The honored guests of the event were the head of the executive branch of Mingechevir Ilham Ismailov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan Indira Hajiyeva, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Firudin Gurbanov.
– I am sure that the forum will launch new joint projects in the field of social design, youth scientific cooperation and entrepreneurship. It is gratifying that this year the event is dedicated to the centenary of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, politician and statesman Heydar Aliyev. It is he who plays the role of the founder of relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, which we are witnessing today, – said Dmitry Bespalov, Chairman of the Council of the North Caucasian Consortium of Higher Educational Institutions, Rector of NCFU.
The event began with a meeting of the working group, where issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed. Commenting on the results of the meeting between the heads of the Russian and Azerbaijani delegations, Dmitry Bespalov noted that the forum was another step towards strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
At the plenary session “Approaches to the implementation of youth policy in Azerbaijan and Russia: challenges and trends”, experts from the two countries discussed the vectors of cooperation. On three discussion platforms, the participants discussed current issues of youth policy, realization of opportunities for youth and scientific cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan.
The rich program of the forum will allow its participants to establish practical interactions aimed at the social activation of young people, and will help young leaders of the two countries to achieve success in various fields of activity: both in the scientific field and in administration. public, volunteering and entrepreneurship.
The III Forum of Youth Initiatives of Russia and Azerbaijan brought together activists who are ready to implement ideas and projects aimed at developing bilateral cooperation. Leaders of youth organizations and students of higher education, young specialists from the authorities presented projects focused on practical results.
Over the course of several days, more than 100 representatives of the two countries will discuss youth policy in the context of the Russian and Azerbaijani regions, as well as scientific cooperation and realization of professional opportunities for young people, on discussion platforms. . Participants will participate in teamwork projects on current issues: youth social projects in the regions, youth scientific cooperation, youth entrepreneurship.
The forum will result in the presentation and implementation of effective mechanisms for practical interaction between the young leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan in the field of humanitarian cooperation.
As part of his trip to Azerbaijan, the NCFU Chancellor also held meetings with the leaders of the country’s higher education institutions. Issues of cooperation in the field of linguistics were discussed with the rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages, Kamal Mehdi oglu Abdullayev.
The implementation of joint educational programs, holding scientific conferences and youth events became topics of discussion with the rector of Baku State University Elchin Safarali oglu Babayev.
