Mikayil Jabbarov, the Minister of Education, Nazim Ismailov, the head of the Executive Power of Sabirabad region, representatives of the education community of the region and parents attended the event. At first, guests laid flowers at the monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev located near the school, in the center of Sabirabad city and expressed their respect and reverence for Heydar Aliyev's memory. The “Last bell” event began with the national anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Then the floor was given to Mikayil Jabbarov, the Minister of Education. Minister mentioned that one of the most important issues of our country in the construction of a new society is the upbringing of the younger generation in the spirit of patriotism, the further increase of their interest in education and science, the formation of a wide range of vision. Emphasizing the policy founded by national leader Heydar Aliyev towards the development of education in Azerbaijan is successfully continued under the leadership of president Ilham Aliyev, paying serious attention to the necessity of reforms, Mikayil Jabbarov spoke about the work carried out in this regard. He reminded that today a new phase is beginning in the life of graduates and expressed his confidence that each of them would be represented actively in all events, carried out for the future development of our country, as a citizen of Azerbaijan. Reminding Ahliman Huseynov, technology teacher of this school, sacrificed his life to save the third grade student who fell into Kur River as a result of a car accident in December last year, Mikayil Jabbarov noted that his heroism is an example to everyone. At the end of his speech, the Minister congratulated the graduates on the occasion of the Last Bell celebration and wished them success in their future education and life. Then the graduates of the school expressed their gratitude to teachers, preparing them for a new stage of life. The graduates said that they were upset to leave their native school and promised to gladden their teachers with their success all the time. The ceremony was continued with the "Last Bell" literary and art composition, prepared by pupils. It should be noted that full secondary school no. 5 named after Nizami Ganjavi was built and put into operation in 1979 at the initiative of national leader Heydar Aliyev. The national leader, showing attention to each educational institution, sent a letter of congratulation to the staff on the 20th anniversary of the school in 1999. 1271 pupils are currently studying at the school. 37 graduates were admitted to higher education institutions in academic year 2013-2014. The school, supplied with modern teaching inventory and equipments, is the resource center on preparation of curriculums. Two graduates of the school were awarded with the Scholarship of the President of Azerbaijan Republic. One student of the school became the silver winner of the Olympiad on Azerbaijan language and literature in the Republican Subject Olympiad, held in April 2015. The name of a school graduate was included in the "Golden Book" of Azerbaijani young talents and he was awarded with special monthly scholarship of the President of the country. Then Mikayil Jabbarov, the Minister of Education, met with the family and relatives of the deceased teacher Ahliman Huseynov in Javad village and expressed condolences to them.

