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Azerbaijani youth given opportunity to receive education in German universities

Society Materials 6 February 2009 13:32 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 6/ Trend , J. Babayeva/

The Azerbaijani Education Ministry announced a tender to select young people to receive bachelor's and master's degrees at German higher educational institutions.

The tender was announced under the State Program on Azerbaijani Youth Education Abroad in 2007-2015 adopted by presidential decree in 2007.

Second-year and third-year high school students or persons who score at least 550 points in technical majors and 600 points in other majors in their university entrance exams are eligible to take part in the tender.

Fourth-year bachelor degree holders or first-year master's degree students in 2008-2009 and persons who score at least 70 points on technical majors and 80 points on other majors in their master's degree entrance exams can take part in the tender.

Azerbaijani bachelor's degrees are accepted during admissions to master's degree programs in Germany. Azerbaijani master's degree are accepted during admissions to doctoral degree programs in the country.

Applicants are required to submit to the Education Ministry: an application, recommendation letter, notarized State Student Admission Commission certificate on points scored during the entrance exams; and a copy of transcripts in German or English.

As many as 4,000 Azerbaijanis receive education abroad.

The education of roughly 1,000 individuals is funded by the government.

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