The memorial ceremony dedicated to the 24th anniversary of Khojaly tragedy was held at Azerbaijan University of Languages.   The event was attended by employees of the Ministry of Education, general educational institutions, secondary schools and primary vocational-professional education institutions, operating in Baku. It should be noted that the ceremony was organized in order to raise awareness about Khojaly genocide at the request of the “Justice for Khojaly” International Campaign Public Union established to coordinate the “Justice for Khojaly” international campaign launched in 2008 at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, General Coordinator for Intercultural Dialogue of Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation. Jasarat Valehov, Head of Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Education, noted that Azerbaijani civilians were killed by Armenian armed forces in the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly. J. Valehov underlined that hundreds of people were savagely killed in one night and the Khojaly massacre was recognized as the tragedy of humanity all over the world. Then, the speakers underlined the necessity to give the political and legal assessment of the murder, committed with extreme cruelty against Azerbaijanis in Khojaly, at the international level and to punish the perpetrators of this crime. They spoke about the work done in this direction within the framework of the “Justice for Khojaly” international campaign implemented since 2008 at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Then, the memorial ceremony was continued with discussions, and Farid Jafarov, General Coordinator of the "Justice for Khojaly" international campaign, answered numerous questions of education workers.

29/02/2016 15:26

Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, met with Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Anar Iskenderov, who was awarded the Order "for Service to the Fatherland" of the Third Degree by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for his contribution to the study of historical period of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and senior teacher of the Azerbaijan High Military School named after Heydar Aliyev, Faig Latifov, who was awarded the badge of "Advanced education worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan" by the Ministry of Education by taking into account his long-term fruitful scientific and pedagogical activities in the field of the training of highly qualified personnel. The Minister of Education presented the Order "for Service to the Fatherland" of the Third Degree and the badge of "Advanced education worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan" to the persons who were awarded. He congratulated Anar Iskenderov and Faig Latifov, and wished them greater success in their future activities. Emphasizing the importance of in-depth study of the history of Azerbaijan, Minister of Education noted that professional training of military personnel is one of the most important areas. Anar Iskenderov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, expressed his deep gratitude to the President for highly appreciating his activities. Faig Latifov, senior teacher of the Azerbaijan High Military School named after Heydar Aliyev, expressed his gratitude for the attention shown him and noted that from now on, he would work harder.

29/02/2016 15:25

On February 23, the first "Nowruz Lecture" was held at "Mugam club" in Icheri Sheher. The meeting was attended by employees of the Ministry of Education, teachers and students of higher education institutions, education experts. At the first meeting of "Nowruz lectures", Urkhan Alekperov, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, spoke about the topic "Sustainable development in the context of green thinking". U. Alekperov highly appreciated the initiative of the Ministry of Education and noted that the relevant lectures were held in many countries around the world. Academician shared his thoughts and views on such topics as development indicators of countries around the world, factors affecting the innovative development, Azerbaijan's sustainable development. Touching upon the issues like the formation of human resources in the field of sustainable development, dependence of development on the country's history and innovation management: transformation of state programs into national programs, U. Alekperov analyzed the comparative statistics for Azerbaijan and other countries around the world in the relevant fields. Then, the questions of participants were answered and the discussions were held on the basis of mutual exchange of views. It was planned to record "Nowruz lectures" by “Tahsil” TV and to broadcast them on Internet resources of the Ministry of Education. Information support of the lectures was provided by "Azad Azerbaijan" TV and the website Qafqazinfo.az.

29/02/2016 15:23

Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Education, signed the Order "on implementation of admission of pupils to the first grade through the electronic system for the academic year 2016-2017".  According to the order, it was decided to conduct the admission of pupils to the  First Grade through the electronic system at general education schools of Baku, lyceums and gymnasiums directly subordinated to the Ministry of Education for the academic year 2016-2017 through the implementation of online registration of applications by Baku city Education Department.  

24/02/2016 17:08

On February 15-19, 2016, the questions related to the duties arising from the Order No. 1516 of the President of Azerbaijan Republic dated November 10, 2015, on "Making amendments to the Order No. 3108 of the President of Azerbaijan Republic dated August 30, 2013, on "Increasing scholarships for doctoral candidates, students and pupils of higher, secondary specialized and initial vocational educational institutions"" were answered on the Facebook page of the Ministry by the Ministry of Education. During this time, nearly 300 questions, submitted to Facebook page of the Ministry of Education, were promptly answered through the comments, and the issues, that were interesting for students, relevant employees of higher education institutions and parents, were clarified. The Ministry of Education attaches great importance to the expansion of public awareness on changes to student scholarships and the more complete explanation of new opportunities created for learners. 

22/02/2016 15:47

The Conference was held at Baku European Lyceum for the project “Globallab”, realized by UNESCO. The Conference was attended by employees of the Ministry of Education, the Organization of “Microsoft Azerbaijan” and ITE Training Center, heads of educational institutions, teachers and pupils. At the Conference, the achievements and results, obtained in the first stage of the project, were discussed and participating schools received certificates in different categories. It should be noted that Baku European Lyceum is the educational institution that implements the relevant ideas as the model school of the project “Globallab” in Azerbaijan. The lyceum received this status as the winner of UNESCO's "Education for the Future Project" among representatives from 18 countries during the years 2012-2014 by the Institute for Information Technologies in Education. Since 2015, 10 schools in Baku have been working on the projects entitled "Protection of our planet's natural resources" and "Establishment of the bank of cultural and environmental traditions of countries in the world as the resource for protecting nature on our planet" developed by Baku European Lyceum. The projects, focused on the ideas of multiculturalism, serve the purpose of preserving ecological consciousness and traditions in pupils and developing skills in line with modern requirements.   

