Deputy Minister of Science and Education Firudin Gurbanov visited the city of Rabat of the Kingdom of Morocco from 12 to 15 November to participate in the 2nd session of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.   Within the framework of the visit, Firudin Gurbanov also took part in the 1st Azerbaijani-Moroccan Business Forum.

16/11/2023 16:34

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have got familiar with the works to be accomplished in the Girls' Gymnasium historical building in the city of Shusha.   The head of state and the First Lady were informed about the historical monument.   The independent girls' school in Shusha was founded on October 26, 1875 by the “Charitable Society” organized by the people of Shusha. Regardless of their religious beliefs and origins, all girls were given the opportunity to study here.   The building also functioned as a boarding school during the Soviet era. In the future, it is planned to use this building as a decorative and applied art center and an administrative building for cultural fields.   https://president.az

07/11/2023 17:05

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the opening of the Shusha City Secondary School No1.   The head of state and the First Lady were informed of the conditions created in the 960-seat school.   The three-storey school building consists of five blocks. The school has 40 classrooms, 2 physics rooms, 2 chemistry rooms, 2 biology rooms, 2 technology rooms, 2 computer labs, a STEAM center, library, reading room, medical point, canteen, assembly hall, gym and a football pitch.   https://president.az

07/11/2023 16:00

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have viewed the buildings of a vocational school and a college in the city of Shusha.   Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev informed the head of state and the First Lady of the works to be carried out.   The vocational school and college are located in the historic Hamamgabaghi, Seyidli and Julfalar quarters of Shusha.   President Ilham Aliyev toured the territory of the vocational school and college, and gave his instructions and recommendations.   https://president.az

07/11/2023 15:40

Our students successfully performed at the 34th International Biology Olympiad held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates on July 3-11. Our team, represented by 4 students, won 2 bronze medals and 1 incentive prize in the competition with 293 students from 76 countries.   At the Olympiad, 11th grade students of Ganja Physics, Mathematics and Informatics Oriented Lyceum, Zahrabayim Abdullayeva and Nurlan Mammadov won bronze, and 11th grade student of Guba Physics, Mathematics and Informatics Oriented Lyceum, Kanan Orujaliyev, was awarded an incentive prize.   We congratulate our students and wish them new achievements!

07/11/2023 11:14

On November 2, the Azerbaijani Minister of Science and Education, Emin Amrullayev, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Wada Junichi. During the meeting, satisfaction was expressed with the implementation of 89 educational projects under the “Grass Roots and Human Security” grant program presented by the Government of Japan since 2000. In addition,  discussions were held on the implementation of the said program in the coming years in accordance with the list of needs determined by the Ministry of Science and Education. The Ambassador noted that 9 Japanese-language specialists have been sent to Azerbaijan over the past 22 years to teach Japanese language to students at Baku State University with the support of the Government of Japan. The sides exchanged views on the continuation of the mentioned cooperation in the coming years. At the meeting, the sides also discussed the possibilities of applying the Kumon method, unique to the Japanese education system, to secondary schools in Azerbaijan with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education.  

03/11/2023 17:35

On October 31, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mikhail Evdokimov.   During the meeting, the current state and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of science and education were discussed. The sides exchanged views on the current situation with the teaching of the Russian language in the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as on supporting the teaching of the Azerbaijani language in the Russian Federation. In addition, the importance of ties in the field of professional education was emphasized, and opportunities for training specialists in this direction were discussed.

31/10/2023 18:06

A delegation led by Erol Ozvar, the chairman of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey, is on a visit to Azerbaijan. The purpose of the visit is to continue negotiations on the establishment of an Azerbaijani-Turkish university. Within the framework of the visit, the guests together with the Azerbaijani Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev visited the grave of Turkish soldier in Igrig village of Guba district, Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba city and Azerbaijan-Turkey Friendship Park.

29/10/2023 14:43

On October 26, Deputy Minister of Science and Education Hasan Hasanli met with Joanna Burke, Regional Director of the British Council for Europe.   At the meeting, the sides expressed satisfaction with the current state of bilateral relations in the field of education and discussed prospects for further cooperation. The sides noted that a number of projects have been successfully implemented in the Republic of Azerbaijan with the support of the British Council.   It was noted that within the framework of the projects covering the spheres of general, vocational, and higher education, positive contributions were made to the development of teachers' knowledge and skills, as well as to the improvement of the quality of English language teaching. Support was given to the establishment of cooperation between higher education institutions in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom and the development of applied arts and entrepreneurial skills among young people.   At the end of the meeting, a ceremony was held to sign the Letter of Intent on Cooperation between the Ministry of Science and Education and the British Council in Azerbaijan and the Action Plan for the 2023–2024 academic year.

27/10/2023 17:30

On October 26, the Ministry of Science and Education and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China signed an agreement on the project "Interactive educational assistance to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic".   The agreement was signed by Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China, Ms. Guo Min.   It should be noted that the said agreement was signed within the framework of agreements on technical and economic cooperation concluded between the government of the People's Republic of China and the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan. According to the agreement, building the technical infrastructure of the Ministry of Education of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and its subordinate enterprises, as well as the creation of a data center and electronic platform, is envisaged.

27/10/2023 14:24