JABRAYIL, Azerbaijan, October 5. Study at a Mehdi Mehdizade Secondary School in Jabrayil city will launch on October 8, Head of Azerbaijan's Eastern Zangezur Regional Education Department Fuad Badalov told Trend.
According to him, the school covers an area of 2.7 hectares.
"The 960-seat school includes 40 classrooms and 5 administrative offices.
The educational institution also features laboratories for chemistry, physics, and biology, as well as technology and computer rooms, four STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) rooms, a library, an assembly hall, a sports hall, and a canteen.
The classrooms are equipped with the necessary teaching materials to ensure high-level learning by the students. The inventory and other essential equipment in the school meet modern standards. The formation of the teaching staff has already been completed, with the entire faculty comprised of those who have relocated to Jabrayil.
From September 26 to date, 122 students have been enrolled. By the end of the year, this number is expected to reach 400," he added.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva participated in the opening ceremony of the mentioned school on October 3.
In 2021, the President of Azerbaijan signed a decree on the design and construction of a school building in Jabrayil city in accordance with the “I State Program of the Great Return to the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation”.
The foundation of this educational institution was laid by President Ilham Aliyev on October 4, 2021.
As a result of the nearly 30 years of military aggression by Armenia against Azerbaijan, the educational infrastructure in the occupied territories was completely destroyed. In accordance with the relevant orders and directives from President Ilham Aliyev, significant work is underway to restore the educational infrastructure in the liberated areas following the above-mentioned state program. According to the action plan, the Ministry of Science and Education has been tasked with preparing proposals for the construction and restoration of educational institutions in these areas from 2022 through 2026, in accordance with territorial planning documents.
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