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For the first time since the 2014-2015 academic year, "Future Teacher Scholarship" was awarded to 300 students, who scored 500 or more points at the entrance examinations to higher education institutions, where teaching staff training is conducted, and who chose the teaching profession in first or second place in specialty selection. By the Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers taking into account the proposals of the Ministry of Education, the young specialists, started their labor activities in secondary schools on the state order and continued their activities in these educational institutions for a period of 3 years, are paid a compensation payment in the amount of 60 AZN in order to pay for utility services and residential rent, and the young specialists, started their labor activities in secondary schools, located at a distance of more than 20 kilometers from the district center, are paid additional payment in the amount of 100 AZN per month to monthly salary within 3 years. "Ethical rules of conduct of teachers" were approved by the Order of the Minister of Education. According to the rules, in the academic year 2014-2015, the newly hired teaching staff started their activities by taking a "Teacher's Oath". Trainings were organized on the basis of the modern professional standards for school principals and other individuals wishing to become a school principal. 15 people, successfully passed the trainings and received the Certificate of Quality, were appointed directors of secondary schools of the capital. Since the academic year 2014-2015, "Healthy education class" was established in 6 secondary schools of Baku and Sumgait within the framework of the project of “Healthy Education – Healthy Nation”. In the academic year 2014-2015, 573 people were sent abroad to study within the framework of the “State Program on education of Azerbaijani youth in foreign countries in 2007-2015”. Since the academic year 2014-2015, SABAH groups started to operate in 7 higher education institutions of our country. 755 students are studying in 34 specialties in SABAH groups. Since the academic year 2014-2015, optional course "History of Karabakh" is taught in 8th grades of secondary schools. The program and teaching aids of optional course were published and delivered to schools. According to the Order of President Ilham Aliyev on raising the teaching load and the salaries of teachers working in state secondary schools, whose knowledge and abilities undergo diagnostic evaluation, the salary and teaching load of teachers were increased. The "Action Plan related to the implementation of the National Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan" was approved by Order of the President Ilham Aliyev. Competition was held for recruitment to the posts of deputy director for educational work, deputy director (organizer) for pastoral work and laboratory assistant in secondary schools. Since the academic year 2014-2015, taking into account the need for teaching staff in secondary schools of our country, the number of specialties on retraining education was increased and  teacher training started on mathematics, computer science, chemistry and biology, history and geography specialties. "Leadership and management" trainings were held within the framework of the project entitled "Improvement of knowledge and skills of managers and teaching staff in initial vocational education institutions”. The Ministry of Education organized a training course within the framework of “Təməl” Scholarship Program for primary school teachers who teach in 4th grade of schools operating in Baku. A Decree was signed on the implementation of the project on "Application of inclusive education in primary education level" intended to involve children with disabilities in inclusive education in secondary schools. This year, subject Olympiads in mathematics and natural sciences were held on the basis of the new rules. Training Centers for international subject Olympiads were established in Sumgait and Baku. Azerbaijan won the right to host the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad. Schoolchildren from nearly 80 countries will participate in this Olympiad. A series of measures, aimed at improving relations between universities of Azerbaijan and France, were taken. Reading clubs were established in secondary schools in order to improve students' reading culture and reading motivation, to create community which organized reading under educational institution. 50 secondary schools were provided with mobile carts, “Biochem” and “Physio” Lab discs, Intel tablets by the Ministry of Education with the purpose of modernization of laboratories in secondary schools. Electronic Textbook Portal (www.e-derslik.edu.az), enabling the learners to read textbooks in an electronic format, was put into operation.  www.e-resurs.edu.az portal was established in order to concentrate electronic educational resources in one source. Portal allows access to the e-textbooks, video-lessons, contests, e-tasks, various games and other educational resources. "ASAN school" section began to operate in the regional "ASAN service" center, putting into operation in Barda region. For the first time since the 2014-2015 academic year, the Ministry of Education started to implement the admission process through the electronic system in order to create an optimal and efficient implementation mechanism in the admission of children to the first class of secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums operating in Baku. Since the academic year 2014-2015, the school readiness groups were established in secondary schools subordinated to the Baku city Education Department. Children, involved in these groups and celebrated their 6th birthday from September 15 to December 31, are admitted to secondary schools out of competition. Recruitment of teachers is carried out on the basis of the new system in a centralized manner by the Ministry. The zonal competitions are held among schoolchildren in 14 kinds of sports, included in the program of the European Games in order to promote the Baku 2015 First European Games.  "SABAH Volunteer" program of students of "SABAH" groups are carried out in order to participate as a volunteer in the Baku 2015 First European Games. In the academic year 2014-2015, 111 839 pupils will finish 9th grades, 90 557 will finish 11th grades of secondary schools of our country, as well as 820 pupils will finish 12th grades of correspondence and evening schools.

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Mikayil Jabbarov, the Minister of Education, will receive the habitants of Agsu, Ismayilli, Shamakhi and Gobustan regions, in accordance with citizens` reception schedule of heads of central executive power authorities for May, 2015 in the town and regions, on May 12, 2015 at 11:00 in Children's Creative Center in Agsu. Citizens who want to participate in the reception, can be registered calling to phone no.146 of Call Center of The Ministry of Education (“Hot line” service) and appealing to e-mail http://www.edu.gov.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=contacts_qebul on May 6,7 and 8, 2015. Registered citizens are kindly requested to appeal with reference which reflects related issues in detailed while coming to reception. 

