Internal Control Department of the Ministry of Education has received many complaints from teachers and parents regarding the activity of Director of School No. 245 located in Khatai district of Baku, V.Mejidova. The investigation revealed serious irregularities in the admission of children to the first grade and in other fields. As a result, an employment contract concluded with the School Director was annulled on 13 June 2013. The investigation is currently continuing. Director of secondary boarding school No. 2 for children deprived of parental care, K.Hajiyev and Director of special boarding school No.11, M.Jafarova were fired by the relevant order of the Minister of Education because of their indifference toward the children's welfare, irresponsible approach to the work, assumptions of serious management and control mistakes, and non-performance of official duties under the employment contract. The Ministry of Education states that further measures will be taken in cooperation with other relevant state agencies to impose a disciplinary punishment, as well as civil and penal liability provided by the law to persons, who have committed serious violations in the work. Moreover, a systematic approach will be applied in order to fight against negative facts in the education system. Each person working for the education system should draw the right conclusion from the measures taken in response to the violations and follow legislative requirements.

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Education Minister Mikayil Jabbarov made a speech at the event entitled “Reforms in the education system of Azerbaijan: problems and political solutions” that was organized by the U.S.-Educated Azerbaijani Alumni Association, Center for Education Innovations and American Center of Azerbaijan University of Languages. Noting reforms currently implemented in the country require the collaborative work of state agencies, teaching and scientific community, and society, in general, the Minister underlined the importance of using the knowledge and skills of students, who have studied abroad at the world’s top universities and returned back home.    The Minister praised the allocation of funds for the development of education field as the best investment for the happy future of the country and society. According to him, Azerbaijan is now rapidly developing and education plays an indispensable role in supporting the development and ensuring its sustainability. Minister Jabbarov also talked about the need of using the best experience of developed countries to bring the education system to a new level, improve its quality and efficiency to implement the strategy for “Turning black gold into human capital” launched by President Ilham Aliyev. At the end Mikayil Jabbarov wished forum participants every success, and expressed his belief that the event will contribute to the development of the education field, which has a vital importance for the country.

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The meetings were attended by Ambassador of Norway to Azerbaijan Erling Schonsberg and Ambassador ofUkraine Oleksandr Mishenko. During the meetings, the sides exchanged views on the current state of bilateral relations in the education field and prospects for cooperation between the countries, and discussed issues for strengthening the legal basis of cooperation, etc.

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According to the orders, the teams that will represent Azerbaijan in International Olympiads are defined, and relevant instructions were given to provide their participation in the Olympiads. 44th International Physics Olympiad will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 7 to 15 July, 45th International Chemistry Olympiad will be held in Moscow (Russia) on July 15-24, 24th International Biology Olympiad will be held in Bern (Switzerland) from 14 to 21 July, and international Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Santa Maria, Colombia, from 18 to 28 July. 19 pupils representing schools of Baku, Ganja, Sumgait, Shirvan, Sheki, Lankaran, Guba and Agdash will represent Azerbaijan in International Olympiads.

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The meeting was attended by Coordinator for Human Development Sector of the World Bank for the South Caucasus countries, Meskerem Mulatu and WB representative in Azerbaijan, Larisa Leshenko. During the meeting, the sides have discussed reforms implemented by the WB in the education field of Azerbaijan, as well as issues related to the current and future cooperation.

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During the meeting held with a delegation led by resident representative of KOICA Azerbaijan Office Kim Eun Suk, the sides have discussed the Project for improving teacher potential and establishing Education Data System for the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan. At the meeting held with ambassadors of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohsen Pak Ayeen and State of Israel Rafael Harpaz the sides exchanged views on the current state of cooperation between the countries in the education field and prospects for the future, and discussed issues related to the expansion of bilateral relations.

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Users will be able to receive the latest news about the activity of the Ministry on these pages. Only above-mentioned addresses are the official pages of the Ministry on social networking sites. Moreover, officials of the Ministry will respond to questions from citizens regarding the education field on the official Facebook page of the Ministry once a month. Citizens should direct their inquiries to the official email addresses of the Ministry (office@edu.gov.az, qaynar-xett@edu.gov.az).   The social networking links for Facebook and Twitter pages of the Ministry are available on the official website of the Ministry of Education.

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The submission of documents will last until 15 August 2013. An individual interview will be held with all candidates, whose documents will be officially accepted by the Ministry of Education during this period of time. All candidates will be informed about the final decision (positive or negative)   Prior to 10 July 2013, 274 candidates submitted their documents to the Ministry of Education.

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The process of receiving e-applications for recruitment of teachers has ended on July 15. Applications of 18782 candidates for 3286 vacant positions in secondary schools and institutions of primary professional education of the country were accepted within 15 days. According to the last year statistics, the number of vacant places for teachers recruitment was 3,270, and number of applications - 16195. This year, most applicants have applied for primary school, Azeri langauge and literature, English language and mathematics teacher jobs. Moreover, more than 1,000 applications have been submitted for the vacant position of primary school teachers at some schools of Baku. The application approval process for the recruitment to be held from 16 to 20 July 2013. Exam groups will be formed on July 21-23, 2013. Moreover, each participant will receive a message at its personal page informing about the time and place of test examination. The test exams will be held at the main building of Azerbaijan State Ecomonic University. Local area network connected to the server has been set up at university. Moreover, 2 exam rooms are equipped with 240 computers, safety and security are provided. Test exams for recruitment of teachers will be held daily (except Sundays) from July 25 to August 7, from 9:00am to 18:00pm. Exams for each group will last for 1 hour. Candidates, who successfully pass this stage, will be interviewing from 12 to 16 August 2013.

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Moreover, in accordance with procedures established by the Ministry of Education, children, who have special talents and not reached the age of six by the beginning of the academic year, can be admitted to the school early. The Ministry of Education approved new Rules in this regard. According to these rules, talented children, whose sixth birthday is between 16 September and 31 December that year, may apply for the early entry to school. The right to choose talented children is entrusted to the local education departments, which are instructed to establish a commission consisting of highly qualified and experienced professionals - primary school teachers, doctors, psychologists and trainers. The commission will be chaired by heads of local education departments. Children with special talent, who are attended a preschool preparatory group of secondary school, will be admitted to grade 1 of the school based on the presentation given by school principal without an interview. According to the Rules, a child will be interviewing about 15-20 minutes in the language that he will be educated. Moreover, he will be asked 4 questions to identify its intellectual capacity. Each question will be assessed with 5 - point rating scales. The child must score at least 15 points to be admitted to school. Parents may request to record the interview. Applications for early admission of children to grade 1 will be registered at the local education departments from 20 July to 20 August of each year. Selection of children will be held until 10 September on days determined by the education departments. The early admission of children to grade 1 of schools, gymnasiums and lyceums for talented children of the Ministry of Education will be held by these education institutions, in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic by the Ministry of Education of AR. 

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