On October 11, on the occasion of the International Girls' Day, the final stage of “The  world through the eyes of girls” hackathon competition was held.   The final stage of Hackathon competition was attended by Emin Amrullayev, Minister of Science and Education, Alex Heikens, head of the representation office of UNICEF in Azerbaijan, Leyla Hasanova, head of the UNICEF education program in Azerbaijan, and Igrar Nazarov, STEAM project manager.   A total of 29 participants took part in the final stage, including the 3 prize-winning teams. Based on the results of the evaluation by the three judges, the winners of the first, second, and third places were determined.   At the end of Hackathon competition, the winners were presented with certificates.   It should be noted that according to the "Annual Action Plan resulting from the Country Program for 2021-2025" signed between the Ministry of Science and Education and UNICEF, the implementation of the program "Supporting girls in STEAM career choice and digital skills” has been launched as part of the cooperation between UNICEF and the STEAM Azerbaijan project.   The main objectives of the STEAM Azerbaijan project, which is being implemented in five regions of the country, including Barda, Lankaran, Tovuz, Shirvan and Sabirabad, are STEAM education for female teachers and students and the development of their digital skills to help them develop as qualified professionals in the future.   Within the framework of the project, 10 female teachers selected from the mentioned regions and 124 female students in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades were involved in training on mechatronics, 3D printing and modelling, engineering, TinkerCAD, Micro:bit modules at STEAM Centres in the mentioned regions. In addition, the students who participated in the training were invited to a hackathon competition organised by the STEAM project.

11/10/2022 10:03

The heads of the educational departments of Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir are visiting the Republic of Azerbaijan to discuss opportunities for expanding cooperation in the field of general and vocational education between Azerbaijan and Turkey.   As part of the visit, the delegation first visited the Alley of Honor, paid tribute to national leader Heydar Aliyev and laid flowers at his tomb. The grave of the famous scientist and ophthalmologist, academician Mrs. Zarifa Aliyeva was also visited. Then, the memory of martyrs who died in the fight for independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was honored by the Turkish delegation in the Alley of Martyrs, and carnations were placed on their graves. Also on the Alley of Martyrs the Turkish delegation visited the Turkish Martyrs’ Memorial, erected in memory of fallen Turkish soldiers.   Within the framework of the visit, the delegation visited the Heydar Aliyev Modern Education Complex and kindergarten No.17 located in Baku. The guests got acquainted with the conditions created in these educational institutions.   Then a meeting with the Turkish guests was held at the Department of Education in Baku. During the meeting the participants exchanged their views on the current state and prospects of cooperation between the pre-school and general educational institutions of the two countries, as well as the projects being implemented. At the end of the meeting, a Protocol of Intent was signed between the Baku City Education Department and the Educational Departments of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya.   During the visit, the delegation from Turkey got acquainted with the classrooms, where the projects "STEAM" and "Digital skills" are implemented in school-lyceum № 20, and also visited the specialized secondary music school named after Byulbyul.   As part of the visit, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev met with the heads of the departments of education in Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir. During the meeting, extensive information was given on the joint activities carried out in the field of education with the Republic of Turkey, and satisfaction was expressed with the ongoing exchange of experience in the field of education. Emin Amrullayev thanked the Turkish delegation for supporting the participation of heads of general and vocational educational institutions of Azerbaijan in trainings held in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.

07/10/2022 11:05

On October 3, the Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with Kurshat Aydoghan, the newly appointed Rector of Bilkent University in the Republic of Turkey.   During the meeting, prospects for cooperation between higher education institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Bilkent University were discussed.

03/10/2022 18:26

The opening ceremony of the international conference on “Sustainable Quality Assurance in Education”, organized by the Education Quality Assurance Agency (EQAA), took place on September 29.   The main purpose of the conference is to learn from best practices in quality assurance in education, to improve internal and external quality assurance in education policy and mechanisms at the general and higher education levels, and to establish links in quality assurance between these two levels of education.   In her opening speech, the Education Quality Assurance Agency Board Chair Ulker Sattarova informed the participants of the event about the work done by the Agency in the field of quality assurance, the results achieved and the plans for the future.   In his opening speech the Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev noted that the reforms implemented within the "Bologna" process in the educational space of Azerbaijan contribute to improving the quality of higher education. At the same time, the Minister stressed that one of his objectives is to ensure sustainable quality across all levels of education in line with European standards and guidelines for quality assurance (ESG) in the European Higher Education Area. The Minister also touched on the fact that ensuring a continuous quality transition across general and higher education levels is one of the important issues facing education administrators.   On the first day of the two-day conference, panel discussions were led by Gendrik Martijnse, Director of Department of Higher Education of the Education Inspectorate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, one of the leading international quality assurance organizations in Europe and the world, Achim Hopbach, an international expert in higher education and former president of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) from 2009-2013, Dr. Olgun Cicek, Vice-President of the Central and Eastern European Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA), Rufat Azizov, Director of the Institute of Education, Elnur Aliyev, Head of the Department for the Organization and Management of General and Pre-School Education under the Ministry of Science and Education. They touched on the organization of an internal and external quality assurance system in higher education in accordance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG) in the European Higher Education Area, ensuring continuity of quality assurance between general and higher education levels.   They also touched on cooperation in ongoing projects and the exchange of experience in the field of quality assurance, and answered questions from participants at the event.   On the second day of the conference, practical workshops by international experts will be held for representatives of general and higher education institutions