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Elnara Aliasgarova is the graduate of the Republic Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Sports School no.1 of “Təhsil” Republic Sports Center. She is engaged in the shot put and is the two-time Azerbaijan Champion. She is among the athletes, who get into the top ten at the European championship last year. She is studying at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University. Eyyub Bayramov is the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Athletics School no.5 of Baku. E.Bayramov won awards in the high jump in Azerbaijan and Georgia championships. 23-year-old athlete is studying at Azerbaijan Technical University. Kamran Asgarov is the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Athletics School no.5 of Baku. K.Asgarov, engaged in sprint (running), won the 3rd place in the European Cup, became the winner of the Azerbaijan championship. Lala Huseynova is the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Gymnastics School of the Ministry of Education. She was the winner of the National championship in women group and won the third place in the international tournament in Minsk. She is studying at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Training and Sports. Javanshir Safarov the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Sports School no.8 of Baku city Education Department. He was the winner of Azerbaijan and Baku championships in fencing and won the second place in the World Cup. He is studying at Baku Food Industry College.

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The job fair was held within the framework of measures aimed at involving talented students, studying at various universities of Azerbaijan, in practice in the leading companies of the country, as well as at expanding their employment opportunities. It should be noted that registration of students, who will participate in the fair, ended on May 1. More than 2700 graduates from 41 higher education institutions and about 60 international and local companies (as the employer) registered to participate in the job fair. The peculiarity of the job fair, to be held annually, is that business representatives are informed about the candidates before the fair and the candidates meet with representatives of a particular company on the day of the event. After the completion of the registration for students, the employers-companies get acquainted with the students' information and the most suitable candidates are invited for an interview during the period stipulated by the fair.  We bring to the attention of the registered students that the letter of invitation will be sent to the email address provided during registration. The candidates, invited for an interview by the relevant companies, are requested to come to the Heydar Aliyev Center with the identity document on job fair day.

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Within the framework of these events, the zonal table tennis competition was held in Ganja. The teams, consisting of boys and girls, from Tovuz, Shamkir, Gadabay, Dashkasan, Samukh, Goranboy, Barda regions and Ganja city competed in the zonal table tennis competition, held at Ganja Olympic Sports Complex, among schoolchildren. In the artistic part of the event, the athletes, dance groups demonstrated exemplary performances and the musical concert was organized. The team from Ganja won 1st and 3rd places and the team from Samukh region took 2nd place among girls in team score. The teams of Ganja city, Samukh and Dashkasan regions won 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively among boys in team score. Another sporting event was held at the base of the Ganja branch of the Republican Sports Center "Tehsil". More than 100 athletes, representing Tovuz, Shamkir, Gazakh, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh, Barda, Dashkasan regions and Ganja city, competed in the zonal athletics competition. The teams of Ganja city, Barda and Shamkir regions won 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively in team score. The representatives of the Ministry of Education, local executive bodies and sports community attended the opening ceremony of the competitions. The winners were awarded with diplomas and medals of the Ministry of Education.

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24 of athletes, who will represent our country at the First European Games, are the graduates of children and youth sports schools operating under the Ministry of Education and the coach-teachers working in these schools. They will compete in 7 sports (athletics, acrobatic gymnastics, badminton, fencing, sambo, freestyle wrestling, table tennis). Rasim Babayev is the graduate of the Republic Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Sports School no.1 of “Təhsil” Republic Sports Center. He is the two-time Azerbaijan Champion in the shot put and a member of the European Youth Olympic Festival, a record holder among teenagers in the shot put. He is studying at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Training and Sports. Alexandra Biryukova is the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Athletics School no.5 of Baku. A.Biryukova is one of the participants of the Azerbaijan championship and is engaged in the high jump. Narmin Ramazanova is eighth grade student. N.Ramazanova, engaged in acrobatic gymnastics, is the winner of the national championship, the bronze prize-winner in an international tournament in Minsk and the member of the European Championship. She is the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Gymnastics School of the Ministry of Education. Abdulla Hasanov is the graduate of the Specialized Olympic Reserves Child-Youth Sports School no.8 of Baku city Education Department. A.Hasanov, engaged in fencing, is the winner of Azerbaijan and Baku championships and the bronze prize-winner of the international tournament in Georgia. Amil Gasimov is the graduate of Children and Youth Sports School No. 1 of Ganja.  A.Qasımov, studying at Ganja State University, is European and world Champion in sambo among men.

