On 20 January – National Mourning Day, the leadership and staff of the Ministry of Science and Education visited the Alley of Martyrs.   They commemorated the memory of martyrs who gave their lives for the freedom and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and put flowers at their graves.

20/01/2023 16:35

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the opening of “STEAM Innovation Center” in Baku.   Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev informed the head of state and the First Lady of the conditions created at the center.   The four-storey building of the "STEAM Innovation Center" has an aviation space, classic Newton, Newton for children and conference rooms, game rooms, construction rooms, "Heureka Classics" rooms, a robot development laboratory, "3D hologram", VR zones.   The Ministry of Science and Education launched the "STEAM Azerbaijan" project with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation starting from the 2019-2020 academic year.   STEAM education approach is an integration of the 5 core disciplines. It is based on the idea of teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics in a joint manner and holistically. The main objective of the STEAM project is to show the 21st century skills - creativity, critical thinking, development of cooperation, application of scientific and technical knowledge in everyday life through practical exercises for the students studying in the public schools of the Republic, to teach them engineering skills, to improve their ability to use modern ICT equipment by applying various programming languages.   https://president.az

05/01/2023 14:30

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have viewed conditions created at Child and Youth Development Center in Baku after a major overhaul and restoration.   Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev informed the head of state and the First Lady of the conditions created at the center.   The center features 44 clubs, including dancing, theatre, painting, foreign languages, science and technology, psychology, culinary and tourism. Nearly 1,500 students are expected to be involved in the clubs.   The center will employ 20 administrative, 20 technical and 65 pedagogical staff.   https://president.az

05/01/2023 14:20

As part of the "Year of Shusha," a forum was organized with the participation of foreign students studying in our country. The aim of the forum was to discuss the damage caused to cultural monuments and the environment by Armenian vandalism in the territories liberated from the occupation, to hold discussions on topics of diplomacy, and to bring the Karabakh realities to foreign students.   The event included panel discussions by local and foreign experts on the topics of culture, ecology, and diplomacy with international students and teaching staff.   Representatives of the Shusha State Reserve Department, the Reserves Management Center under the State Tourism Agency, and the Permanent Delegation of Azerbaijan to UNESCO participated as speakers at the cultural panel. Representatives of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Caspian and Azerbaijan State Universities of Economics, as well as independent experts, made presentations at the environmental panel. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Center for Analysis of International Relations, the Youth Organization of the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Topchubashov Center spoke at the diplomatic panel. The speech of Michael Dora, Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute of the USA, who participated in this panel, was met with interest.   It should be noted that some of the speakers of the forum were graduates educated abroad under the "State Program for the Education of Azerbaijani Youth Abroad in 2007-2015." During the panel discussions, panelists answered questions of interest to forum participants.   The forum was attended by about 70 foreign students studying in our country at the expense of programs of educational grants established by decrees of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, intergovernmental agreements supported by the Republic of Azerbaijan, and their own funds.   At the end of the event, the participants' impressions were heard and dozens of memorable photos were taken.

28/12/2022 17:01

“The RoboGames 2022” STEAM competition, organized by the Ministry of Science and Education, ADA University, and “Mars Academy”, was held on December 24–25.   "RoboGames 2022: Smart City" is a local robotics project competition, organized for the first time for high school students aged 10 to 16. "RoboGames" is an unusual experience that introduces students to real-world scientific and technological problems in a fun environment and enriches students’ worldview by exploring their solutions.   The competition was held over 2 days at ADA University with 40 teams, 201 participants, and team leaders from public and private educational institutions. The teams assembled robots programmed to solve the stated “Smart City” missions using special “Lego Mindstorms ev3” kits, and demonstrated creativity by using more efficient resources with digital solutions.   On the last day of the event, the teams that demonstrated the importance of new discoveries, fair competition, teamwork, professionalism, cooperation, and friendly competition were chosen as winners.   At the end of the event, Vusal Khanlarov, head of the Department of Informatization of the Education System, and Sencer Yeralan, dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering at ADA University, presented trophies and gifts to the champions.

27/12/2022 12:43

Deputy Minister of Science and Education Mukhtar Mammadov met with representatives of “Cisco” company. The meeting was attended by Dorin Pena, Cisco's Executive Director for Romania and CIS countries, Ramil Eyubov, Cisco's General Director for Azerbaijan, Farid Zeynalov, Cisco's responsible manager for the territory and Vusal Khanlarov, head of the Department of Informatization of the Education System. During the meeting, information was presented on the achievements in the field of education in Azerbaijan within the long-term cooperation with “Cisco” company. At the same time, it was reported that the security of Internet and Intranet services provided to educational institutions, filtering of malicious content is ensured. The meeting discussed the issues of cooperation between the Ministry of Science and Education and “Cisco” company on educational institutions created in the liberated territories, the presentation of the educational laboratory "Cisco DevNet" for Azerbaijani students, and increasing the number of “Cisco” network academies in Azerbaijan. The issues of introduction of new technological solutions into the educational process were also discussed. It should be noted that a total of 4331 educational institutions across the country are provided with access to the intranet and internet by connecting them to the Azerbaijan Educational Network. Of these, 1 235 educational institutions are connected to fiber optic communication channel, 2 008 educational institutions are connected to a wireless LTE network, and 1 088 educational institutions are connected to ADSL. "Cisco" solutions are used in the management and distribution of the network in educational institutions.

