Students representing our country at the 31st International Biology Olympiad “IBO Challenge 2020” have achieved a great success. Matin Muradli, a 10th grade student of Sumgayit secondary school No. 15, was awarded a gold medal, Asiman Ziyyadinov and Sadiyar Gafarov, 10th grade students of the lyceum on chemistry-biology under the Ministry of Education, and Ranal Gurbanov, a 10th grade student of Baku secondary school No. 102, were awarded silver medals. Thus, our students who have participated in the above-mentioned Olympiad since 1994 have won a total of 3 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze medals.  Our students representing Azerbaijan in various Olympiads since 1992 have won a total of 497 medals, including 29 gold, 205 silver and 263 bronze medals. Since 2013 so far, 194 medals have been won, including 8 gold, 53 silver and 133 bronze medals, which is about 40% of all medals. It should be noted that more than 200 students from 52 countries participated in the virtual knowledge contest held on August 7-12. The process of preparation for the competition has been carried out at the International Olympiads Training Center which has been functioning for 6 years yet. It should be remembered that every year about 300 students from different age groups are involved in the preparatory process organized on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and informatics. Students of the International Olympiad Preparatory Center are selected from the winners of the Subject Competitions or Republican Subject Olympiads held among students of VI-VII grades.

25/08/2020 08:32

On August 18th, Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Azerbaijan James Lyall Sharp and Director of Delegation of British Council in Azerbaijan Samr Shah. The current state of relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom in the field of education, as well as prospects for future cooperation, have been discussed at the meeting. Views have been exchanged on projects implemented in Azerbaijan with the support of the British Council.

20/08/2020 15:39

On August 12th, the Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev attended in the third meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Education of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in a video conference format. The Turkish Minister of National Education Ziya Selcuk, the ECO Secretary General Hadi Suleymanpur, the Iranian Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzae, Pakistan's Federal Minister of Education and Vocational Training Shafqat Mahmood and other high-ranking officials participated at the event.   Speaking at the meeting, Emin Amrullayev informed about the reforms carried out in accordance with the goals set by the "State Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan" and their positive results. The Minister also informed the participants about the steps taken to ensure the continuity of education in our country in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Emin Amrullayev also touched upon the current state and prospects of cooperation with ECO member states in the field of education. The third meeting adopted a work plan for 2020-2022 to strengthen the activities of the Institute of Education.

17/08/2020 09:37

On August 12, the Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov. The current state of relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in the field of education and prospects for future cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

17/08/2020 09:31

On August 12, the Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Azerbaijan Erkan Ozoral. The current state of relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey in the field of education and prospects for future cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

17/08/2020 09:30

The Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev met with Kestutis Jankauskas, Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan. The current state of relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the European Union in the field of education and prospects for future cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

17/08/2020 09:28

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received in a video format Emin Amrullayev due to his appointment as Minister of Education. The head of state made a speech at the video meeting.   www.president.az

27/07/2020 14:57

As schools around the world respond to healthcare challenges, the need for remote learning tools has never been more urgent. To make the transition to distance learning more straightforward, the Government of Azerbaijan decided to close all educational institutions on March 3rd. They evaluated several different solutions for remote learning to keep education ongoing. As the best solution available, the Ministry of Education advised all higher education institutions to use Teams for remote learning and provided additional support. To make the transition to distance learning more accessible, Microsoft team in Azerbaijan, together with Bestcomp Group, Edumedia, and Innovative Technologies in Education, helped schools, educators, students, and their families as they navigate this new way of learning. According to the Ministry, Microsoft Teams for Education, in comparison with competitive solutions, provides a holistic environment that allows content distribution, collaboration, live meetings, and assessments. “Microsoft Teams is scalable to the needs of the educational system, and Microsoft’s local office and partner network support were available immediately,” – said Vusal Khanlarov, Head of ICT Bureau in the Ministry of Education. Continuing to drive student engagement and focused learning can be a challenge, especially for those moving to remote learning for the first time. Educators need support to help make this work. For K12 schools, Ministry in Azerbaijan launched Virtual School based on Teams, where students and educators can register and access educational content, assessments, and online classes immediately. They can find all e-books, video-lessons, additional education applications, and centralized testing. All such resources were integrated to bring together face-to-face connections, assignments, and conversations in a single hub. Today, more than a million K12 students and 100.000 teachers have already been registered and actively using the platform. This project has been widely covered by local online and TV media to support educators who have created thousands of videos with the help of Teams for Education. Now, it is possible to evaluate the level of knowledge by using PowerBI tracking activities by each region and every school in Azerbaijan. At the same time, Virtual School became the largest online platform for cooperation and collaboration countrywide. It is an excellent example of how one Ministry found the right strategy, resources, and technology to quickly create online classrooms that help students, teachers, and faculty find new ways to connect and learn. Even more, 100.000+ users from 30 out of 50 universities and all vocational education institutions use Teams and decided to continue with Microsoft Teams as a learning platform. Ministry of Education continues running the Virtual School project as an always-on platform, helping students stay engaged, and learning stays on track. At the same time, the Ministry uses Microsoft Teams for internal daily meetings. Capabilities of Microsoft Teams, Forms, Minecraft Education Edition, and Stream will be used for centralized monitoring, content distribution, and flexible content amendments according to learning results   https://news.microsoft.com/en-cee/2020/07/09/azerbaijan-how-one-ministry-found-the-right-strategy-resources-and-technology-to-quickly-create-online-classrooms/   https://www.microsoft.com/  

