On December 26, the
opening ceremony of the International Forum of Educational Opportunities took
place in Azerbaijan.
Deputy Minister of
Science and Education Hasan Hasanly, Director of the State Agency for Science
and Higher Education Ulkar Sattarova, Head of the International Development
Assistance Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Elmeddin Mehdiyev,
Tamilla Hajiyeva spoke at the forum. The forum was attended by the Deputy Head
of the Department for Regulation of the Migration Process of the State
Migration Service (SMS), university rectors, teaching staff, international
experts and foreign students took part.
The forum was also
attended by the rector of the Azerbaijan Academy of Labor and Social Relations
Huseyn Garashov, the vice-rector for educational and scientific work Farhad
Mehbaliyev and the head of the department for work with foreign students Firana
Mammadova.
The director of the
State Agency for Science and Higher Education, Ulkar Sattarova, who made an
opening speech, emphasized the importance of holding the forum in the format of
discussions based on analysis, as opposed to traditional meetings, in organizing
higher-quality education. .
Speaking at the forum,
Deputy Minister of Science and Education Hasan Hasanli spoke about the work
done towards the internationalization of education and increasing the
accessibility of higher education.
The head of the
International Development Assistance Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Elmaddin Mehdiyev, and the Deputy Head of the Department for Regulation of
Migration Processes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tamila Hajiyeva, spoke
about the implementation of educational grant programs, promoting the
international education opportunities of Azerbaijan, expanding bilateral
cooperation, as well as the availability of education for students from
different countries. They spoke about their contribution .
The head of the
international cooperation department of the State Agency for Science and Higher
Education, Mujdat Hasanov, who presented the final report on the training of
foreign students, an employee of the Ministry of Science and Education, Gunay
Jafarzadeh, shared information about the statistics of foreigners studying in
our country, the rating of our higher educational institutions in international
rankings and participation in exchange programs.
The forum continued
its work with panel discussions.
The purpose of the
forum is to transition to a more productive model of the traditional meeting
with local higher education institutions at the end of each year, to present a
report on the education of foreigners in Azerbaijan for the 2023-2024 academic year,
to discuss the development of universities in the field of
internationalization, as well as the Action Plan for 2023. encouraging
universities that excel in working with foreigners