Different programs are applied for the education of talented pupils in the gymnasiums and lyceums, they are provided with a quality education. The gymnasiums and lyceums, having the experienced teaching staff and distinguishing by traditions, are equipped with the necessary material-technical basis in order to ensure higher training level of the pupils. Interactive teaching is carried out with the use of high technology. The relevant centers, operating in the educational institutions, aim to prepare pupils for local and international olympiads.   Pupil admission in VII, VIII və IX grades of the Physics, mathematics and information science lyceum, the Chemistry-biological lyceum and the Republican Humanitarian Subjects Gymnasium named after A.S.Makarenko for the academic year 2015-2016 has been announced by the Ministry of Education.

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Mubariz Gurbanli, Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations, Firudin Gurbanov, Deputy Education Minister, Gamarkhanim Javadli, deputy Chair of the Caucasus Muslims Board, the scientist-theologians, education experts and NGO leaders attended the conference. Mubariz Gurbanli, Chairman of the State Committee, opened the conference with introductory remarks and informed about the Action Plan, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Education and the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations, on "Strengthening measures for the upbringing of children and youth in the spirit of respect for national-moral and universal values in educational institutions". M. Gurbanli spoke about the activities of President Ilham Aliyev for the protection of national and moral values in accordance with the policy of national leader Heydar Aliyev and noted the work, done in this direction. Emphasizing the role of educational institutions in the upbringing of the children and the young generation in the spirit of national-moral values, he expressed satisfaction with the consistent implementation of work in this direction. The chairman of the committee reminded the necessity of approach to national-moral values through the prism of succession and modernity and spoke about its importance in terms of statehood and cultural heritage. Speaking at the conference, Deputy Education Minister Firudin Gurbanov noted that the national leader attached special importance to the education and upbringing of youth in the national spirit and on the basis of national-moral values. F.Gurbanov also mentioned that the development of the function of upbringing of education is considered a priority in the "National Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan", approved by President Ilham Aliyev. He expressed his confidence that the implementation of measures, stipulated in the Action Plan, approved by the joint order of the Ministry of Education and the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations, will play an important role in the spiritual upbringing of children and youth. Vasim Mammadaliyev, scientist-theologian and academic, Mahabbat Valiyeva, the deputy chief of Education Department of Baku City, and others expressed their opinions in the event. The speakers talked about the various aspects of the work done towards the upbringing of the young generation in the spirit of national-moral values.

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It should be noted that the selection of persons, wishing to study in higher education institutions in China, is implemented by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic. Within the allocated quota, education is free. The registration fees, tuition fees, laboratory fees, practice fees, teaching materials, dormitory fees, ticket from Beijing to the training place and monthly living expenses in the higher education institution are paid by the People's Republic of China. In addition, the return tickets are provided by Azerbaijan for students only once each academic year. According to the agreement, 38 Azerbaijani citizens are currently studying International relations, International economics and trade, Civil and commercial law, Political science and public administration, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Wushu, Communication and information systems, Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Anthropology, International finance and investment at high ranked universities of China.   ANNOUNCEMENT 

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The excursion, aimed at increasing the positive impact of social projects on the students' intellectual development, the expansion of the students' world outlook and the formation of the students as active citizens, has been realized with joint support of the Ministry of Education and the "Old City" State Historical-Architectural Reserve Department under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In this complex, students got acquainted with rock paintings, Gaval dash (musical stone), weapons, ceramics, jewelry and household items, coins, the preserved ruins of the ancient residential complex and other historical and ethnographic examples, found on Absheron Peninsula and covered the period from the III-II millennium BC to the middle ages. The habitats over and under the rocks, the rock carvings, the ancient foundations, the primitive wall remnants of the Bronze Age, two underpasses towards the Caspian Sea and Baku city of X-XIV and X-XV centuries caused a great interest of children. In addition, the master classes were organized in the pottery, weaving and blacksmith shops for schoolchildren and students participated in the preparation of the relevant products.

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Participating in the tournament with a staff of 19 people, "Vatan" faced with competitors, representing various cities of Russia including Stavropol, Makhachkala and Rostov, within a week. Our athletes, playing with a lot of confidence in the first round of the tournament, easily passed through the group stage. "Vatan" secured its place in the final after defeating “UOR Stavropol” team in penalty shootout at the semi-final stage. Our football players, losing the game with "Duss Stavropol" in the final, finished the tournament with the silver medal. The team was awarded for the individual achievements. Coach-teacher Ramiz Aliyev was awarded with the title of "the best coach of the tournament" and team member Sultan Mustafayev was awarded with the title of "the best midfielder of the tournament". The memorable gifts, sportswear and balls were presented to team by the tournament organizers.

