Signing ceremony for Agreement on a dual degree program between the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University (ASPU) and George Washington University (USA) was held on January 31. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov, Dean of Education and Human Development faculty of George Washington University Michael Foyer, Rector of ASPU Jafar Jafarov, ambassador of the USA in our country Orl Litzenberger and other official guests.   It was noted that a duel degree program that would be implemented within the framework of “The State Program for enhancing international competitiveness of the higher education system in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2019-2023” signed by a relevant decree of a country President Mr. Ilham Aliyev envisages training of specialists on management of education.  According to negotiations conducted with the USA side, under the program, admission to the master's degree will be held at ASPU starting from the 2020-2021 academic year. The master's degree is expected to be taught in English for two years. The graduates must  participate in the exams organized at first by the State Examination Center (SEC) and then by George Washington University. The educational training will be conducted by teachers invited from George Washington University and local teachers. At the end of educational training the graduates will be awarded with diplomas from both Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University and George Washington University.  

03/02/2020 10:01

The III meeting of the Scientific Council of the International Turkish Academy was held on January 30. The meeting was attended by President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Ramiz Mehdiyev, Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov, Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Sarsembayev, Deputy Minister of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic Japarkul Tashiyev, Head of Training and Education Administration of the National Ministry of Education of the Republic of Turkey Burhanettin Donmaz,  Deputy Chairman of the Higher Education Council Mehmet Shishman, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTC) Baghdad Amreyev, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries Altynbek Mamayusupov, President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva, Deputy Secretary General of TURKSOY Bilal Çakici, as well as ambassadors and diplomats of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary and Uzbekistan accredited in our country.   At the third meeting of the Scientific Council of the International Turkish Academy, a plaque indicating that a chairmanship of the Scientific Council for 2020 has passed to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan was presented to the Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov. The main scientific directions of the organization for 2020, priority activities and list of important events of the Turkic world planned to be held, as well as cooperation issues in the field of education and science were approved. The meeting concluded with the presentation of the “Abai-175” plaque by the International Turkish Academy to the Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov. It should be noted that at the VII Summit meeting of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) held in Baku on October 15, 2019, a chairmanship of the organization has passed to the Republic of Azerbaijan and a chairmanship of the Scientific Council of the International Turkish Academy has passed to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan accordingly.

03/02/2020 10:00

  The opening ceremony of “SABAH Groups” project of the “Teacher of the SABAH” internship program was held.     The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Education Firudin Gurbanov, head of the SABAH Groups Executive Committee Shahin Seyidzade, staff members of Healthy Education - Healthy Nation” and “STEAM Azerbaijan” projects, as well as teachers of secondary schools, leaders of SABAH Center and students. It has been noted at the event that the "Teacher of SABAH" internship program that started in the 2019-2020 academic year, is intended for third year students studying pedagogical specialties of SABAH groups. The internship program, which will be implemented in three areas (STEAM classes, rural schools, and “Healthy Education” classes), will cover a total of 126 students and 56 schools.  It has been reported that the “STEAM” classes internship program envisages,  within the framework of the cooperation of SABAH Groups with the “STEAM Azerbaijan” project, participation of SABAH students in the two-week intensive training sessions in order to increase awareness of the SABAH students on the project and participation of SABAH students in pedagogical internship in “STEAM” classes. A total of 68 students will attend the pedagogical internship in 6 specialties. The internship will cover 15 secondary schools. Within the framework of the internship program in the rural schools, 33 students will do their pedagogical practice in secondary schools located in remote villages. The students will do their pedagogical practice in 32 schools in 27 villages. The main purpose of the internship is that the students will contribute to their communities by transferring knowledge and skills gained in SABAH groups during the education period. In accordance with the third direction of the internship program, the other part of students will be involved in practice in the Healthy Education classes within the framework of partnership with the “Healthy Education - Healthy Nation” project. It should be noted that since 2016, 100 “SABAH” students have been practicing in “Healthy Education” classes It should be noted that the main goal of the “Teacher of SABAH” internship program is to enable SABAH students studying pedagogical specialties to acquire an in-depth knowledge of their specialty and develop as professional teachers by applying the theoretical knowledge they have learned.

29/01/2020 16:55

The transfer of students starts from February 1. Electronic receipt of students’ documents will last until February 7. Transferring students from higher education institutions within the country and abroad, or transfer from one specialty to another, as well as transfer of students of secondary specialized educational institutions located in our country and those studying in master level is carried out through transfer.edu.az  portal. Those who apply to the portal have the opportunity to choose the educational institution they want to be transferred. For this purpose, students can enter the required information and determine whether they meet the transfer criteria or not. Note that transfer.edu.az  portal created by the Ministry of Education serves to simplify the transfer process of students and ensure transparency. About 6,000 students have been transferred since the launch of the portal.

29/01/2020 11:32

On December 6, Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov met the new appointed Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Republic of Azerbaijan Sami Abdullah Ghosheh. At the meeting, the prospects for future cooperation in accordance to the goals set by the “State Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan” has been discussed.

10/12/2019 10:18

On November 27, The Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov met with the Asian Development Bank representatives. At the meeting, the issues related to the project envisaged in the framework of the public-private partnership, as well as the prospects for further development of the project has been discussed.

29/11/2019 16:22

A ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of Baku State University has got underway at the Convention Center. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the ceremony. The head of state made a speech at the event.   www.president.az

27/11/2019 09:33

Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov, during his official visit to France to attend the 40th UNESCO General Conference, met the Minister of Education of Turkey Ziya Selçuk, the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kotyukov and the Minister of Education of Malaysia Mazli Malik. During the meetings the current situation and development of relations in the field of education, as well as the prospects of cooperation between the higher educational institutions of Azerbaijan and the mentioned countries has been discussed.

15/11/2019 16:49

The Minister of Education Ceyhun Bayramov is on an official visit to Paris to attend in the High-Level Gathering of the Ministers of Education to be held on November 13, 2019, in the frame of the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference. The High-level Gathering of the Ministries of Education will gather the Education Head representatives from UNESCO countries, also regional and international organizations specialized in Education. During the visit Jeyhun Bayramov’s meeting with UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Ms Stefania Giannini, as well as UNESCO Project “Aladdin” and a joint event organized by the Holocaust Museum and the Ministry of National Education of the French Republic named “Schools and challenges of extremism, Obscurantism and Intolerance; Between successes and setbacks, what strategies for effective prevention?” has been planned.

13/11/2019 10:08

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of National Education of the Republic of Turkey Ziya Selçuk.  

11/10/2019 11:10