16/12/2022 15:48

The Minister of Science and Education, Emin Amrullayev, has met with Microsoft officials who are on a visit to our country.   The meeting was attended by Mark East, General Manager of “Microsoft” company for Europe, Middle East, and Africa and Albena Spasova, Microsoft’s Education Lead for Central and Eastern Europe.   The participants of the meeting expressed their satisfaction with the high-level cooperation between the Ministry of Science and Education and Microsoft during and after the pandemic. In order to continue the cooperation more closely, the parties discussed the possibilities of using artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies to manage different levels of education and stimulate research.   The representatives of “Microsoft” company said they would work more closely with the Ministry of Science and Education to expand joint activities.    As part of the visit, representatives of the company took part in “Digital skills classes, got acquainted with “Steam Center” activities, and held meetings with startuppers at the “SABAH.lab Acceleration Center”. 

10/12/2022 15:23

On December 9, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education, the Baku Expo Center hosted the closing ceremony of the International Festival of Steam Azerbaijan 2022.  The closing ceremony was attended by Emin Amrullayev, Minister of Science and Education, Isa Habibbeyli, president of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Ulvi Mehdiyev, chairman of the State Agency for Citizens' Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, officials from other government agencies, members of the National Assembly, representatives of diplomatic missions, heads of higher education institutions and directors of scientific-research institutes.   Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev first greeted the guests and congratulated the winners of the festival.   Emin Amrullayev emphasized that the work carried out in our country on the "STEAM Azerbaijan" project was supported by the state at a high level and thanked for this support the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, and First Vice President, Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva.   Noting that over the past 3 years the project has reached more than 100,000 students, hundreds of schools, the minister added that the STEAM museum, the Steam Innovation Center, will soon begin operating. At the end of his speech, the minister once again congratulated the winners and said that such festivals will be organized regularly. Speaking at the closing ceremony, ANAS President Isa Habibbayli called the STEAM Azerbaijan project an ideal project for the intellectual development of the new generation and congratulated the winners.   At the ceremony, the head of the "Steam Azerbaijan" project, Igrar Nazarov, made a report. It was noted that in SAF 2022, 43 teams have won I, 102 teams - II,  108 teams - III places.   Then prizes were given to the winning teams.   It should be noted that the festival was held from December 5 to 9.   A total of about 1,500 participants from 350 teams participated in SAF 2022.  127 of them were foreign participants and 1,300 were local participants. Foreign participants represented Turkey, Great Britain, Sweden, Estonia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.  

09/12/2022 20:15

On December 8, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with a delegation from the Brandenburg Technical University of the Federal Republic of Germany.   The Minister expressed satisfaction with the current state of cooperation relations between the Technical University of Azerbaijan and the Brandenburg Technical University and stressed the importance of the agreements signed between the two institutions of higher education on dual degree programs at the master's and doctoral level.   In his turn, the president of the Brandenburg Technical University expressed an interest in establishing ties of cooperation with higher educational institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

09/12/2022 17:33

The opening ceremony of the International Steam Azerbaijan Festival 2022 was held on 5 December at Baku Expo Centre with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education.   The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmadov, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Examination Center Maleyka Abbaszadeh, officials from other government agencies, members of the National Assembly, heads of media structures, well-known members of the public and other guests.   Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev welcomed the guests and noted that the festival is a prestigious and significant event in the field of education. Speaking about the Steam Project, the minister noted that the project is the first step toward further education in Azerbaijan. Emin Amrullayev noted that the main purpose of Steam education is to prepare the next generation for new challenges.   In his speech, the Minister of Science and Education, emphasizing the support of more than 250 "BIR"(“ONE”) student volunteers in the organization of the festival, congratulated each of them on December 5 - International Volunteer Day.   At the end of his speech, the minister thanked everyone who contributed to the organization of the festival and wished the participants success.   In his speech at the festival, the head of the project "Steam Azerbaijan," Igrar Nazarov, spoke in detail about the project and the festival. Igrar Nazarov said that now the Steam project covers 318 schools and 100,305 students all over the country, and 22 Steam centers are functioning. He noted that by 2026, the number of students in the project is planned to reach 280 thousand.   Noting the difference between SAF 2022 and SAF 2021, Igrar Nazarov said that 1,312 people in 350 teams participated in this year's festival, of which 127 teams represented 7 foreign countries.   It was noted that SAF 2022 will be held in 10 categories, such as "VEX IQ" and "VEX V5", "Robotics,"  "Lego,"  "Search and Rescue" (10-14, 15-18 years old), "Hackathon" (High school), "Hackathon" (general education schools),  "Dream World” (elementary school), "Robokids" (elementary school), "Mechatronics," and "Learning Drones."   Based on applications from the UK, Sweden, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Estonia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, teams from these countries were secured to participate in the festival in various categories. Specialists from France, Israel, Norway, China, and Turkey were invited as judges to evaluate the team's performance in the competition. An exhibition of “Innovative projects" was also organized at SAF 2022. It should be noted that the festival will last until December 9.   The purpose of the festival is to support STEAM-based education, nurture 21st century skills among students, identify and network creative, digitally savvy students, and research international experience in innovation and digitalization.

05/12/2022 17:13