A ceremony for signing Azerbaijani-Kyrgyz documents was held with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov on 24 April.   During the ceremony, Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Emrullayev and Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva signed the "Agreement on cooperation in the field of education and science between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic".   Under the agreement, the parties will promote the establishment and development of direct links between educational institutions, exchange of experience, as well as visits by teachers, researchers, scientists and other educators in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest.   Within the framework of the agreement, both parties, in accordance with their national legislation and on a reciprocal basis, will annually allocate 5 quota places on bachelor's degree programs to citizens of the other state to study at universities in the opposite country.

24/04/2024 17:08

On 16 April, the Azerbaijan’s Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with UNICEF Representative in the Republic of Azerbaijan Dr. Saja Farooq Abdullah.   During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the projects implemented by the Ministry of Science and Education together with UNICEF, as well as the prospects for future cooperation.

16/04/2024 18:59

On April 12, the opening ceremony of the III International Experience-Based Learning Conference was held in Baku. In his presentation at the event, Deputy Minister of Science and Education Kanan Karimzadeh spoke about the tasks and goals facing education following the “Strategy of socio-economic development of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022-2026," as well as the work carried out by the Ministry of Science and Education in recent times. Kanan Karimzadeh noted that currently improving the position of our country in international evaluations and achieving the representation of our 3 universities in the top 800 are among the main educational goals. In his speech, the Director General of the European Azerbaijan School, Francesco Bancini, said that the purpose of the conference is to learn the most modern approaches from educational leaders, discuss the field of education, and explore new ideas and strategies. The Director General also emphasized that representatives from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Turkey and other countries participated in the conference and pointed out that knowledge and experience will be exchanged at the international and local level within the framework of the event.   It should be noted that more than 60 workshops will be organised in 3 days at the conference held with the participation of education specialists as well as directors and teachers.  

12/04/2024 17:25

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), an international analytical agency renowned for its comprehensive university rankings, has recently unveiled its highly anticipated QS World University Rankings by Subject for the year 2024.   Azerbaijan was represented in the mentioned rating by the educational programs of two universities. Azerbaijan University of Languages, which has achieved the highest result in the country, has entered the list of 301-340 best universities in the world on the program "Modern Languages". In its turn, Azerbaijan State Economic University has been included in the list of 351-400 best universities in the world in the program "Economics and Econometrics" and in the list of 501-550 best universities in the world in the program "Social Sciences and Management".   It should be noted that the methodology of assessment of the relevant rating includes 5 main indicators: academic reputation, reputation among employers, number of references, H-index and international scientific cooperation index.

11/04/2024 12:31

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev opened the new building of the 624-seat Tabriz Yagubov secondary school in the settlement of Bum of the Qabala district.   https://president.az

09/04/2024 18:12

On April 8, 2024, Emin Amrullayev, the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Country Manager for the World Bank in Azerbaijan, Stefanie Stallmeister.    During the meeting, the current state of relations between the Ministry of Science and Education and the World Banks, and cooperation prospects were discussed. 

08/04/2024 15:43

On April 5, 2024, Emin Amrullayev, the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met Mikhail Yevdokimov, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to our country. The current state of relations in the fields of science and education, as well as cooperation perspectives between the two countries, were discussed during the meeting.

05/04/2024 17:15

On March 12, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev met with a delegation led by Chairman of the Committee on Education, Science, and Youth Affairs of the Georgian Parliament Givi Mikanadze.   At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia in the spheres of general education, vocational education, and higher education, as well as prospects for the development of cooperation.

12/03/2024 18:46

A ceremony for signing Azerbaijani-Kazakhstani documents was held on March 11 with the participation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kasym-Jomart Tokayev. During the ceremony, Minister of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev and Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan Sayasat Nurbek signed a "Protocol on amendments to the agreement on cooperation in the field of education between the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan dated April 3, 2017." As per the protocol, the involved parties intend to exchange students annually across various programs: three individuals for bachelor's degree programs, five for master's degree programs, two for doctoral degree programs, two for basic (basic higher) medical education programs, and two for residency programs. Kazakhstan has agreed to facilitate the training of five individuals in disciplines such as information and communication technology, engineering, processing, and the building industry. They will also provide training for another five people in agricultural and bio-resources, art and humanities, social sciences, journalism, information, business, management, and law. Furthermore, two people will be trained in the fields of healthcare and social security. The Azerbaijani side will train three people in technical and technological specialties, three in humanitarian and social specialties, three in economic and managerial specialties, one in natural specialties, and two in basic (basic higher) medical education and residency. According to the protocol, both parties will work together to enable student accommodation in dorms linked with higher educational institutions in Azerbaijan and higher (or postgraduate) educational institutions in Kazakhstan.  

12/03/2024 12:47

On March 11, within the framework of the visit of the delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Jomart Tokayev, to Azerbaijan, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev met with the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek.   During the meeting, an exchange of views was held on issues related to the implementation of measures arising from the "Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of education dated April 3, 2017".   The meeting also discussed the current state of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of science and education, as well as the prospects for the development of cooperation.

12/03/2024 10:47