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Firudin Gurbanov, Deputy Education Minister, school principals and representatives of the sports community attended the ceremony, organized by the Ministry of Education at secondary school no. 12 in Baku. The main purpose of the festival is to strengthen the tendency and interest in chess among secondary school students, to increase the popularity of this sport, playing an important role in development of the cultural level, and to promote the essence of the first European Games, which will be held in Baku in June, among schoolchildren. Speaking at the ceremony, Firudin Gurbanov, Deputy Education Minister, spoke about the work carried out within the framework of the "State Program on development of chess in Azerbaijan in 2009-2014", approved by the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev. Firudin Gurbanov noted that now tens of thousands of school students study the mysteries of this intellectual game at 66 children-youth chess schools, subordinated to the Ministry of Education. Last year the students of children's and youth chess schools won 242 medals in republican competitions and 90 medals in international competitions. 15 of 22 international grand masters about the country, 7 of 14 masters of sport of the international category, 79 out of 100 Azerbaijani chess players included in the international and world rankings, are graduates of the chess schools which are directly functioning in an education system. The deputy minister also mentioned that chess was included in the curriculum of secondary schools, according to the joint memorandum signed by the Ministry of Education, the World Chess Federation and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation. Now in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes, more than 500 secondary schools are teaching chess lessons. It should be noted that the first stage of the competition was conducted among the pilot secondary schools, taught chess as a subject, and there were established the combined teams consisting of winner-students of district (city). More than 3 thousand students from 494 pilot schools, taught chess as a subject, participated in the competitions. About 400 students will compete for the title of champion in the final race. The trophies, diplomas and valuable prizes will be awarded to the teams, took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in Age Group and in a team score, and distinguished players will be awarded with the diploma by the Ministry of Education.

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Hundreds of students, studying in SABAH groups of Baku State University, Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan State Economic University, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University and Azerbaijan University of Languages, attended presentations. During the presentations, the participants were informed about the "SABAH volunteer" program, its objectives and areas of activities by the volunteers, studying in SABAH groups. Volunteers noted that "SABAH volunteer" program, carried out with the participation of students of SABAH groups of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic plays a significant role in increasing the social activity and applying knowledge to practice, as well as developing management skills and leadership potential of students without leaving the academic training. The students (in the form of teams), acting as "SABAH volunteer", participate in the organization of projects, programs and events, and carry out various campaigns. Thus, they apply the knowledge and skills gained by them in teaching process and get the opportunity to acquire professional skills during the period of the studentship. During the presentations, the volunteers expressed their opinions about upcoming Baku 2015 First European Games. It was noted that the campaigns, related to the European Games, were expected to be implemented in 7 higher education institutions within the framework of "SABAH volunteer" program. The participants invited the students to join the Baku 2015 First European Games as a volunteer. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at Azerbaijan Technical University, Humay Javadzadeh (SABAH volunteer) noted that the first European Games is a significant event in our country: "We will make history with the organization of the Baku 2015 First European Games. Of course, every young person, every student would want to be a part of this great event. Acting as "SABAH volunteer" will allow us to support the European Games and to achieve success". Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at Azerbaijan University of Languages, Aygun Bayramova (SABAH volunteer) said that she is proud to have the opportunity to contribute to the first European Games: "Volunteering is a choice, but it is proud to be a part of the first European Games as "SABAH volunteer". It is necessary to register at this address in order to join the "SABAH volunteer" program: http://sabah.edu.az/az/sabahinkonullusu. It is also possible to follow the activity of "SABAH volunteer" from the official website (http://sabah.edu.az/) and the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/sabah.edu.gov.az) of SABAH groups. It should also be noted that SABAH groups have been organized from Educated, Skilled and Trained students studying at higher education institutions under the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic in order to improve the quality of education in higher education, to ensure personnel training in accordance with modern requirements and to create the new environment in the higher education system. Currently, SABAH groups cover 755 students in 34 specialties in 7 higher education institutions (Baku State University, Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan State Economic University, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University and Azerbaijan University of Languages).  

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Some citizens, who use the services of the education companies abroad, regularly apply to the Ministry of Education for difficulties and negative cases, faced by them. Unfortunately, such complaints intensify especially during the summer months, during the contest for education abroad within the framework of  the “State Program on education of Azerbaijani youth abroad for the years of 2007-2015”. In this regard, we would like to mention that The Ministry of Education does not cooperate with any company in connection with education abroad and the State Program, and assumes no responsibility for the activities of these companies. We would like once again to say to citizens that the promises, made by any company or person to the applicants, play no role during the selection for the State Program. At the same time, the documents submitted to the Ministry of Education through such companies don`t have any special advantage during the selection. Citizens are asked to inform Call Center of the Ministry of Education ("hotline" service: 146 - 1) about such promises. Furthermore, it should be mentioned that filling out an electronic application during the contest and submitting the documents are completely free and any fund is not required for the process of receiving the documents. The Ministry of Education continues working on simplifying the process of receiving the documents for the State Program and recommends the students, wishing to participate in the State Program, to apply directly to the Ministry of Education.

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The main purpose of the skill improvement course, prepared in a new form and content, is to raise the level of professionalism of a group of primary school teachers of the schools operating in Baku. 105 people were selected from among persons interested in participating in the scholarship program and about 20 specialists were involved in carrying out theoretical and practical trainings. Teachers will participate in lectures, practical classes and master classes on such topics as philosophy and mission of primary education, modern pedagogical and psychological approaches, methodology and didactics, classroom management, personal development, time management, planning, digital literacy and will become acquainted with learning environment of advanced schools during the training course, which will last one and a half month. The classrooms of participants, successfully completed the program, will be equipped with ICT equipment.

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According to the order, it was decided to commence The Spring Semester 2015 Examination Session on 11 May 2015 and to end on 31 May 2015 in higher education institutions located in the capital in connection with the First European Games in Baku in 2015.   The Order of Minister of Education of Azerbaijan Republic on "the organization and implementation of Examination session".

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