SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
On June 28, Education Minister Misir Mardanov met with Chairman of UNESCO’s International Program for the Development of Communication and former head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Ambassador Walter Fust and head of Libyan Forum of Civil Society Farida Allaghi.
Education Minister Misir Mardanov greeted the guests and expressed his pleasure to welcome them at the Ministry. He gave detailed information on the education system of the country, wide-ranging projects and reforms implemented in Azerbaijan after regaining the independence. The Minister underlined special attention paid by President Ilham Aliyev to the education field and talked about steps taken to implement the strategy to direct oil capital to the development of human potential of the country.
According to the Minister, the country gives priority to the provision of ICT in the education field. Moreover, the Minister talked about important measures taken to provide secondary schools of Azerbaijan with ICT facilities, and conduction of ICT training for teachers in recent years.
Education Minister talked about the cooperation of the Ministry with UNICEF and UNESCO. He gave information on the activity of Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, goodwill ambassador of UNICEF and ISESCO devoted to the promotion of education field.
Farida Allaghi, human rights activist and head of Libyan Forum of Civil Society thanked the Minister for the warm welcome. She gave information on the situation in the education field of Libya and other Arab countries.
Chairman of UNESCO’s International Program for the Development of Communication and former head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Ambassador Walter Fust informed the Minister on the ICT provision of the Swiss schools and achievements gained in this direction. The guest talked about the experience of Switzerland in the relevant direction and suggested to establish cooperation.
At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the above mentioned issues.
08.07.2015 - 16:52
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