A webinar titled "Education's role in promoting global peace and understanding" was held as part of "International Education Week 2023".  At the initiative of the Council of Europe, a number of events are traditionally carried out every year within the framework of the "Global Education Week" in different countries of the world in order to create a better world and increase awareness of the importance of education. In our country, within the framework of "Global Education Week 2023", a webinar called "The role of education in promoting global peace and understanding" was held under the organization of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.    Professor Scherto Gill, director of the "Global Humanity for Peace Institute" of the University of Wales, department head of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Secretary of the National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development Huseyn Huseynov participated in the meeting. After the opening speech of Muzhdat Hasanov, the sector head of the international cooperations department, Professor Scherto Gill talked about the understanding between cultures, the globalization of education, and the integration of the topic of peace into the education system. Later, Huseyn Huseynov talked about the steps taken to ensure peace in the world and society, the "5P" - people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership goals within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, which are global goals, and the importance of education in promoting peace in post-war societies.    The meeting was also attended by foreign students studying in Azerbaijan through the UNHCR scholarship, educational grant programs for citizens of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement, and Azerbaijani youth studying abroad within the framework of State Programs and Intergovernmental Scholarship Programs. At the end of the webinar, students studying in different countries addressed their questions to the guests and shared their experiences of studying abroad. 

In order to ensure the social activity of foreign students, and at the same time, to get acquainted with the measures taken to protect the environment on a national scale, an information tour to the industrial fields of "Təmiz Şəhər" was organized for over 20 international students from more than 10 higher education institutions studying in Azerbaijan. “Təmiz Şəhər” industrial company is one of the main means to develop reproduction in the country within the framework of the "2011-2013 State Program on the Socio-Economic Development of Baku City and its Settlements" approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev dated May 4, 2011. The main goal in creating this park is to create favorable conditions for potential entrepreneurs and investors interested in the field of reproduction. International students with the guidance of representatives of “Təmiz Şəhər” were introduced with the process of waste sorting and sending to recycling facilities at the “Balakhani Solid Waste Sorting Plant” , the recycling process and burning of solid household waste. At the end, the questions of interest to the students were answered by the representatives and memory photos were taken.

Mammad Talibov, the ambassador of our country to Mexico, met with the students of Matamoros Institute of Technology, which is the most advanced and prestigious engineering training institution located in the city of Matamoros, as part of his visit to the state of Tamaulipas of Mexico. A broad presentation about Azerbaijan was held during the meeting with the participation of Elva Vigil Hernandez, a member of the Mexican-Azerbaijani Friendship Group operating in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, and Mrs. Mara Grassiel Acosta Gonzalez, the rector of the Matamiris Institute of Technology. In the presentation, Ambassador M. Talibov informed the event participants about Study in Azerbaijan opportunities, experiences and scholarship programs available in our country for foreign students. We look forward to embracing Mexican students here in our country and introduce them to our multicultural education system.   (c) modern.az

For the academic year 2023-2024, 29 people received the right to study in Azerbaijan's higher education institutions within the framework of Intergovernmental Scholarship Program. 18 citizens of the People's Republic of China, 2 citizens of Hungary, 6 citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and 3 citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan received the opportunity to study in Azerbaijan. Students will study  at bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels of humanitarian and social in the fields of education, medicine, economy and management, culture and art at  ADA University, Azerbaijan Languages University, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku State University, Baku Slavic University.  We sincerely welcome them and wish them good luck in their academical journeys!