The Ministry of Education held a regular press conference on November 11. At the press conference, the issues arising from the Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on "Making amendments to the Order No. 3108 of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on "Increasing scholarships for doctoral candidates, students and pupils of higher, secondary specialized and initial vocational education institutions" dated August 30, 2013" were highlighted. It was noted that according to the Order, scholarships would be paid to students receiving full-time education at higher and secondary specialized education institutions regardless of tuition-free education or fee-based education for students and taking into account the overall average success rate and the academic achievements in subjects. It was underlined that the document signed by the head of state aimed to increase state care for students, to stimulate students' interest in education, to create a competitive environment among learners in order to improve the quality of education, to strengthen social protection of young people in accordance with the National Strategy for the Development of Education. The new rule reflects the true purpose of student scholarship and is based on the principle of justice. Thus, in accordance with the Order, after the first half-year, regardless of tuition-free education or fee-based education for students, scholarships will be assigned to those, who differ in high academic achievement, after taking into account the total number of students admitted to education institution, to this specialty with the state order in the current year. It should be noted that the Order has a number of advantages from the social point of view. Thus, the implementation of the Order provides an opportunity for students from low-income families, and for those, who get a fee-based education and differ in high academic achievement, to receive a scholarship. In addition, refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as students from privileged families, whose tuition fees are paid by the state, will have the opportunity to improve social welfare. The Order will enable to stimulate interest in education and to create a competitive environment among learners. This, in turn, will create favorable conditions to improve the quality of education and to carry out a training of high-quality personnel. At the end of the conference, the numerous questions of the media representatives were answered.

13/11/2015 11:52

In accordance with the Order of the President of the Republic dated November 10, 2015, changes were made to the Order No. 3108 of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on "Increasing scholarships for doctoral candidates, students and pupils of higher, secondary specialized and initial vocational education institutions" dated August 30, 2013. According to the Order, scholarships will be paid to students receiving full-time education at higher and secondary specialized education institutions regardless of tuition-free education or fee-based education for students and taking into account the overall average success rate and the academic achievements in subjects. The document signed by the head of state serves to increase state care for students, to stimulate students' interest in education, to create a competitive environment among learners in order to improve the quality of education, to strengthen social protection of young people in accordance with the National Strategy for the Development of Education. The new rule reflects the true purpose of student scholarship and is based on the principle of justice. Thus, in accordance with the Order, after the first half-year, regardless of tuition-free education or fee-based education for students, scholarships will be assigned to those, who differ in high academic achievement, after taking into account the total number of students admitted to education institution, to specialty with the state order. The Order has a number of advantages from the social point of view. Thus, the implementation of the Order provides an opportunity for students from low-income families, and for those, who get a fee-based education and differ in high academic achievement, to receive a scholarship. In addition, refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as students from privileged families, whose tuition fees are paid by the state, will have the opportunity to improve social welfare. The Order will enable to stimulate interest in education and to create a competitive environment among learners. This, in turn, will create favorable conditions to improve the quality of education and to carry out a training of high-quality personnel.

13/11/2015 11:50

On November 10, the second countrywide knowledge competition entitled "Heydar Aliyev and the history of Azerbaijan" has started among students of higher education institutions at the Heydar Aliyev Center. The project, implemented with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Center and the Ministry of Education, is aimed to study life and activities of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev, to keep alive the legacy of the great leader and to promote it among the younger generation. The teams consisting of students, studying at higher education institutions in Azerbaijan, are taking part in the competition. This year, a total of 46 teams, with one team from each university, are competing in the competition. Each participating team has 6 main and 2 reserve members. It should be noted that last year, 44 teams participated in the knowledge competition. The competition will consist of 3 rounds and 12 questions will be submitted in each of them. The questions will cover topics related to the different periods of life and activities of great leader Heydar Aliyev. The winning team will be determined on the basis of the total points earned in rounds. It should be noted that on the eve of competition, all the teams have visited the Heydar Aliyev Center. During these visits, students have become familiar with the Heydar Aliyev Museum functioning in the Center, have obtained information about the life and activities of the national leader and have conducted research on the basis of photos, videos, and other rich archival materials. First-, second- and third-place teams will be awarded with valuable prizes and diplomas by the Heydar Aliyev Center and the Ministry of Education. Special Certificates of Participation will be presented to other participants of the event.

11/11/2015 10:36

941 projects have been submitted for the first stage of the contest. 41 of them have not been accepted because they didn't conform to the conditions of the contest. Eventually, 900 projects have been received for the contest. 545 of them have been sent by teachers and 355 of have been sent by pupils. The projects have been submitted to the Expert Commission in order to evaluate on the basis of the criteria established for the second stage. The results of the second stage and the names of nominees will be announced at the end of November this year. It should be noted that the contest, dedicated to the use of information technology in education, has been organized in 6 categories on the directions of "Teacher" and "Student". The purpose of the contest is to provide support for the activities of teachers who actively use information technology in the teaching process, to promote the best electronic teaching aids among a wide audience of users, to inform the educational community of the country about the new teaching methods implemented by using the possibilities of the internet, to seek new forms of ICT application for teaching purposes, to expand the use of electronic resources in educational institutions, to motivate teachers and pupils to create electronic resources and to use the available resources. The contest has been attended by the teaching staff of general education institutions, the Methodist experts of institutions engaged in advanced training and retraining of teaching staff, as well as the pupils. Laptops, tablets, printers and other special prizes will be presented to winners. The contest is supported by  "Dr. Web "," AzEduNet "," Ultra ", the Additional Education Center for "Innovative Technologies in Education", "Edumedia Azerbaijan" and "Nar Mobile". It should be noted that in general, more than 5000 projects have been submitted so far for the contest organized since 2010.

