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Korean Research Foundation includes Azerbaijani IT Institute in grant list

ICT Materials 8 December 2010 15:04 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 8 / Trend H. Valiyev /

The Korean Research Foundation has included the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Information Technologies (IIT) in its grant list, IIT Director Rasim Aliguliyev told Trend. He added that leading Korean professors are taking part in scientific training in Azerbaijan within the grant program.

"The studies conducted in our institute have attracted the Korean side," Aliguliyev said. "We want our leading young scholars to be trained in Korean institutes. Today, the question of financing the training of Azerbaijani scholars abroad has been already discussed with the Korean Research Foundation. A final decision will be made after the fund considers the issue."

Today, the institute cooperates with leading Korean professors within grant programs offered by the fund. Two Korean professors are currently in Baku as part of these programs.

Aliguliyev said such highly qualified professionals help Azerbaijan to develop innovative ideas.

The Korean specialists directly participate in IIT research.

Azerbaijan also stressed that it is necessary to study the experience of countries that have been able to create an economy through innovative ideas and know-how.

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