Education Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Canada for the European Union and Europe, the Ambassador of Canada to the Federal Republic of Germany Stephan Dion and the Ambassador of Canada accredited to the Republic of Azerbaijan Christopher John Kuter. During the meeting the participants discussed the current relations between Azerbaijan and Canada in the field of education and prospects for further cooperation.

15/03/2019 10:17

A nationwide march has been held in Baku to commemorate the 27th anniversary of Khojaly genocide, one of the bloodiest crimes in the history of mankind. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and family members attended the march. The nationwide march, which began from the Azadlyg Square in Khatai district, involves ten thousands of people. They gathered to pay tribute to victims of Khojaly tragedy and draw the world community`s attention to this crime against humanity, which was committed by the Armenian fascists. With President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva in the front row, the marchers started moving in the direction of the Khojaly memorial in Khatai district. Thousands of young people gathered along the avenues and streets that the marchers are moving. They hold portraits of innocent victims of the bloody event – slaughtered children, women and elders – photos depicting abominable scenes of slaughter, placards demanding to bring to account and punish perpetrators of the tragedy and to recognize this genocide at an international level, as well as placards with names and surnames of victims. “The world must recognize Khojaly genocide”, “Justice for Khojaly”, “Do not forget Khojaly”, “No to Armenian fascism”, “Khojaly genocide -27” and other slogans are displayed on large monitors along the streets, and on placards on building walls and balconies.   x x x   A ceremonial guard of honor was lined up around the memorial. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev put a wreath at the memorial and paid tribute to Khojaly victims. First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov, Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, Arzu Aliyeva laid flowers at the monument. State and government officials, members of the Milli Majlis, ministers, heads of committees and companies, representatives of the diplomatic corps, heads of religious confessions, as well as Khojaly genocide survivors also placed flowers at the memorial.   x x x   A Russian delegation also attended the nationwide march. President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with the Russian delegation and talked to them. President Ilham Aliyev then was interviewed by the Russian Rossiya-24 TV channel.   x x x   The name of Khojaly, which was wiped off the face of the earth in just one night, is now mentioned along with Katyn, Lidice and Songmy. This nationwide march is a climax of large-scale work carried out by Azerbaijan in order to make the truth about Khojaly genocide known to the world and convince the international community that if the perpetrators of this genocide remain unpunished, this may lead to a repetition of such tragedies in any place across the globe. The march showed the Azerbaijani people`s unity, their respect for martyrs as well as their eagerness to do their utmost to liberate the occupied territories and restore the country`s territorial integrity. The atrocity committed by Armenians in the town of Khojaly in Nagorno-Karabakh on the night of 25-26 February 1992 went down in the history of Azerbaijan as a bloody page. That night helped by the Soviet Union`s Khankandi-based 366th motor rifle regiment, the Armenian armed forces massacred innocent people in this ancient Azerbaijani town. The statistics of Khojaly genocide are as follows: of 3,000 people who were in the town at the moment of the attack 613 were killed, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elders; 487 people were severely wounded, including 76 children; 1,275 people were captured and subjected to unprecedented torture; the fate of 197 people still remains unknown. Eight families were totally annihilated. All these people were slaughtered, tortured and disabled solely because of their ethnic background, only for being Azerbaijanis. This genocidal act by the Armenians was deliberately planned and its only objective was to partially or completely wipe out civilians because of their nationality. These actions are defined as genocide under international law, which must be recognized by the world community. The real essence of this genocide, which was committed in front of the eyes of the world, was uncovered only after national leader Heydar Aliyev`s coming to political power. On initiative of the national leader Khojaly genocide was given a political and legal assessment, and February 26 was declared “Day of Khojaly Genocide”. Launched by Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva in 2008, “Justice for Khojaly” international campaign boosted the awareness-raising efforts even more. The campaign has contributed to increasing the international community`s awareness of the truth about this genocide, exposing the Armenian nationalists who resort to any violence, including the murder of children, in order to reach their ridiculous and heinous plans. As a result of systematic work, what happened in Khojaly was recognized as a genocidal act by the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, as well as the parliaments of Mexico, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Sudan, Guatemala and Djibouti. The parliaments of Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Jordan, Slovenia and Scotland, as well as executive and legislative bodies of 22 American states recognized Khojaly events as a massacre. As in previous years the Heydar Aliyev Foundation continued to support the organization of Khojaly commemorative events across the world. This included commemorative rallies in Turkey, USA, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Georgia and the Netherlands, commemorative events, conferences, exhibitions and contests in a number of other countries.   AZERTAC

