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