Rector of Baku branch of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, expressed his gratitude to the President for the confidence, and said that he would do his best to fulfill his duties at the highest level. Aziz Jamil oglu Aliyev entered the Preventive-Treatment Faculty of the Azerbaijan State Medical University in 1991 and continued his education at New York University in the United States in 1992-1999. In 1999-2002, he studied at residency of Pittsburgh Medical University in the United States. Defending a thesis in this country, he received the title of Candidate of Medical Science in 2003 and earned the degree of Doctor of Medical Science in 2008.

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Azerbaijani schoolchildren, who won 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at the 12th International Junior Science Olympiad (İJSO) held in Daegu, South Korea, on December 2-10, 2015, returned to their homeland. The winners were greeted by employees of the Ministry of Education, their teachers and classmates, as well as media representatives at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Schoolchildren noted that their main goal was to return to their homeland with medals and in the end, they were able to achieve their target goal, although there were strong competitors. Azerbaijani schoolchildren demonstrated their theoretical and practical knowledge at the 12th International Science Olympiad in physics, chemistry and biology. Representing our country at the Olympiad held with the participation of 43 countries, Huseyn Babayev, 10th grade student of natural science-oriented and humanities-oriented school-lyceum No.18 in Shirvan city, and Jafar Isbarov, 10th grade student of humanities-oriented school-lyceum No.4 in Lankaran city, won a silver medal, Turan Badalli and Emin Gayibov, 10th grade students of experimental pilot classes of lyceum named after academician Zarifa Aliyeva in Baku, and Turan Mammadli, 10th grade student of humanities-oriented school-lyceum No.4 in Lankaran city, won a bronze medal. It should be noted that Azerbaijani schoolchildren achieved the greatest success at the international Olympiads in the last eleven years. This year, according to the results of the International Mathematical Olympiad, Azerbaijan was among the top 50 countries.

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On December 9-13, 2015, the diagnostic evaluation of teachers working at general educational institutions of Shirvan city, Hajigabul, Imishli, Saatli and Sabirabad regions was held. More than 6500 teachers according to 19 general education subjects attended the diagnostic evaluation held at Shirvan Olympic Sports Complex. The diagnostic evaluation was also attended by 98.4% of teachers who were invited to the examination. Immediately after the examinations were over, the results of the diagnostic evaluation were announced. The teachers may enter their Personal Pages on the official website (www.dq.edu.az) of the Ministry of Education created in connection with the diagnostic evaluation of knowledge and skills of teachers and may get acquainted with results. During the evaluation process, 40 test questions in the specialty according to general education program, 20 test questions in methods and learning strategies were submitted to participants. According to the relevant rules, each correct answer is estimated by 1 point. The knowledge and skills of the teachers, who correctly answered at least 10 percent of test questions in each section, are considered diagnostically evaluated. It should be noted that the diagnostic evaluation of knowledge and skills of teachers working at general educational institutions of Sumgait city, Absheron and Gubadly regions will be held on December 16-20. About 9000 teachers are expected to participate in examinations to be held at Sumgait Olympic Sports Complex.

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President Ilham Aliyev has been conferred a diploma of Honorary Professor of History by Renmin University of China. Prior to the ceremony the head of state met with rector of the university Liu Wei. The sides hailed the development of relations between the two countries in a number of fields, particularly in political, economic and cultural ones. They stressed the importance of cooperation in the field of education, particularly expansion of ties between universities, and student exchange. The sides noted that President Ilham Aliyev's state visit to China would contribute to the development of cooperation between the two countries in a number of areas, including education. The sides then exchanged keepsakes. In her opening remarks at the ceremony, vice-rector of Renmin University of China Yi Zhihong hailed the meeting with the Azerbaijani President as a remarkable event in the university`s life. Rector Liu Wei once again welcomed President Ilham Aliyev. He briefed the participants on the history and culture of Azerbaijan, and also highlighted the history of bilateral relations between the two countries. The rector said he was honored to present the diploma of Honorary Professor of History to the Azerbaijani President. Vice-rector Yi Zhihong then informed the participants about the life and activities of President Ilham Aliyev. Then the diploma of Honorary Professor of History of Renmin University of China was presented to the head of state. President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the ceremony.   www.president.az