27/02/2019 09:46

Three-day official visit of the Minister Jeyhun Bayramov to Turkey has ended by visiting of Heydar Aliyev School in Ankara. Here he was informed on school activity and teaching methodology and visited the exhibition of the students’ painting dedicated to the brotherhood of Azerbaijan and Turkey. On behalf of the Ministry of Education Jeyhun Bayramov presented to the school rare editions of Heydar Aliyev Foundation reflecting the rich meaningful life and activity of national leader Heydar Aliyev, as well as realities and culture of our country. There was also a meeting with the participation of teachers and students at the closed sports and concert hall of the school. At first, national anthems of Azerbaijan and Turkey were performed. Then the participants listened to the speech of the Minister of Education of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Head of Ankara Education Department Turan Akpinar and Heydar Aliyev School Director Necati Şanzırer. Speaking about the national leader Heydar Aliyev and the founder of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the presenters marked that both historical figures paid special attention to the development of science and education in our countries. The decisions they made in the field of education have taken on a historical mission. It was mentioned that studying at Heydar Aliyev's school is both honorable and responsible. Reminding the words of National Leader Heydar Aliyev "One nation, two states!" and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's "Joy of Azerbaijan is our joy, and it’s sorrow is our sorrow!" the speakers noted that the development of education in our countries, as well as successful relations in this field, is the realization of the wishes and aspirations of the genius leaders. After the speeches, the students presented a rich art and sports program that included the declaration of poems about Azerbaijan's beauty and grandeur, the slogans of our brotherhood with Turkey and interesting sports performances. Later, the Minister of Education of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with the Minister of National Education of Turkey Ziya Selcuk. The sides exchanged ideas on the further development of relations between the Ministries of Education of Azerbaijan and Turkey. They highly assessed the dynamic development of relations between the ministries of the two brother countries.  

21/02/2019 10:40

The Deputy Minister of Education, Acting Rector of Baku State University (BSU) Firudin Gurbanov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Azerbaijan Milan Ekert. Firudin Gurbanov marked the great achievements in bilateral relations over the period of establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic. Noting that the Ministry of Education closely cooperates with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, Firudin Gurbanov underlined that the relations between Baku State University and the Czech universities are expanding. Firudin Gurbanov mentioned that BSU cooperates with Masaryk University of Czech Republic, Higher School of Chemical Technology, Palaski University and Karlov University in the field of exchanging students and teachers. He also noted that the tradition of summer schools organized since the 60s of the last century between universities of the two countries is also successfully continued. The Deputy Minister highlighted the importance of cooperation between BSU and the Czech universities on dual certificates and academic exchanges. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Azerbaijan M. Ekert also praised the relations between the two countries in the field of education. The ambassador shared his views on issues such as dual certification, simplifying visa procedures for students wishing to study and making research in the Czech Republic, cooperation with the International Visegrad Fund that supports projects in the field of culture, science and research, and marked the interest in enhancing joint activities in this direction.

12/02/2019 11:12

On February 11, the Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov met with newly appointed Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Azerbaijan Manuel Adalberto Carlos Montenegro Lopez de Kruz. The sides discussed the current relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Federal Republic of Brazil in the field of education and further prospects for development.

