Azerbaijan, Baku, May 24 / Trend, E.Ismayilov/
Baku Higher Petroleum School and British Heriot-Watt University signed an agreement on basic principles for organizing specialists' training in Baku on Thursday.
The agreement was signed by Baku Higher Petroleum School Rector Elmar Gasimov and Rector of Heriot-Watt University, Steve Chapman.
According to the agreement, during the learning process from 2012 to 2017, graduates of the higher petroleum school can receive diplomas from both educational institutions.
As President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said following the signing ceremony, a new higher education institution is created to provide the company with local English-speaking specialists in technical engineering.
"The need for qualified English-speaking personnel is due to a great number of projects implemented both in the country and abroad," Abdullayev said.