Baku has hosted the opening of the international event 'United Nations/Azerbaijan Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative: The Sun, Space Weather and Geosphere' on October 31.   The event is organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Baku State University (BSU), in partnership and with the support of the International Committee (ICG) on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).   Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, BSU Rector Elchin Babayev noted that in recent years, Azerbaijan has paid special attention to space research and the development of the space industry as well as information and communication technologies. This sphere has become one of the leading areas of the country's economy. In 2018, President Ilham Aliyev approved the "State Program for the development of remote sensing of the Earth for 2019-2022". Currently, “Azercosmos”-managed satellites “Azerspace-1”, “Azerspace-2”, and “Azersky” provide high-quality and reliable telecommunication services as well as services and solutions for Earth observation. Today, “Azercosmos”, the first and only satellite operator in the Caucasus, provides telecommunications and exploration satellite services. The rector noted that relevant research and training projects are underway at the Aerospace and Atmospheric Research Laboratory of the BSU Centre of Excellence for Research, Development and Innovation, as well as at the Department of Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics.   The Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev, who was present at the event, noted the importance of the conference and that it would serve to enhance scientific ties between the countries in the future. The Minister noted that Azerbaijan has been developing rapidly in recent years, working to link institutions working as traditional research institutes, national academies with young universities. Noting that the slogan "Turning black gold into human capital" creates great opportunities for youth, the Minister said that more than 3,000 Azerbaijanis have already been educated at the world's leading universities through an educational program abroad. Currently, they are contributing to our country.   In their speeches at the event, Roald Sagdeev, Professor at the University of Maryland in the USA, distinguished scientist and academician in the field of space research, Indira Hajiyeva, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Sameddin Asadov, Chairman of the Board of the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (“Azercosmos”), Luc Saint-Pierre from the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Sharafat Gadimova from the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Nat Gopalswami from NASA, Namig Jalilov, Director General of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory said that the international event would contribute to research related to space exploration and would further expand scientific ties between the countries.   It was also noted in the speeches that a wide range of documents related to Azerbaijan's activities in the space sector until 2030 were being prepared. Azerbaijan is now considered a reliable partner in the space industry. And next year, Baku will host the International Astronautical Congress.   The expected outcomes of the workshop include the collection, sharing, and delivery of space weather data with high accuracy and the development of recommendations to improve the accuracy and reliability of modeling, forecasting methods by promoting best practices.   The international event brings together researchers from 36 countries and 4 continents from around the world, with a significant number of scientists joining online.   The event runs until November 5.

31/10/2022 21:35

On October 31, the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev has met with a delegation from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI).   During the meeting, the prospects for cooperation between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and higher education institutions in the Republic of Azerbaijan were discussed.

31/10/2022 17:33

The official Twitter account of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published information on the 3rd International Forum on “New Challenges in Education”, to be held in Baku.   The international forum, which will be held under the theme 'A More Education Future', will cover the topics of learning and global competencies in a digital world.   Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Deputy Director General for Education, Andreas Schleicher, special adviser to the  Secretary General for Education Policy, Director for Education and Skills, Luis Pereira dos Santos, Chair of the Board of the Portuguese Institute of Educational Assessment, PISA Board Representative in Portugal, Maye Kitting, Adviser to the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Country Coordinator for PISE, Mario Piacentini, Senior PISE Analyst, Tracy Burns, Dirk, and the Director of the PISA Board will make presentations at the forum.   Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Deputy Director General for Education, Andreas Schleicher, Special Adviser to the OECD Secretary General for Education Policy and Director for Education and Skills, Luis Pereira dos Santos, Chair of the Board of the Portuguese Institute of Educational Assessment, PISA Board Representative in Portugal, Maye Kitting, Adviser to the General Education Department at the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Country Coordinator for PISE, Mario Piacentini, Senior PISE Analyst, Tracy Burns, Director of Research at the US National Center for Education and the Economy, Stéphane Vincent Lankren, OECD Senior Analyst and Deputy Director of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, and Mark Fuster, Analyst at the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation will make presentations at the forum   Speeches by international speakers on "How to prepare students for the future?", "What should the school of the future be like?", "Global trends shaping education", "Is digitization in education the final solution?" and other topics are planned.   Please note that to participate in the international forum online until 1 November at 23:00, you can follow the relevant link: https://bit.ly/3KJjaGh

