In order to expand cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in the field of science and higher education, the “Study in Azerbaijan” educational exhibition was organized in Tashkent on May 27-31 as part of the visit of the Ministry of Science and Education and the leadership of higher education institutions to Uzbekistan.

         The exhibition is one of the important steps taken towards the implementation of the tasks in the protocol of the 13th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Commission.

         The board of Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) was displayed at the exhibition. Here, participants were provided with detailed information about educational opportunities in various specialties, scholarship programs and student life.

         A delegation led by AzTU Rector Vilayat Valiyev participated in the exhibition.

         The opening ceremony was addressed by the First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of Uzbekistan, Shahrukh Daliyev, Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Idris Isayev, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan, Huseyn Guliyev. The speakers emphasized the importance of cooperation between the two countries in the context of the internationalization of science and higher education, and expressed their confidence that the exhibition will contribute to the development of educational and cultural relations.

        It should be noted that the main goal of the exhibition is to strengthen intercultural relations, promote student exchange, and increase the number of foreign students studying in Azerbaijan.