About 100 athletes from 5 countries were represented in the tournament, held in Plovdiv. Aysel Ahadova, graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Sports School no.8, excelled 2 times in the competition held among boys and girls in different age groups. She won the first place in the competition held among 15-year-olds and won the third place in the competition held among 17-year-olds.

14/09/2015 10:34

According to the "Action Plan" related to the implementation of the “State Strategy on development of education in the Azerbaijan Republic”, 41 educational institutions, covering Baku, Sumgait, Ganja cities and Tovuz, Barda, Ismayilli, Gadabay regions, have joined the Azerbaijan Educational Network (AEN) during the month of August, 2015. 2000 educational institutions that joined the Azerbaijan Educational Network (AEN) so far have been provided with high-speed Internet. These educational institutions have gained the opportunity to build high-quality communication with each other and other agencies of the Ministry of Education. It should be noted that the Azerbaijan Educational Network (AEN) paves the way for the establishment 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 had 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, 1200 Monoblock Lenovo desktop computers have been distributed throughout the country with the aim of providing ICT equipment to educational institutions. These computers have been given to the teaching staff and administrative personnel members, who achieved good results in the evaluation of the trainings held to improve literacy in the field of information and communication technologies.

14/09/2015 10:33

The visual electronic training equipment was installed in the military cabinets. At the same time, the cabinets were equipped with modern rifles, pistols, grenades and mines designed for the training. The equipment designed for the training is distinguished by only firing design among real weapons. These weapons are absolutely safe and are similar to real weapons in terms of their mass and recoiling while firing. Electronic training equipment has a special mechanism and software. It is planned that secondary schools, located in the capital and in other regions of the country, will be equipped with modern military cabinets. These cabinets have already been installed in schools newly built in Shamkir and Kurdamir.

14/09/2015 10:30

The meeting was attended by the students representing Baku, different regions of the country - Ganja, Absheron, Barda, Gabala, Jabrayil, Zagatala, Gubadly, as well as other regions and cities. Congratulating the participants of the meeting on the occasion of winning the title of student, Mikayil Jabbarov recommended that the success formula must be sustainable and they should to be high-quality personnel and specialists loving their work. At the same time, the Minister urged them to take an active part in the public and cultural life of the higher education institution where they will receive education and to improve their knowledge and skills. Drawing attention to the improvement of academic achievements in the last two years, Mikayil Jabbarov noted that the average score for admission to higher education institutions increased significantly. During the meeting, the Minister answered the students' questions and exchanged views with them. Ibrahim Ahmadov, who has finished secondary school with a gold medal, has become the bronze medalist of the Republican Mathematics Olympiad, has entered  "ADA" University with 700 points, expressed his opinion about the application of curriculum in secondary schools and its advantages. Nurlan Majidov, who has entered Azerbaijan Medical University with 700 points, and Narmin Guluzade, who has become the silver medalist of the subject competition in biology, has finished secondary school with a gold medal, has entered the University with 695 points out of 700 points, shared their views on education abroad. Jamil Imranov, who has been the participant in the Republican contest “Scientists of Tomorrow”, has finished secondary school with a gold medal, asked questions about SABAH groups. Providing detailed information about the State Program on education abroad, Mikayil Jabbarov spoke about the prospects for the development of higher education in our country. Noting that the establishment of SABAH groups is an important step forward in this way, the Minister emphasized that the environment for innovation would be expanded in higher education institutions in the near future within the framework of international projects. Mikayil Jabbarov recommended to our students to represent Azerbaijan worthily and to demonstrate active citizenship, regardless of studying abroad or within the country. Zaur Velizade, who was the winner of the Republican competition on the subject of Biology, finished secondary school with a gold medal, who was from Mingachevir, was interested in the rating of higher education institutions in the labor market and Sergey Styopin, who was the winner of the Chemistry Olympiad, finished the lyceum named after academician Zarifa Aliyeva with a gold medal, entered the University with 644 points out of 700 points, was interested in the presidential scholarship. The Minister answered all the questions of the students in detail and expressed his attitude to the issues concerning them. At the end of the meeting, Mikayil Jabbarov noted that the great opportunities were created for learners and urged each student to take advantage of the opportunity created by our country.