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Prior to the forum, the participants visited the grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev, laid a wreath at the monument. Then they laid flowers to the tomb of the well-known scientist-ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva and also visited the Alley of Martyrs. Vietnamese citizens, who have graduated from higher educational institutions of Azerbaijan in 1970-80s, Members of Parliament, employees of the Ministry of Education, the heads of higher education institutions, Vietnamese students currently studying in Azerbaijan and others attended the Forum. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mikayil Jabbarov, the Minister of Education, said that the initiative to hold the forum was put forward by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev within the framework of his first official visit to Vietnam on May 18-19, 2014, during a meeting with Vietnamese alumni of Azerbaijani universities. The Minister underlined that there are historical relations between the two countries and the visits of Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh to Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev to Vietnam in the second half of the twentieth century play a crucial role in strengthening these ties. The Minister of Education mentioned that more than two thousand citizens of Vietnam had studied in Azerbaijan so far and the appointment of them to posts of responsibility in political, economic, military, scientific and educational fields in Vietnam showed that the higher education system of Azerbaijan is able to train qualified personnel. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the forum, Ngo Duc Manh, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Vietnamese Parliament, noted that Azerbaijan provided a lot of support in the difficult days of Vietnam and hundreds of Vietnamese made a great contribution to the development of Vietnam by studying in the leading higher education institutions of Azerbaijan. He also said that the first official visit of the President of Azerbaijan Republic to Vietnam in 2014 played an important role in the expansion of relations between the two countries. Ngo Duc Manh mentioned that the Vietnamese delegation was very happy to visit Azerbaijan many years later and expressed his gratitude to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the initiative to hold this forum. Forum will continue its work in sessions, devoted to current state of relations and prospects of further cooperation between Azerbaijan and Vietnam in the political, inter-parliamentary, energy and education spheres. It should be noted that during the visit to Baku, the Vietnamese delegation visited Baku State University and Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, from which they had graduated, and held meetings with former teachers on May 6.

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The measures, implemented within the framework of "SABAH Volunteer Week", covered nearly 200 students from 7 higher education institutions, in which SABAH groups operate. Sports and intellectual competitions, contests, organized on the basis of the ideas of "SABAH Volunteer" program, create favorable conditions for the efficient organization of the students' leisure time, the development of their management skills and leadership potential, and creative thinking without leaving education. Within the framework of "SABAH Volunteer Week", the events such as volleyball championship, football championship and art exhibition,  football championship and cycling trip, football championship and "Brain Ring" contest, "Recognize your talent with SABAH" contest, the leadership training, "Mafia" game were held respectively at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku State University, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan State Economic University. 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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The representatives of the Ministry of Education and the Main State Traffic Police Department, "Be closed to life" group representatives, nearly 100 students of general education institutions in Baku attended the event on the theme "Traffic rules: remember and follow". Persons, speaking at the event, emphasized the importance of learning and following the traffic rules from the early years. It was noted that the conduction of regular trainings on traffic rules and the organization of enlightening events among the teachers of schools and pre-school education institutions for the prevention of road accidents are the main factors that prevent undesirable incidents encountered by children on the road. Students performed poems and songs, dedicated to the traffic rules and traffic police. Schoolchildren, dressed in special uniforms, participated in the interactive, educational, active and didactic games. In the end, the children performed the skits on traffic rules and drove around the town in small cars.

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