28/10/2022 12:12

Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, visited the Baku State Center for Vocational Education in Industry and Innovation as part of his visit to Azerbaijan. The Acting Director of the State Agency for Vocational Education, Jeyhun Keremov, provided information on the reforms and achievements in the field of vocational education in the Republic of Azerbaijan in recent years.   During the meeting, the Minister was informed about the programs taught at the centre and familiarized with the conditions created there. Mikheil Chkhenkeli noted that the development of vocational education is one of the priority areas in his country and underlined that there are great opportunities for cooperation in this field between the two countries.   There was also a meeting with Mikheil Chkhenkeli at the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora. The chairman of the committee, Fuad Muradov, said that the welfare of our compatriots living in Georgia is always at the centre of attention and noted that ensuring the educational rights of our compatriots is important in terms of their contribution to the future development of Georgia.   During his visit, the guest visited the ADA University and met with the Rector of the ADA university, Professor Hafiz Pashayev. The guest was briefed on the activities of the university, the teaching and educational process based on international standards.   The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia also visited the Azerbaijani-French University (UFAZ). The Minister got acquainted with UFAZ's scientific-educational laboratory, equipped with modern equipment, and was informed of the university's educational programs.

26/10/2022 18:35

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli.   The head of state underlined his successful visit to Georgia a few days ago, saying that fruitful discussions were held and describing the visit as important for the future development of brotherly relations between the two countries. The President stated that the discussed issues covered a broad range of agenda in political, economic, transport, energy and other fields.   President Ilham Aliyev noted that education is one of the important parts of bilateral cooperation. The head of state described the functioning of Azerbaijani schools in Georgia and Georgian schools in Azerbaijan as a good indication of this. President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence that Mikheil Chkhenkeli’s visit would contribute to strengthening cooperation between the relative ministries of the two countries.   Expressing his gratitude for the reception, Mikheil Chkhenkeli described the Azerbaijani President’s visit to Georgia as a historic one, adding that the visit was of particular importance in expanding bilateral relations. The minister pointed to a fruitful and successful cooperation between the two countries’ Ministries of Education and Science. At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on prospects for bilateral cooperation.   https://president.az

26/10/2022 14:05

The Georgian Minister of Education and Science Mikheil Chkhenkeli has been visiting Azerbaijan since October 24.   As part of his visit, Mikheil Chkhenkeli visited the Alley of Honor, where he paid tribute to the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev, and laid flowers on his tomb. The minister also visited the grave of academician Zarifa Aliyeva, an outstanding ophthalmologist. Then, in the Alley of Shehids (Martyrs), the memory of those who died in the struggle for the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was honored, and carnations were laid on their graves.   The minister then visited the Baku European Lyceum, familiarized himself with the conditions created there, met with the lyceum management and discussed prospects of cooperation between the two countries' general education institutions.   Mikheil Chkhenkeli also visited the Baku State University (BSU) and met with Rector Elchin Babayev. During the meeting, close cooperation relations between the BSU and Georgian higher education institutions were highlighted, and proposals for further expansion of these relations were made.   As part of the visit, the minister met with students studying Georgian language at BSU, answered their questions, and expressed satisfaction with the students' level of knowledge of the Georgian language.   On the same day, Georgian Minister of Education and Science Mikheil Chkhenkeli met with Azerbaijani Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev. During the meeting, the current state and prospects of cooperation in various areas in the field of education were discussed. The parties highly appreciated the annual exchange of textbooks between Azerbaijani language schools in Georgia and Georgian language schools in Azeraijan.   The parties also exchanged views on improving teaching in the Georgian and Azerbaijani languages, organizing the professional development of teaching staff, as well as expanding direct ties between the higher education institutions of the two countries.

24/10/2022 21:40

Azerbaijani schoolgirls participated for the first time in “EGOI 2022” - the European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics. Our country was represented by a team of four schoolgirls at the international competition, which took place on October 16-23, 2022, in Antalya, Turkey.   Our students competed well in this competition and won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.   Fidan Huseynova, an 11th grade student at the physics-mathematics and informatics biased lyceum of Ganja under the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, won a silver medal, and Fidan Garayeva, an 11th grade student at the physics-mathematics and informatics biased lyceum of Baku, won a bronze medal.   Congratulations to our schoolchildren!