14/09/2015 10:28

The main objective of the implementation of pilot project covering 50 schools selected from Baku, Ganja, Sumgait, Mingachevir and Shirvan cities is to test the organization of education according to the subject-orientations at full secondary education level, to carry out the relevant preparatory work in connection with a massive transition to this process in the future and to shape public opinion in the society about it. According to the Order of the Minister of Education of Azerbaijan Republic dated June 8, 2015, the teaching plan was approved for subject-oriented classes of educational institutions where the teaching process will be organized on subject-orientations and the subject programs were prepared and delivered to the relevant address. The number of subjects to be taught is 9 in technical subject-oriented classes, 8 in mathematical-economic and humanitarian subject-oriented classes, 10 in natural sciences oriented classes. Regardless of the subject-oriented directions, the subjects such as Azerbaijani language (Russian language in the Russian sector), foreign language, literature, mathematics, Azerbaijani history, physical education, pre-conscription military training of youth are maintained in curriculum. Subject-oriented classes will be complemented with the condition that the number of students must be at least 20 people in accordance with the existing rules. The teaching process will be continued on subject-orientations in tenth grades complemented on certain rules in the mentioned schools in the academic year 2016-2017. The Ministry of Education implemented extensive awareness-raising activities related to the orientation in places, took organizational measures for the acquisition of subject-oriented classes and organized trainings for teachers who teach subject-oriented lessons. It should be noted that a pilot project for secondary education orientation began to be applied a few years ago in 5 schools operating in Baku. In the following years, 3 more institutions have been included in the list of pilot schools. Analysis of the results achieved so far show that due to the application of the subject-orientation is organized in accordance with the inclinations and wishes of students at full secondary education level, their interest in training has significantly increased and it has had a positive impact on educational achievements of pupils. Subject-orientation is used in most countries of the world. Subject-orientation is among the main factors that positively affect student achievement in Singapore, South Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia and other countries, achieved success in international assessment studies. For example, in Singapore, the distribution of students to different orientations is held after sixth grade and students are given the opportunity to choose educational programs in different directions. In the Netherlands, subject-orientation has been intensively applied since the 70s. In Great Britain, a small number of subjects is taught to learners in the upper grades as a result of subject-orientation.   The expectations on implementation of subject-orientation in the country are as follows: • Students` inclinations and interests will be taken into account in the organization of the educational process; • Students will acquire in-depth knowledge on the subjects taught to them; • Students' motivation to learn will increase; • Students determined their professional directions for the higher education level will demonstrate a higher level of training; • Students` need for additional teachers will be reduced. • All of these factors will lead to increasing the quality of education and the formation of highly qualified human capital.

14/09/2015 10:26

The qualification upgrading courses were conducted by “İnkişaf” Scientific-Practical Center with the financial support of UNICEF. After analyzing the results of monitoring conducted to determine the content of the qualification upgrading course, the 132-hour course was determined for the selected teachers. First of all, 114 teachers, who teach in the fourth grades this year, were involved in the qualification upgrading course as the target group. The courses, attended by teachers working in schools mainly located in the surrounding residential areas of Baku, were held at 5 training centers. Galina Heinzelmann, practical psychologist invited from Germany, met with the trainees and answered their questions. At the end of the qualification upgrading course, the trainees were assessed. In general, 113 out of 114 trainees participated in the assessment process and 65 of them (57%) showed good results. The certification process of trainees was held at 2 levels. In the coming days, the closing ceremony of “Təməl” Scholarship Program will be held.

11/09/2015 10:26

The Ministry accepted the appeal and gave consent to the 270 students enrolled in 8 specialties to continue their education in other universities. The process of placing students in relevant higher education institutions will be held in a centralized manner and will be completed by September 10.

10/09/2015 10:54

According to statistics, 9131 calls (8 times more than relevant period of 2013, 1.3 times more than relevant period of 2014) have been received by Call Center and approximately 3000 calls by Switchboard service. 5619 citizens have been served by Citizens Reception Center. Most of the appeals (mostly were of request character) received by Call Center and Reception Center have been responded immediately and settled operatively. According to their inquiries, 813 citizens have been registered for reception of relevant authorities of the Ministry of Education in electronic form. 950 documents (362 letters, 578 petitions, 10 other documents) have been received and registered in Reception Center. Most of the appeals covered the issues related to recognition (nostrification) of higher education documents (diplomas), admission of children to the first grade of secondary schools, early admission of gifted children to the first grade, recruitment and replacement of teachers, rehabilitation and transfer to the local higher education institutions, the State Program on education abroad. It should be noted that Call Center received the appeals mostly on Monday (2680 calls) and Tuesday (1763 calls) mainly from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 15:00 over last month. Citizens Reception Center received the appeals mostly on Monday (1666 appeals) and Friday (1105 appeals) from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00.

