Baku, Azerbaijan, March 17
By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
Azerbaijan's Education Ministry will invite foreign specialists to lecture at Azerbaijani universities, the country's Minister of Education Mikayil Jabbarov said during Azerbaijan Investment Summit in Baku on Mar.17.
Jabbarov said it is planned to invite foreign specialists under the new state program on education of Azerbaijani youth abroad that is currently being prepared by the ministry.
The minister added that the issue of continuing the mentioned state program in subsequent years, was discussed last week.
Furthermore, the education minister said that under the state program, around 900 Azerbaijani students have already completed their education in foreign universities.
Jabbarov added that as part of the state program, over 1,000 Azerbaijani young people were sent abroad for education in the last two years.