As part of the ‘Global Congress on Sustainable Development’ held in Istanbul, Türkiye, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullaev met with Freddy Boey, President of the City University of Hong Kong, and Michael Ngai, Chairman of the Asia Greentech Fund. Phil Baty, Director General for Global Affairs at “Times Higher Education”, an international rating agency, and Ulker Sattarova, Director of the State Agency for Science and Higher Education also attended the meeting.   During the meeting, the parties discussed possible prospects for co-operation.

18/06/2025 12:13

The official opening ceremony of the “Global Congress of Sustainable Development” took place on 17 June in Istanbul, Türkiye.   Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev, who attended the opening ceremony, took part in a discussion on the Azerbaijani experience.   During the discussion moderated by Phil Baty, Director General for Global Affairs at “Times Higher Education”, Emin Amrullayev answered questions about the opportunities opened up for the development of science and education in Azerbaijan after Azerbaijan's hosting of such a prestigious international event as COP29. Emin Amrullayev also touched upon issues such as the work being done on sustainable development in our tertiary institutions, supporting climate research, developing green skills, building global partnerships in this area and increasing international visibility.   It should be noted that more than 5000 delegates from more than 100 countries around the world are represented at this congress.

17/06/2025 19:15

On June 17, Deputy Minister of Science and Education Kanan Karimzade met with the delegation led by Salih Kaygusuz, Director General of Vocational and Technical Education of the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye, who is on a visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan.    It was noted that the meeting was also attended by directors and senior officials of the education departments of Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Bursa.   During the meeting, the current cooperation and future development prospects in the field of vocational education between the two countries were discussed.

17/06/2025 17:12

On 12 June, the delegation led by the Minister of Science and Education, Emin Amrullayev, met with the management staff of the “Huawei” company in the framework of the 2nd 'One Belt, One Road' conference on science and technology exchange, held in Chengdu, the People's Republic of China.   During the meeting, the prospects of cooperating with the aforementioned company in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) were discussed.

12/06/2025 17:31

A bilateral meeting took place between the Minister of Science and Education, Emin Amrullaev, and the Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, Yin Hejun, within the framework of the 2nd ‘One Belt, One Road’ conference on exchange in the field of science and technology, held in Chengdu, China.   The current state of, and prospects for the further development of, bilateral cooperation in the field of science between the two countries were discussed during the meeting.   Within the framework of the meeting, a Letter of Intent on joint implementation of the Cooperation Program on Artificial Intelligence between the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and a Letter of Intent on joint implementation of the Special Program on Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation between the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China were signed to promote mutual co-operation in science, technology and artificial intelligence.

12/06/2025 15:28

On 12 June, a delegation led by the Minister of Science and Education, Emin Amrullaev, met with Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim bin Said Al Mahrouqiyah, the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of the Sultanate of Oman, within the framework of the 2nd 'One Belt, One Road' conference on science and technology exchanges, which was held in Chengdu in the People's Republic of China.   Within the framework of the meeting, the current cooperation with the Sultanate of Oman in the fields of science and higher education, as well as the prospects for further development of cooperation, were discussed.

12/06/2025 13:27

The Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev spoke at the 2nd Ministerial Meeting ‘One Belt, One Road’ on Science, Technology and Innovation at the 2nd ‘One Belt, One Road’  Science and Technology Exchange Conference held in Chengdu, People's Republic of China.   In his speech, the Minister of Science and Education spoke about the work carried out by the Republic of Azerbaijan and the planned activities to promote international scientific cooperation and innovation-oriented development, as well as the creation of a knowledge-based economy.   He noted that cooperation between the two countries in the fields of science, education and technology has been identified as a strategic priority for the Republic of Azerbaijan, and emphasized that strengthening joint research, technology transfer and human capital exchange with the People's Republic of China in key areas such as artificial intelligence and clean energy will make an important contribution to strengthening bilateral relations.

11/06/2025 16:40

A delegation led by Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev is participating in the 2nd "One Belt, One Road" Conference on Science and Technology Exchange held in Chengdu, China. The conference is dedicated to the theme "Together for Innovation, Development for All - Jointly Establishing a Science and Technology Innovation Community for One Belt, One Road".   Representatives of more than 100 countries and international organizations are participating in the conference.   Within the framework of the conference, discussions are being held on the topics of exploring new models for relations in the field of science and technology and forming a cooperation network, technology transfer, increasing the efficiency of joint activities in the field of science and technology parks, and entrepreneurship.

11/06/2025 14:24

On 28-29 May 2025, meetings between the delegation of the Ministry of Science and Education and the regional Microsoft team on opportunities for cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence and education were held at the Microsoft Innovation Centre located in Dubai.   The delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Science and Education Hasan Hasanli.   During the meetings, the parties exchanged detailed views on the application of artificial intelligence technologies in education, data management and the development of large language models (LLM for Education) adapted to education.   Microsoft's approach to transformation in education was presented within the framework of the event, and initiatives implemented by Azerbaijan in this area were discussed. Real examples of the practical use of artificial intelligence in management and learning processes were also presented.   The meetings included technical planning sessions on the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) for education purposes, and Microsoft presented their approach to the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence.   Following the meetings, approaches to accelerating the digital transformation of education, integrating artificial intelligence and developing processes were agreed upon.

30/05/2025 11:53

On May 28–29, the First Rectors’ Forum titled “Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan: Priority Directions in the Development of Cooperation in Higher Education” was held in the city of Andijan with the aim of implementing the tasks outlined at the 13th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation and expanding relations in the field of science and higher education.   The event was organized within the framework of the visit of a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Idris Isayev to Uzbekistan. The forum was attended by heads of higher education institutions from both countries.   Speaking in the opening of the forum, Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Shakhruh Daliyev and the Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Idris Isayev emphasized the upward trend in cooperation between the two countries in the field of science and higher education, and stated that the forum would contribute to the expansion of inter-university partnerships and the promotion of joint projects.   During the sessions, topics such as the creation of dual degree programs, student and faculty exchange, joint scientific research, and progress in international rankings were discussed.   Within the framework of the forum, cooperation documents were signed between Azerbaijani universities (ASOIU, UNEC, ASU, ASPU, ASUCA, AzTU, AzMIA, AMU, BSU, BMU, BSU, LDU, MSU, NSU, QAFU, SSU) and leading higher education institutions of Uzbekistan, and agreements laying the foundation for new projects were reached.

29/05/2025 14:14