10/09/2015 10:50

During the meeting, the Minister congratulated the students and wished them success in their education. Mikayil Jabbarov noted that the number of people applied for education within the State Program increased from year to year. As a result, the selection process was held under the conditions of high competitiveness during the competition organized for the academic year 2015-2016. Highlighting the importance of study of Azerbaijani youth in the world's leading universities, the Minister expressed his confidence that they would make a worthy contribution to the dynamic development process of our country. The Minister of Education also noted that sending Azerbaijani youth to study in prestigious universities of the USSR since the 70-80s of the last century as a result of far-sighted policy of national leader Heydar Aliyev laid the foundation for a good tradition. Noting that the great leader paid special attention to young people getting a higher education abroad in the years of independence, the Minister mentioned that this policy is now being continued by President Ilham Aliyev. The Minister of Education also noted that the strategy for turning oil capital into human capital is one of the priorities of the state policy in Azerbaijan and the funds allocated for bringing up the youth at the level of modern requirements pave the way for more reliable guarantee of the prosperous future of the country and the people. Despite the short period of time after the restoration of our independence, every year thousands of Azerbaijani students are admitted to the leading universities of the world and continue their education in foreign languages. It is based on solid foundations of education that they received in Azerbaijan. The next group of students whose candidacy has been approved by the Education Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue their education at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels in the UK, USA, Germany and Australia. Among these students, there are young people who have admitted to the world's leading higher education institutions such as Columbia University, Oxford University, University College London, Imperial College London, the University of Adelaide. They will mainly study engineering, high-tech, chemistry, educational organization and management. The admission of documents to the State Program on education abroad for the academic year 2015-2016 covered the period of April 15 - July 15, 2015. As in the previous years, along with the employees of the Ministry of Education, the representatives of other government agencies and higher education institutions participated in the interviews. During the interview, the main selection criteria were determined and it was required that the candidates should know the appropriate teaching language at the highest level, have sufficient knowledge of specialties that will be taught to them and have the intention of making a contribution to the development of our country, returning after completing their education.

10/09/2015 10:47

It has already been 2 years that the trainings have been organized and the final evaluation of trainings has been conducted for persons working in management positions in secondary schools of the capital and for those who want to work in the future. With the exception of Baku, the new directors were appointed for 229 secondary schools in regions and cities until March 2015, and the new directors were appointed for 24 secondary schools in Baku and for 104 secondary schools in other cities and regions in September 2015. Thus, the number of newly appointed directors of secondary schools throughout the country has reached to 357 in the last one year. It should be noted that the directors of secondary schools in other cities and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan are selected by the interview commission. During the meeting, Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, congratulated the school principals, appointed through a competitive and transparent selection, and said he had very high hopes for them. He also mentioned that the main qualities expected from the newly appointed directors are creating a transparent academic environment, initiative, acquiring new skills in management and understanding the role of school as an important element of society. For this purpose, it is important to approach the process through the way of analysis and to pinpoint targets ahead of each school. The main purpose of significant reforms conducted in the field of education is to achieve further increase of knowledge, skills and professional abilities of the graduates of school and the citizens formed by school. The expected results of innovations and reforms in education are directly dependent on the activities of school principals: "A healthy citizen can not be formed in an unhealthy environment. We must train a qualified and worthy citizen. The opinion of learners, parents, in general, society is formed as a result of your activity. For this purpose, there is a great need for bilateral relationship and communication established with society through healthy-based parent committees". The Minister noted that the academic performance has significantly improved in the country's education and the average score for admission to higher education institutions has significantly increased in the last 3 years: "It is the result of paying enough attention to teaching performance. School should prepare pupils not only for higher education but also for life, and should develop them as a citizen. However, the learner should understand the challenges of the period in which he (she) lived and learn to approach the challenges from the point of view of citizenship. Currently, the issues related to the occupied territories, which are our biggest problem, should be reflected constantly in both academic and extracurricular activities". It should be noted that the Ministry of Education organized trainings in collaboration with Azerbaijan State Economic University, Qafqaz University, Khazar University and UNICEF for persons working in management positions in secondary schools and for those who want to work in these positions in the future and as a result of these trainings, 162 people were trained in the academic year 2014-2015.

09/09/2015 09:43