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55 educational institutions, covering Baku, Kazakh, Shirvan, Ismayilli, Samukh, Agstafa, Barda, Goygol and Lankaran, have joined the Azerbaijan Educational Network (AEN) during the months of October and November, 2015. It should be noted that all works are carried out in accordance with the "Action Plan" related to the implementation of the “National Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan". 2051 educational institutions have joined the Azerbaijan Educational Network (AEN) so far. The educational institutions, that joined the Network, have been provided with high-speed Internet and have gained the opportunity to establish high-quality communication with one another and other agencies of the Ministry of Education within the Network.  The Azerbaijan Educational Network (AEN) paves the way for the creation of a more effective learning process in the country and ensures the transfer of the positive experience in education, regardless of distance. The teachers and pupils of schools in remote areas have the opportunity to increase their knowledge by using electronic resources through the AEN. At the same time, access has been limited to web sites, deemed harmful to schoolchildren, through the internet filtering system of the "Websense" program used in the AEN. At the same time, 3000 Monoblock Lenovo desktop computers, 70 laptops, 153 projectors and 183 interactive electronic boards have been distributed throughout the country with the aim of providing ICT equipment to educational institutions during the months of October and November, 2015. During the process of providing ICT equipment to educational institutions, new equipment is given to the teaching staff and administrative staff members, who achieved good results in the evaluation of the trainings held to improve literacy in the field of information and communication technologies.

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Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, will receive the citizens residing in Sabirabad, Saatli, Imishli regions and Shirvan city in accordance with citizens` reception schedule of heads of central executive authorities for December, 2015 in the town and regions, on December 18, 2015 at 11:00 at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Sabirabad. The internally displaced persons, temporarily settled in Sabirabad, Saatli, Imishli regions and Shirvan city, may attend the reception. Citizens, who want to participate in the reception, can be registered calling to phone no.146 (“Hot line” service) of Call Center of the Ministry of Education or appealing to e-mail http://edu.gov.az/az/contacts/request on December 11, 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2015. Registered citizens are kindly requested to appeal with reference which reflects related issues in detail while coming to reception.

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On December 10, Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Azerbaijan Kim Chang Gyu. During the meeting, they discussed the issues of cooperation in the field of education and implementation of cooperation projects in the fields of higher education and initial vocational education. Mikayil Jabbarov underlined the importance of studying the experience of the Republic of Korea for our country and the necessity of further development of cooperation in the field of education.

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The meeting dedicated to the activities of secondary specialized education institutions was held on December 8. The meeting, held at Baku Technical College, was attended by heads of secondary specialized education institutions operating under the Ministry of Education. During the meeting, they discussed the requirements arising from the education reforms implemented in the country, the role of educational institutions in the formation of the younger generation, the major tasks facing secondary specialized educational institutions in modern times. Firstly, they held a minute of silence to honor the memory of oil-field workers who died in the accident took place in "Gunashli" field. Firudin Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Education, welcomed the participants of the meeting and underlined the importance of taking appropriate measures in order to raise the activities of colleges to a new level in terms of quality. F.Gurbanov gave instructions on strengthening the supervision of end-of-term exams to the heads of educational institutions. Deputy Minister noted that education institutions should always take into account the processes taking place in society, appropriate measures should be taken to prevent cases of avoiding class participation, educational process should be organized at the level of modern requirements. F.Gurbanov also highlighted shortcomings and lower quality indicators observed in the activities of colleges. Then, heads of secondary specialized educational institutions took the floor at the meeting.

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On December 10, Akif Azizov, academician, Director of Institute of Polymer Materials of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, taught the first exemplary lesson at the Technical and Humanitarian Lyceum of Baku. It should be noted that the exemplary lessons are organized in accordance with the initiative associated with the target-oriented program entitled "From Science to Education" and put forward by Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, at the ceremony dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). In accordance with the agreement reached between the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic and the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), these lessons will be taught by prominent scientists working at ANAS. 26 general education institutions of the capital have been selected in order to teach exemplary lessons. Subject laboratories are operating in 17 of them and it will create opportunity for teaching object lessons. The other four are education institutions which were renovated in 2015. 5 general education institutions have been selected in order to teach history-oriented and humanities-oriented, exemplary lessons. Academician A.Azizov taught 9th grade students an exemplary chemistry lesson in the chemistry laboratory of the Technical and Humanitarian Lyceum and answered their questions. Emphasizing the importance of increasing schoolchildren's interest in science, academician A.Azizov said that the integration of science and education created an opportunity for the training of personnel with advanced scientific knowledge. Academician noted that special steps were taken to improve the quality of education in the country with the power of science. He also underlined the importance of the target-oriented program entitled "From Science to Education" in this regard. A.Azizov spoke about the role of the chemical industry in the national economy and emphasized that this field is a promising direction throughout the world. Noting that Azerbaijan is famous as the oil country in the entire world, A.Azizov mentioned that petrochemical industry had developed rapidly in recent years in our country and the process of establishing new and modern production areas was widespread. Noting that the Nobel Prize, which is awarded for valuable scientific studies, inventions, services to the development of culture and society, will be presented to the recipients within the framework of the Nobel Week held in Stockholm on December 10, the academician provided pupils with detailed information about chemists, who received this prize. The exemplary lesson was attended by officials of the Ministry of Education and Baku City Education Department, education experts and mass media representatives.

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