11/11/2015 10:32

A general meeting marking the 70th jubilee of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) has been held. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the meeting. The head of state addressed the event. Speakers at the meeting included president of ANAS, academician Akif Alizade, Nobel laureate, professor George Fitzgerald Smoot, and director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, academician Viktor Matveyev. www.presient.az

10/11/2015 13:37

On November 5, the opening ceremony of “Temiz Sheher” (“Clean City”) Center was held at Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction. The trainings on the theme of environment and waste management will be held by employees of “Clean City” Open Joint-Stock Company and other specialists for students of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction at “Temiz Sheher” (“Clean City”) Center. Gulchohra Mammadova, Rector of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, welcomed the guests and noted that “Temiz Sheher” (“Clean City”) Center would play an important role in the preparation of specialists in the field of environmental protection and waste management. Speaking at the event, Jeyhun Bayramov, Deputy Minister of Education, said that numerous projects were being implemented in the direction of personnel training on the priority fields. Speaking about the core activities of educational institutions in this direction, J. Bayramov emphasized that “Clean City” Open Joint-Stock Company paid special attention to this field and it was so praiseworthy. Zakir Ibrahimov, Chairman of the Executive Board of “Clean City” Open Joint-Stock Company, noted in his speech that waste management was a new field and he underlined the importance of training of highly qualified personnel in this direction. According to the chairman of the company, students of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction gained work experience at “Clean City” Open Joint-Stock Company and attended summer schools and educational tours within the framework of cooperation between “Clean City” Open Joint-Stock Company and this higher education institution. Then the classrooms were reviewed and the questions of the guests were answered.

10/11/2015 10:57

Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education of the Azerbaijan Republic, met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Asghar Fani within the framework of the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference. The Iranian Minister noted that the President of Iran attached great importance to bilateral relations with neighboring countries. He also touched upon the relations in the field of education and invited his Azerbaijani counterpart to pay a visit to Iran. Speaking about the ancient historical relations between the two countries, Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education of the Azerbaijan Republic, noted that the Azerbaijani government was interested in strengthening bilateral relations with neighboring countries except Armenia. Touching upon the relations in the field of education, the Minister noted that last year, the Rector of University of Tehran was invited to the 95th anniversary of Baku State University and the cooperation agreement was signed between the two universities within the framework of the visit. Mikayil Jabbarov underlined that Azerbaijani youth had the opportunity to continue their education at leading universities around the world within the framework of the State Program on education abroad, which was adopted in 2007. The Azerbaijani Minister offered to jointly discuss ways of cooperation in education sector and expressed his gratitude to his Iranian counterpart for the invitation.                   Shahla Agalarova Special correspondent of AZERTAC Paris

10/11/2015 10:55

The Ministry of Education will hold the "Flag march" on the occasion of State Flag Day of Azerbaijan on November 7, at 11: 00. The "Flag march" will be attended by employees of the Ministry of Education, university rectors, MPs, well-known intellectuals, teachers, media leaders, NGO representatives, pupils and students of general education, extracurricular education, primary vocational education, specialized secondary education and higher education institutions of Azerbaijan. The main purpose of the march is to popularize our national attributes and introduce historical state symbols of Azerbaijan in the State Flag Museum to participants. The route of "Flag march" is considered to start from "Azneft" Square to National Flag Square.

10/11/2015 10:53

Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education of the Azerbaijan Republic, met with his French counterpart Najat Vallaud-Belkacem within the framework of the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference. Ministers emphasized the special role of education in the Azerbaijani-French relations and touched upon the prospects for development of cooperation in this field and the further expansion of relations between higher education institutions. They exchanged views on the possibilities for organization of dual diploma programs and a number of issues of mutual interest.                   Shahla Agalarova Special correspondent of AZERTAC Paris

10/11/2015 10:50

On November 4, the high-level meeting of Education Ministers was held within the framework of the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference. During the meeting, they touched on the issue of educational development and adopted the draft budget for next year. Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, who represented our country at the event, touched upon the Incheon Declaration in his speech and said that it was an important step in the process of international cooperation in the field of educational development. He also noted that it was necessary to consolidate efforts in the field of education for sustainable development. The adoption of "Education - 2030 Action Plan" shows that the successful joint efforts will be applied. M.Jabbarov mentioned that such steps once again clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of UNESCO and he emphasized the importance of finding innovative ways, with new enthusiasm. He mentioned that the educational development was the best tool in the fight against poverty and extremism and the key to solving many problems facing humanity. Emphasizing that active steps are being taken to implement the new reforms in the field of education in our country, Mikayil Jabbarov noted that the "National Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan" was the first document signed by President Ilham Aliyev after he was re-elected in October, 2013. Noting that the Action Plan of the Strategy is implemented, the Minister spoke about the work done in order to implement the programs on the development of children in accordance with the efficient education model. In his speech, the Minister touched on the issue of reading, writing and teaching, as well as the issue of implementation of inclusive education. The Minister said that despite the difficult situation resulting from continuous occupation of our territories by Armenian armed forces, the government of Azerbaijan invested a huge amount of money in the education sector and about 70 percent of schools was overhauled and rebuilt in the country. He also underlined that over the last ten years, hundreds of schools were constructed in order to ensure the right to education for the children of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). These facts and figures show that the main objective of the Azerbaijani state is to create the best educational environment for its citizens. At the end of his speech, Mikayil Jabbarov said, "A child uneducated is a child lost. To lose a child is to lose the future," and once again emphasized the importance of education. It should be noted that the opinion ("A child uneducated is a child lost. To lose a child is to lose the future"), which Mikayil Jabbarov expressed in his speech, was shared on the Twitter page of UNESCO.

10/11/2015 10:46