22/10/2022 19:18

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended a groundbreaking ceremony of a school building in the city of Zangilan.   Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev informed the head of state and the First Lady of the 960-seat school building.   The three-storey school building will occupy an area of 1.6 hectares.   The head of state laid the foundation stone for the school. https://president.az

19/10/2022 20:20

A ceremony to inaugurate the school No103 named after Nizami Ganjavi has been held in Bishkek. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov attended the opening ceremony.   https://president.az

12/10/2022 12:00

A School-Gymnasium educational complex No20 named after Heydar Aliyev has been inaugurated in Bishkek.   President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov attended the opening ceremony.   The heads of state made speeches at the ceremony.   Speech by President Sadyr Japarov   - Dear Ilham Heydar oglu,   Dear guests,   Dear friends,   Today we are gathered for the official opening ceremony of a general education school named after the great son of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev.   The opening of this school in Kyrgyzstan is a landmark event in bilateral relations and testifies to the strong friendship between our peoples and strategic cooperation between our countries, the foundation of which was laid by the historic personality of international eminence, the national leader of Azerbaijan, the esteemed Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev.   I would like to emphasize that the naming of the school after Heydar Aliyev is a great honor for us, because this outstanding personality was the embodiment of hopes and aspirations of not only the people of Azerbaijan. Wherever he worked, be is First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Republic or in his small homeland, Nakhchivan, Heydar Alirza oglu was an outstanding representative of his era, a subtle and thoughtful thinker, creator, a man with a big heart. I also want to remind you that as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, while working as First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Heydar Aliyev was in charge of the most important areas of the economic, social and cultural life of the USSR. His rich political and state experience, his firmness and integrity in safeguarding the interests of the people, his wisdom and high moral qualities rightfully won him tremendous respect far beyond the borders of Azerbaijan. I would like to express hope that personalities like Heydar Aliyev will emerge from the walls of this school in the future. There is no doubt that our young compatriots will become a strong bridge of friendship and cooperation between our fraternal peoples and countries. I hope young people will receive excellent education and upbringing, will be in demand and contribute to the common cause of strengthening friendship and cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan. As Heydar Aliyev said: “The future progress of our society will largely depend on what and how we teach the youth today.”   It is important to note that the education of the younger generation is always in our spotlight, and this is natural because the present and future of any country is directly related to quality education and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge for the benefit of society. I am convinced that children will receive high-quality education within the walls of this wonderful school, that they will be brought up as true patriots of the country and professionals in their field!   Dear Ilham Heydar oglu,   Dear friends.   I also want to note that we will also attend the opening of another school named after the outstanding thinker and poet of the Azerbaijani people, Nizami Ganjavi. This famous poet, who worked under the literary pseudonym Nizami in the 12th century, left a huge legacy that not only enriched the Azerbaijani people, but, I am sure, is inscribed in golden letters in the literary treasury of all mankind. Such poems written by Nizami as “Treasury of Secrets”, “Leyli and Majnun”, “Seven Beauties”, "Isgandarnama”, “Khosrov and Shirin” and many others left a huge imprint on the further development of the literature of the Middle East and Central Asia in the Middle Ages.   Dear friends, I am sure that the general education schools named after Heydar Aliyev and Nizami Ganjavi will become centers of friendship and bridges of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan and make a worthy contribution to the deepening and expansion of cooperation in the cultural, humanitarian and educational fields.   Dear Ilham Heydar oglu,   Dear friends.   In conclusion, it is gratifying to note that the relations between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Azerbaijan have intensified this year, reaching a completely new level of strategic partnership.   All these important achievements would not have been possible without your personal attention, dear Ilham Heydar oglu, and without the active work of your entire team.   I express my sincere gratitude to our Azerbaijani friends.   I wish the teams of these two wonderful schools great success and the best of luck, and the peoples of our two brotherly countries well-being and prosperity! Thank you for your attention.   Speech by President Ilham Aliyev   -Dear Sadyr Nurgozhoyevich, dear friends, dear teachers and pupils of the school.   First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the President of Kyrgyzstan for the decision to name this school after the outstanding son of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev. This is one of the largest schools in Bishkek. We regard this as a sign of friendship and brotherhood between our peoples, as a tribute to the memory of Heydar Aliyev. Also, as Sadyr Nurgozhoyevich has noted, we will visit another school today and it will be named after another outstanding son of Azerbaijan, Nizami Ganjavi – a poet, thinker and the pride of the Azerbaijani people. These are significant events that reflect the nature and spirit of the relations between our fraternal countries.   