29/09/2022 15:27

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have viewed the progress of construction works at a building of the secondary school No1 in the city of Shusha.   Special Representative of the President in Shusha district Aydin Karimov informed the head of state and the First Lady of the works carried out here.   The construction of the school building, which covers an area of 4,300 square meters, started in October, 2021. All conditions will be created in the 960-seat school.   https://president.az

28/09/2022 16:40

The selection process of the candidates for the academic year 2022-2023 has been completed for the educational grant programs, which offer foreign students the opportunity to study in higher education institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the expense of the state.   It should be recalled that “The Educational Grant Program for the Citizens of the Member Countries of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC)” and “The Educational Grant Program for the Citizens of the Member Countries of the Non-Aligned Movement” were established by the Decree No. 3457 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 6, 2017 and Decree No. 3567 on January 10, 2018, respectively. The Educational Grant Programs provide an opportunity for selected candidates on an annual basis to study in the leading universities of Azerbaijan at the preparatory courses, undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, general medicine/residency programs. Under the terms of the Educational Grant Programs, it is expected to grant scholarships to 20 foreign students (40 students for both programs) on an annual basis.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs identified the higher education institutions in the Republic of Azerbaijan where the educational grant programs participants would study, according to a list of candidates that was selected and eventually approved together with the Ministry of Science and Education. The amount of educational grants includes tuition fees, visas, registration costs, a monthly scholarship, primary health care, and annual arrival and departure costs from the home country paid by the state.   According to the results of admission for the educational grant programs in the 2022-2023 academic year, 20 students from 18 countries of Organization of Islamic Cooperation ((Bangladesh, Algeria, Palestine, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, Iran, Qamar Islands, Kuwait, Egypt, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Gambia, Kazakhstan, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan and Yemen) and 20 students from 15 countries of Non-Aligned Movement (Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Ecuador, India, Honduras, Iran, Colombia, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Nepal, Nicaragua, Thailand, Uganda and Zambia)  have been eligible to study at the universities of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The selected students will study at 11 higher education institutions in Azerbaijan, mainly at the Azerbaijan Medical University, ADA University, and Khazar University.

21/09/2022 18:33

On September 20, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with Hisham Mohamed Nagy Abdel Hamid, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Azerbaijan.   During the meeting, cooperation between the two countries' higher education institutions, the issues of participation in international events and opportunities for conducting joint research were discussed.

20/09/2022 17:38

On September 12, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with Rafal Poborski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Azerbaijan.   At the meeting, the current state and prospects of cooperation between the Ministries of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Poland in the field of education were discussed.

11/09/2022 19:11

On the 7th of September, the Azerbaijani Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with a delegation led by Tomris Azeri, the president of the Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA).   In a meeting with a delegation from the Azerbaijan Society of America, including Americans from various fields who came to our country as part of a project to inform the international community about the Azerbaijani realities of the State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Work with the Diaspora, the guests were briefed on the ongoing educational reforms and work to restore the educational infrastructure in the liberated territories.

07/09/2022 18:30

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has viewed conditions created at secondary school 35, the new premises of which were built in Nasimi district, Baku.   Head of the Baku City Executive Authority Eldar Azizov informed the head of state of the conditions created at the school.   The secondary school 35, which has been in operation since 1931, has been completely rebuilt. The old building of the educational institution built in 1931-1935 was demolished, and a new one was built instead. A total of 24 classrooms, computer, labor, military training, foreign language, music, drawing, medical, physics, chemistry and biology laboratories, a library, a cafeteria and a conference hall have been established in the new school building for a total of 888 students. The total area of the four-story building is 5,454 square meters.   President Ilham Aliyev viewed the military training room, the eco-class, biology, computer and drawing classrooms, the cafeteria, and the labor and physics rooms of the new school building.   Adapting the operation of educational institutions and curricula to modern challenges and building the personnel capacity suitable for the modern labor market are among the state's top priorities. The construction and commissioning of modern schools and the restoration and reconstruction of educational institutions are also part of this process. The Heydar Aliyev Foundation continuously supports this strategy by implementing the “A new school for a renewing Azerbaijan” project launched in 2005.   The progress and future of every country hinge on its level of education. Investment in this area means an investment in the future. Azerbaijan is among the leading countries worldwide in this respect. No other country has built or rebuilt such a significant number of schools in such a short time. One of the critical features of this process is that newly created and renovated educational institutions are provided with the most modern educational equipment.   president.az

07/09/2022 14:40