President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has viewed conditions created at the secondary school No 307 in Sabunchu district, Baku, after major overhaul and reconstruction.   Head of Baku City Executive Authority Eldar Azizov informed the head of state of the conditions created at the school.   The 1176-seat school was built in 2006. A new 432-seat additional block was built for the school.   The school has labs, a military room and a library. The classrooms are supplied with all necessary teaching aids.   https://president.az

21/09/2021 13:33

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has viewed conditions created at the secondary school No 71 in Sabunchu district, Baku, after major overhaul and reconstruction.   Head of Baku City Executive Authority Eldar Azizov informed President Ilham Aliyev of the repair work carried out at the school.   A new 864-seat additional block was built for the school.   The 1176-seat school was built in 1980. The school has classrooms, labs, a gym and a conference hall.   https://president.az

21/09/2021 13:20

On September 15, Azerbaijan`s Minister of Education Emin Amrullayev has met with a delegation led by Head of the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Ali Taha Koç.   During the meeting, the sides discussed prospects for future cooperation with the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey in the field of education.

16/09/2021 09:03

On September 16-17, 2021, the Ministry of Education and the Media Development Agency will hold an educational training for mass media representatives.   The main purpose of the training is to ensure that the journalists who write articles about education receive full information on education, strengthen effective cooperation with the media and deliver information on activities performed in the field of education to the general public through the mass media.   During the trainings, the heads of structural divisions of the Ministry of Education will make presentations and exchange views on the new academic year in different areas of education.

15/09/2021 13:05

In accordance with the Resolution 74/275 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, 9 September was declared the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.   During the 44-days war last year, Armenia deliberately targeted schools in gross violation of international humanitarian law, killing 10 and injuring 14 students and destroying 60 of our schools.   The Ministry of Education has started an international Twitter campaign under the hashtags #UniteToProtect #EducationUnderAttack #Azerbaijan.   The aim of the campaign is to emphasize Armenia's responsibility for war crimes committed against Azerbaijani schoolchildren. At the same time, it is important to highlight the importance of children’s right to education in a safe environment.  

09/09/2021 14:05

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of a building of the secondary school No 20 in the city of Sumgayit.   https://president.az/

03/09/2021 14:52

As a result of successful cooperation between the Governments of Azerbaijan and Latvia, ten citizens of Azerbaijan have got an opportunity to study at prestigious universities of Latvia in academic year 2021-2022. Azerbaijan is one of the top five out of 27 countries to receive this scholarship from the Latvian government:     No. The list of countries receiving the most scholarships The number of scholarship holders on different levels of education 1. Ukraine 19 2. Germany 11 3. Finland 10 4. Azerbaijan 10 5. Italy 9 6. Sweden 8 7. Uzbekistan 8 8. Israel 7 9. Kazakhstan 7 10. Norway 5 11. Turkey 5   As a result of Latvian side’s decision on the choice, in accord with the agreement the citizens of Azerbaijan got the right to continue their education in various specialties and educational levels in ” Riga Technical University“,” University of Latvia “and” Riga Stradiņš University " of Latvia.     It should be mentioned that the relevant scholarship program was announced on 4 February 2021.

03/09/2021 12:22

The Russian Federation (RF) announces an educational scholarship program at the expense of the federal budget of the Russian Federation for the academic year 2022-2023. There is no age limit for submission of applications for the scholarship program for Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. The program will be available in Russian. The deadline for submission of applications for the scholarship program is November 1, 2021. Detailed information can be obtained through the announcement.  

03/09/2021 10:26

The Ministry of Education, together with the Institute of Education and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has launched training sessions on the project 'Expanding the Network of General Education Institutions with Inclusive Classrooms'.   The first training took place on 23-25 August 2021 in psycho-medical-pedagogical commissions of the cities and regions where inclusive education will be implemented. The 3-day training, attended by 37 commission members, discussed inclusive education, disability, the International Classification of Functionality of Children with Disabilities, including the rules for the organization of the educational process in inclusive classes.   The training sessions provided participants with information about the project and covered topics such as the responsibilities of the professionals who will be involved in the project, their role in the project and working with parents of children with disabilities.   In addition, 63 school staff took part in the 36-hour training on “Organization of training in inclusive class". The 6-day training held on 26-31 August 2021 discussed topics such as inclusiveness and the basics of inclusive education, medical and social approach to disability, child-oriented pedagogy, universal learning design, inclusive lesson planning.   This training, which included numerous interactive games also touched on topics such as basic classroom strategies, differentiation and assessment in inclusive classrooms, and emphasized that collaboration between teacher, parent, community, and other partners in implementing inclusive education is extremely important.

02/09/2021 19:21

In the 2021/2022 academic year, the “Digital Skills” project is planned to cover 16 cities and districts.    The project is expected to involve 190,000 pupils studying in 250 schools in Baku, Sumgait, Ganja, Shaki, Shirvan, Shamakhi, Lankaran, Bilasuvar, Mingachevir, Khachmaz, Yevlakh, Sabirabad, Salyan, Shamkir, Goychay, Shabran cities, and districts.    It is also not excluded that more than 1,500 teachers will teach in the project.   In addition, it is planned to increase the number of classes in existing schools in the new academic year, as well as to connect new schools in different cities and districts to the project.   It should be noted that, since the 2017-2018 academic year, the “Digital Skills” project has been launched in secondary schools in order to ensure that the students master ICT skills deeply, achieve their purposeful activity in the information space, and formulate them as individuals with a competitive and logical mindset.  

02/09/2021 13:29