12/02/2019 11:11

The strategic goals, targets and directions of activities of the transformation of the Azerbaijan State Economics University (UNEC) to the research university were defined in the “UNEC-100” Development Strategy. According to the strategy, in order to become the research university, the UNEC has focused on bringing the master’s degree level and doctorate level of education in line with the progressive world-class experience, creating the “brain center” with the high rating at national and international levels, annually increasing the number of research projects carried out on the basis of orders and grants, reaching the budget of the university to 20%. In addition to this, increasing the number of articles published in the most authoritative editions included in the scientific platforms of the “Web of Science” and “Scopus” year by year, possessing the 3 scientific magazines included in these databases, establishing and organizing the international scientific events included in the authoritative databases of scientific reports by year 2030 has been identified as the main targets of the Development Strategy of UNEC. At present, 17 research and development centers on particular and specific research directions, Economical Clinics, Insurance School and the Laboratory for Development Economy are functioning at UNEC. And with purpose of stimulating the scientific researches the UNEC Research Fund, the Differential Wages System, and granting the awards mechanisms for publications of the articles in the authoritative magazines are available. At the UNEC is functioning the International Center for Master’s and Doctorate Studies, which trains in 4 languages in 11 specialities and 39 specializations which are included in “Economics and Management” specialty group, where the modern teaching and learning methods that meet the international standards for master’s and doctorate level of studies in higher education is applied.   AZERTAC

11/02/2019 11:42

The Ministry of Education and International educational company Algoritmika presented Digital Skills project with a separate stand at Bett Show education technology exhibition, which kicked off in London on January 23.    Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov viewed the stand. Representatives of educational institutions of several countries, including the UAE, Pakistan and India, showed interest in the stand as they wanted to familiarize themselves with Azerbaijan`s track record in this area. Digital Skills project manager Fakhri Gurbanov and founder and Chief Executive Officer of International educational company Algoritmika made a joint presentation on “Digital skills: transformation of education process in Azerbaijan” for a 50-man audience. Held as part of the Education World Forum, Bett Show is the world`s largest education technology exhibition. Bett Show brings together 850 leading companies, 103 exciting new edtech start ups and over 34,700 attendees (131 countries represented) from the global education community, that come together to celebrate, find inspiration and discuss the future of education, as well as the role technology and innovation plays in enabling all educators and learners to thrive. Launched in 2017, Digital Skills pilot project involves a total of 26,000 students in 65 schools in Baku and 6 schools in the city of Ganja.  One of the main themes of Bett Show 2019 exhibition is the 21st Century Skills and Knowledge. Main partners of the exhibition include Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, Adobe and several other high tech industry giants.

28/01/2019 10:14

A delegation led by Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov is attending the Education World Forum in London, which is being held from January 20-23. On the second day of the forum Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov addressed “Opportunities for improving quality of training and education” session. The minister highlighted reforms carried out in the country under the “State Strategy for the development of education in the Republic of Azerbaijan”, which was approved by a Presidential order. Jeyhun Bayramov said that increasing prestige of the teaching profession is one of the key priorities of the Strategy. The minister said a qualitatively new level was reached in this field, highlighting scholarship programs encouraging applicants who scored best results in university entrance exams to choose teaching profession, the organization of module specialization, as well as the assessment of teachers` knowledge and skills. Jeyhun Bayramov drew the audience`s attention to what the Ministry of Education is doing to increase quality of education, including pilot projects. The minister then responded to questions from the forum participants.

25/01/2019 13:56

A delegation led by Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov is attending the Education World Forum in London, which is being held from January 20-23. The forum is attended by ministers and deputy ministers of education and heads of leading higher education institutions from 80 countries, and representatives of international organizations and private companies from a variety of fields. The Education World Forum is supported by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Education, the Department for International Trade, the Department for International Development, the British Council and industry partners. During the visit Jeyhun Bayramov will meet with the UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan Baroness Emma Nicholson, Chairman of the British Council Christopher Rodrigues and other officials.

24/01/2019 09:18

The 15th Annual International Zhautykov Olympiad will kick off in the Kazakh city of Almaty on January 9. A total of 16 Azerbaijani schoolchildren will compete in the Olympiad, including 4 in informatics, 6 in mathematics, and 4 in physics subjects. The delegation will also include two supervisors.  The 15th Annual International Zhautykov Olympiad will wrap up on January 15.

15/01/2019 09:00