22/02/2016 15:46

On February 18, the Conference was held under the theme "Adapting "Azerbaijan National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning" of Azerbaijan Republic to the requirements of European Higher Education Area and "European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning"" within the framework of the twinning project entitled "Support to the Ministry of Education for further adherence of the higher education system to the European Higher Education Area" implemented by the Ministry of Education. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the State Students Admission Commission (SSAC), employees of the representative office of the European Union in Azerbaijan, higher and primary vocational-professional education institutions, and experts of the Twinning project, the European Training Foundation, the World Bank. The main objective of the Conference is to discuss issues related to the content, objectives and tasks of "Azerbaijan National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning", as well as the measures to be implemented at state and institutional levels for the execution of this document. Natig Ibrahimov, Deputy Head of the Department of Science, Higher and Specialized Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education, delivered a speech at the Conference and provided detailed information on the preparation of "Azerbaijan National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning", its legal basis, basic principles, structure and the measures to be taken for its implementation. It was noted that in accordance with the document entitled "European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning" proposed by the European Union, a Working Group for the Preparation of "National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning" was established according to the order of the Minister of Education in 2010. The specialists of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the State Students Admission Commission (SSAC), and the representatives of higher education institutions were included in the Working Group. Taking into account that this document is important for the development of the educational system and the labor market in our country, the preparation of the National Qualifications Framework was reflected in the "National Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan", approved by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Then, the speakers noted that the preparation of this document would enable our country to adapt to European standards in terms of determining educational programs for all educational stages and levels and identifying learners` knowledge, skills and competencies. This, in turn, will contribute to the mobility of students and the recognition of educational documents abroad. The National Qualifications Framework was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.

22/02/2016 15:42

The event entitled "Healthy Youth, Healthy Future" was held at Integration trained boarding school No.11 of the Ministry of Education. The event, organized jointly by 42nd Police Station of Sabunchu District Police Office, was dedicated to the struggle against drug abuse, early marriage and bad habits. The event was attended by employees of Sabunchu District Executive Power, Sabunchu District Police Office, the representative office of Bilgah settlement, as well as teaching staff of the school and pupils. Gulnara Abdullayeva, Director of Integration trained boarding school No.11, opened the event with welcome speech and underlined the urgency of the topic. Boarding school teachers - Azer Abdurahmanzade, Aygun Mammadova noted that conversations and discussions were often held around the relevant topic among pupils of senior classes. The police officers, who attended the event, said that our country's policy in this direction had a positive impact on the formation of youth. Eleventh grade students of the school - Mirzabala Aliyev, Huseynali Imanzade and Lala Habibova delivered a speech on the topic, and expressed their views and opinions. At the end of the event, it was decided that pupils of senior classes should write an essay on the topic under discussion.

22/02/2016 15:41

Medina Huseynzade `s solo art exhibition entitled “Towards my dreams through the colors" was held. She is an 11-year-old member of “Rəsm” Circle of Child-Youth Creative Center of Nizami district of the Ministry of Education.  The exhibition, organized at "Absheron" Art Gallery, was attended by employees of the Ministry of Education, the leadership of the Center and members of the Circle. 50 paintings consisting of landscape paintings, compositions made in national and modern style, decorative compositions were demonstrated at the exhibition. The works of art were prepared in painting and graphics. The guests, spoked at the event, highly appreciated the artworks made by young artist and wished her success in her future activities. It was noted that the exhibitions, opened for the demonstration of the works of the Circle members, were crucial in revealing children's abilities. Young artist was presented with a Certificate of Merit and a gift on behalf of the Center. In the artistic part of the event, the Circle members of the Center demonstrated exemplary performances. Medina Huseynzade, who is a member of the Circle since 2010, participated in several local and international art competitions, and achieved great success. About 40 paintings were shown in Medina Huseynzade `s solo exhibition during "April 23" International Children's Festival, held in Bodrum, Turkey, in 2015. An 11-year-old schoolgirl was engaged in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Circle of Child-Youth Creative Center. It should be noted that Child-Youth Creative Center of Nizami district of the Ministry of Education has been operating since 1974. The Center creates favorable conditions to organize children`s, adolescents` and young people's leisure time efficiently and usefully as extracurricular educational institution. 28 Circles are currently operating in Child-Youth Creative Center. 1800 children, adolescents and young people were involved in these circles.

22/02/2016 15:40

The ceremony of awarding the winners of the Republican art contest on the theme "Let`s unite for peace" dedicated to UNESCO's 70th anniversary and International Day of Peace - September 21 was held. The event, held at Fine Art Gallery of the Republican Methodology Center for Aesthetic Education, was attended by the employees of the Ministry of Education and the representatives of Baku city Education Department, boarding schools and creativity centers. The contest was jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and UNESCO Center on Human Rights and Problems of Peace of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The purpose of the contest is to draw children and young people`s attention to September 21 - International Day of Peace, celebrated annually by United Nations and UNESCO, to instill the importance of peace culture, mutual understanding among nations, friendly international relations, to raise their artistic and aesthetic levels, to identify children with special talents and to support the development of their abilities. The contest was held in three age groups, among 6-9, 10-14 and 15-18-year-old children and young people, and 9 winning works were selected in each age group. The contest, held in 2 stages (Regional (city) and Republican stages), was attended by pupils of general educational institutions and boarding schools, and Circle members of extracurricular educational institutions. 27 out of 674 paintings, submitted to the Republican stage of the contest, were chosen as the contest winners by the jury. 91 authors were awarded a special Honors Certificate. The winners were awarded diplomas and valuable prizes. The catalogue of photos of the best works, selected in the competition, will be prepared.

19/02/2016 14:07