Yesterday, we together participated in the opening of the Kyrgyzstan-Azerbaijan Friendship Park, which, in addition to being a wonderful and modern place of recreation, also symbolizes the brotherhood of our peoples. These significant events we are experiencing today will leave a deep imprint in the memory of our peoples for many years to come. I am confident that the fraternal relations between our countries will gain new dynamism and receive a new impetus following my state visit.   Heydar Aliyev is an outstanding personality who left a deep mark on history. As the President of Kyrgyzstan has said, regardless of the place of work and the nature of the public and political system, he always defended the interests of Azerbaijan. Both in Soviet times and as the leader of Azerbaijan, he turned the Azerbaijan Republic from one of the backward republics in terms of socioeconomic development into one of the most advanced republics of the former USSR, and also later, when he oversaw the vast areas of the economic and industrial potential of the USSR as first deputy chairman of the government and afterwards, when the people of Azerbaijan called upon him to save the young Republic of Azerbaijan from collapsing in the most difficult period. We were on the brink of an abyss when not only did we lose territories as a result of the occupation and military aggression of the neighboring country, but also plunged into chaos and tragedy of a fratricidal civil war. The hardest war is the civil war. Unfortunately, the Azerbaijani people experienced the bitterness of that. Only thanks to the resolve and determination of Heydar Aliyev and the faith of the Azerbaijani people in him, he managed to stop the fraternal bloodshed, stop Azerbaijan from sliding into chaos, save our young republic from fragmentation and put Azerbaijan on the path of development. He strengthened stability and security, attracted investment, laid the foundation for a modern Azerbaijani army. Therefore, when we say that today's Azerbaijan is the brainchild of Heydar Aliyev, we are absolutely right. We, his successors, are following in his footsteps, of course, taking into account the specifics of the situation, taking into account the changing world, taking into account Azerbaijan's modern capabilities and the challenges we are facing. One of the testaments he left behind for us was the restoration of territorial integrity, and we fulfilled it with honor two years ago.   Every child, every young boy and girl, every teenager is told both at home and at school to study well. The kids must have heard this so many times that are probably tired. But this is actually what we will always encourage you to do because this is the right path into the future. Knowledge and education are the factors that will allow you the opportunity to take a worthy place in society and contribute to the strengthening of your state. I think an example would work better than any instructions to study well. I can cite the example of Heydar Aliyev and his certificate of secondary education. He is an example for all students of Azerbaijani schools. There is not a single “four” there, all marks are “fives”. I don't know what system of evaluation there is in Kyrgyzstan – it has been changed in Azerbaijan. But in Soviet times, a “five” was the highest mark. So he studied well from a very early age – both at school and then at the university. And he also treated any work he had to do just as responsibly. I must also say that the role of Heydar Aliyev in the upbringing of the modern generation of Azerbaijanis also stems from the Soviet era when Azerbaijan was the only republic of the former USSR which, at the insistence of Heydar Aliyev, had the right to send about a thousand Azerbaijani boys and girls to leading universities of the USSR without a recruitment. In other words, they took exams in Baku and were sent to leading universities of the USSR. Thus, the personnel potential was generated and it is still in great demand in Azerbaijan today. I would also like to mention that the foundation laid by Heydar Aliyev in the field of army building has allowed us to successfully defend our territory. It was by his decision that a military school named after General Jamshid Nakhchivansky was established in Baku in the 1970s, training children for military service. This foresight of Heydar Aliyev, his vision of the future – as if he foresaw that Azerbaijan would become an independent state one day, that we would need an army, we would need specialists. And all this happened and we had to be ready for any situation.   I would like to once again express my gratitude to the President of Kyrgyzstan and the brotherly Kyrgyz people for such an attitude towards the memory of Heydar Aliyev. At the end of my speech, I would also like to invite teachers and students of the Heydar Aliyev School and the Nizami Ganjavi School to visit Azerbaijan. I have now issued relevant instructions. I invite you to spend your next holidays in Azerbaijan. We will organize your visit, your stay in Baku and, if you wish, in other places in Azerbaijan. On the whole, I think that it is necessary to start working on establishing such relations and contacts between our secondary educational institutions. This will educate our youth in the spirit of cooperation, brotherhood and friendship. This will also enrich us mutually. Thank you again for today's wonderful gift to all the people of Azerbaijan. I wish the brotherly people of Kyrgyzstan peace and prosperity. Thank you.   X X X   The heads of state then viewed the school.   Classes will be held in two shifts at the School-Gymnasium educational complex No20 named after Heydar Aliyev.   The school building features classrooms, rich library, two assembly halls, canteen, gyms, basketball, volleyball, football pitches, choreography halls, medical points, and aesthetic studios.     https://president.az  

12/10/2022 11:06