Under a joint initiative of the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the State Agency for Vocational Education and Training, there have been started training on introducing inclusive learning at the vocational education level.   In the framework of the EU-funded project "Vocational Education for the Future", a training program on inclusive vocational education was implemented for the first time in the country.   The program to promote inclusion in vocational education was taught by Dr. Peter Grimes, a specialist with many years of experience in this field.   The three-day program included relevant training sessions for teachers, master trainers working in vocational schools in Baku, Ganja, Sheki, Jalilabad, and Lankaran, and explained the use of the pedagogical kits for training at the vocational education level for persons with disabilities.   Through training sessions, participants discussed inclusion, barriers, and solutions in vocational education and training, and received more information on organizing a universal learning environment.   It should be noted that the aim of the program is to promote inclusion in vocational education and to support the introduction of modern approaches in this direction.   This training program is organized in the framework of the project 'Vocational Education and Training for the Future: Supporting the Establishment of Advanced Vocational Education Centers in Azerbaijan', funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP in cooperation with the State Agency for Vocational Education. The main aim of the project is to support the organization of training in line with the demands of the labor market and to contribute to the modernization of vocational education and training institutions in Azerbaijan.

15/11/2021 16:27

08/11/2021 14:45

Congratulations on your victory, Azerbaijan!   November 8 is Victory Day in the Republic of Azerbaijan!

08/11/2021 12:35

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the inauguration of a new building of Jarhan village secondary school named after Heydar Huseynov.   The 420-seat school building features five blocks.   https://president.az/

02/11/2021 09:30

A new building for the secondary school No 6 named after Natig Behdiyev has been inaugurated in the city of Ismayilli.   President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony.   https://president.az/

01/11/2021 18:19

On October 29, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Education Emin Amrullayev has met with the rector of Bogazici University of the Republic of Turkey, Mehmet Naci Inci.   During the meeting, the two sides discussed the prospects of possible cooperation between Bogazici University and higher education institutions of Azerbaijan.

29/10/2021 18:10

Within the framework of the Intergovernmental Scholarship Programs (ISPs) in 2021-2022 academic year, 200 Azerbaijanis were entitled to study on various specialties in 41 prestigious universities in 6 different countries around the world. 148 of these students will study in Hungary, 21 in the People's Republic of China, 10 in Latvia, 15 in the Republic of Turkey (doctoral studies through YTB), 3 in Romania and 3 in the Russian Federation. In total, 36 people were eligible for doctoral studies, 143 for master's degrees, and 21 for bachelor's degrees. Among the universities to which students are admitted, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Eotvos Lorand University, MGIMO University, Riga Technical University and Istanbul University dominate. It should be noted that one of the scholarship recipients, who will be studying under the ISPs, was admitted to Tsinghua University (People's Republic of China), an institution of higher education that ranks 28th in the international ranking of the world's universities. You can get acquainted with the general statistics by clicking on this link.  In accordance with the intergovernmental agreements signed by the Republic of Azerbaijan, some countries (Hungary, China, Kazakhstan, Romania, Tajikistan, Latvia, etc.) annually allocate scholarship places for citizens of Azerbaijan. Announcements about the scholarship programs are regularly presented to the general public through the relevant web page (http://htp.edu.az/az/index ).  

29/10/2021 17:08

An exhibition of works by Samir Kachayev, a graduate of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts (ADRA) and a martyr of the April battles, as well as students and graduates of the Academy who participated in the 44-day Patriotic War was organized on October 29.   The exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Education with the support of ADRA.   The exhibition was attended by Deputy Education Minister Firudin Gurbanov, Rector of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts Omar Eldarov, provosts of universities, students and graduates of the Academy, as well as of other higher education institutions that participated in the Patriotic War.   The purpose of the exhibition was to honor the memory of Academy graduates who died in the 44-day Patriotic War, as well as in the April battles, and to express attention and concern for our students and graduates who took part in the war.   At first, a minute of silence was held in memory of martyrs who gave their lives for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.   The rector of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts Omar Eldarov, who made an opening speech at the exhibition, said that the young sculptor Samir Kachayev, a graduate of the “Sculpture” Department of the “Fine Arts” faculty of ADRA who became a martyr in the April 2016 battles, created 30 sculptural works in 22 years of his life.   Speaking at the exhibition, Deputy Education Minister Firudin Gurbanov said that as a result of the wise and decisive policy of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, our heroic army liberated our occupied lands and gave us this victory. The deputy minister underlined that students and education employees had played a major role in the glorious victory of our army. Noting different events are held in connection with November 8, the Victory Day, Firudin Gurbanov emphasized that today's exhibition is one of the events of special significance held in this direction.   ADRA teacher, sculptor Zamig Rzayev, and Samir Kachayev's father Ziyatin Kachayev also spoke at the event and expressed their gratitude for the attention provided to martyrs of the Patriotic War. Then the participants of the exhibition viewed works by martyr Samir Kachayev, as well as of students and graduates of the Academy, who participated in the 44-day Patriotic War.

29/10/2021 15:06

On October 29, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Education Emin Amrullayev has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger.   During the meeting, the two sides discussed the current state of and prospects for educational cooperation between the Ministry of Education and the US Embassy.

29/10/2021 15:05

On October 28, a ceremony of signing an agreement between SOCAR and its partners in the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and the British Council on financing the project "Improvement of the English language skills of students of SABAH postgraduate groups” took place.   A signing ceremony was attended by Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev, British Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp, as well as rectors of universities participating in the project.   It has been reported that the 10-month project, to be implemented by the British Council, will run from October 2021 to July 2022. Within the project, 372 students of SABAH postgraduate groups of Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry, Baku State University, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Azerbaijan Technical University and Baku Engineering University will improve their English language skills within 150 academic hours. The purpose of the project is to continuously improve the quality of education in Azerbaijan, to ensure talented graduate-level students studying in SABAH postgraduate groups gain direct access to modern English-language scientific literature.    In his speech at the signing ceremony, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said that SOCAR focuses on sustainability that includes the realization of intellectual potential of young people and emphasizes educational and training-oriented projects in social investment encouraging its partners to these projects.   Education Minister Emin Amrullayev brought to the attention of the participants the importance of the SABAH Master's program and emphasized the importance of projects carried out to further improve the quality of education in our country. At the end of his speech, the minister thanked the project partners and wished them success.   The British Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp, who spoke afterwards, noted that Azerbaijan and the UK have long-term and strong ties of cooperation in the field of education. James Sharp expressed confidence that the new project will provide the necessary support for the training of SABAH Master's students.

28/10/2021 16:03