09/07/2020 18:55

On July 8 2020, French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ) under Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) organized its first-ever Graduation Ceremony online. The first UFAZ students, admitted in the 2016/2017 academic year, are graduating this year. The ceremony, organized online via the Microsoft Teams platform, was simultaneously streamed live on Facebook. Amongst others, the Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zakari Gross, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Rahman Mustafayev, Vice-Chairperson for International Relations of University of Strasbourg Irini Tsamadou Jacoberger, ASOIU Rector, Professor Mustafa Babanli, UFAZ Executive Director Vazeh Askerov, Secretary General Charlotte Payen, local and foreign faculty, alumni, students and staff participated at the event. The Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov: “Past six years might seem long enough to get the first harvest of joint efforts with our French colleagues, but the impact of this cooperation will be long term. Long term in nurturing better people to people context in Azerbaijan and France, long term in developing Azerbaijani human capital. Today, I can proudly say that UFAZ has become a success story in bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and France.” Ambassador of France to Azerbaijan, HE Zakari Gross: “I congratulate all UFAZ students very sincerely for the graduation. I am very happy with the high success rates among graduates. It shows the efforts you put into your studies and you should be proud of these results. I wish that one of you or several will perhaps have the idea and energy to create an association of alumni and that French Embassy will wish to remain in contact with all the alumni so that we gradually constitute a growing community of French-Azerbaijani researchers, workers, engineers, and academics.” Ambassador of Azerbaijan to France, HE Rahman Mustafayev: “UFAZ is a very important, strong and healthy symbol of our strategic partnership. It is also important that we are now in the process of integration and adaptation of standards to European ones and this university serves as an example of how European, in particular French standards of high education can contribute to the improvement of our educational professional capacities.” Rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Mustafa Babanli: “ASOIU is celebrating its 100-year-anniversary and we are proud that we are also having the first graduates of UFAZ this year. UFAZ prepares its students for life outside of the scientific knowledge and professional skills it provides. I congratulate not only UFAZ students, but also staff, faculty and all colleagues for their work.” The Vice-chair for International Affairs of University of Strasbourg, Irene Jacoberger: “This ceremony marks a major moment in your life. It celebrates all your hard work, your efforts, your achievements and projects you into the future. This ceremony is also an opportunity for us to recall that you epitomize the success of this ambitious project setup thanks to the commitment of two presidents of Azerbaijani and French Republic. It was an ambitious gamble that is now coming true thanks to the very important investment by both parties.” UFAZ Secretary General Charlotte Payen recalled warm and touching memories from the last four years, expressed her gratitude to all staff members and faculty who supported the project from the very beginning. She also underlined that students contributed to the reputation of UFAZ with their successful achievements. Later a video clip covering 4 years of UFAZ noteworthy memories and students’ success stories, was displayed for the guests. During the event, Irada Bunyatova, Suleyman Gafarli and Maryam Ismayilova, students who are graduating with honors in their specialties, also shared their impressions about UFAZ. The event was moderated by UFAZ director Dr. Vazeh Askerov. To recall: ● 125 out of 141 students who were admitted to UFAZ in 2016 are going to graduate this year. ● 47 of 80 students who have been admitted to the UFAZ Master’s Degree Programs for the academic year 2020/2021 are UFAZ students. ● 10 UFAZ students had received an opportunity to continue their education in the top universities of France with TOTAL scholarship. (link). ● More than 10 students were admitted to the various universities abroad as a graduate student. ● Currently, 17 UFAZ students have already been recruited in relevant jobs.   Established in 2016, UFAZ is a unique ongoing project initiated by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and France. UFAZ undergraduates receive diplomas from both ASOIU and Strasbourg University (Renn 1 University for Oil and Gas Engineering). UFAZ launched its first Master’s Degree Programs starting from 2020/2021 academic year that also provides two diplomas.

08/07/2020 18:21

The team representing our country at the International Youth Innovations Competition (BIEA 2020) held in the United Kingdom has succeeded. The team of Azerbaijan was among 12 teams taking part in the finals. Students of the Lyceum named after the academician Zarifa Aliyeva under the Ministry of Education Ruslan Bayramov, Elvin Bilalov and Suleyman Ismayilov were selected as the best in the "Best Effort Award" nomination. This year's theme of the competition held in London from 2019 is called "Let's protect the coasts." The device developed by our students to clean water and land from plastic wastes was highly appreciated by foreign experts. Information about the achievements of our students has also been published in foreign media (https://www.openpr.com/news/2080685/innovation-from-young-scientists-to-tackle-beach-plastic-waste).  

03/07/2020 16:54