The II Summit of the AzTU Alumni Association was held within the framework of the "Year of Constitution and Sovereignty" and the 75th anniversary of AzTU

The II Summit of the AzTU Alumni Association was held within the framework of the “Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty” and the 75th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU). First, the dear memory of the sons of the Motherland who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our lands was commemorated with a minute of silence. The National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

Welcoming the graduates, AzTU Rector Vilayat Valiyev said that the event was dedicated to both the “Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty” and the 75th anniversary of the university. The Rector said that the spirit of patriotism and the love of the Motherland of students have always been at the forefront at AzTU. AzTU students and graduates have always fought at the forefront in both the First Karabakh and the 44-day Patriotic Wars for the independence and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. At the same time, AzTU has given prominent figures who have made significant contributions to Azerbaijani science, including the country's industry and economy, over the past 75 years.

Currently, AzTU graduates are working in various positions in state institutions and private companies, as well as in foreign countries. All this shows that AzTU is a higher education institution with rich scientific traditions, which treats its students with special attention and care.

AzTU graduate, Deputy Director General of the Azerbaijan Metrology Institute Madar Guliyev made a comprehensive presentation on the employment and career development of graduates during the one-year activity of the AzTU Alumni Association.

AzTU graduate, Director General of the Institute of Information Technologies, Vice-President of ANAS, Academician Rasim Aliguliyev, spoke about the importance of the engineering profession in the world during his speech. He noted that today there is a need for engineering personnel in all fields. He also noted that graduates should not be satisfied with the knowledge they learned during their university years, but should regularly take advantage of the opportunities of the higher education institution to master information related to engineering in accordance with the requirements of the modern era.

AzTU graduate and employee Gunel Mammadli provided detailed information on the working principle and registration process of the AzTU Alumni Platform, which will be launched in the near future.

Then a video clip about AzTU was shown.

AzTU graduate, MP Mikhail Zabelin, in turn, thanked the university administration for organizing the II Summit of the Alumni Association.

AzTU graduate Abil Aliyev, who worked as an associate professor at the university's Department of Electronic Computing in 1988-2003, spoke about his memories of his student years.

Turkish graduates of AzTU, Ozcan Karavar, head of the Kar Tem Cleaning company, and Ertugrul Altıntash, co-founder of the Galata Medical and CTR Group CIS companies, said that they came to Azerbaijan from Turkey to participate in this event. They shared their memories of their student years.

The event continued with a performance by Aynur Isgenderli and Kenan Gadimov, laureates of international competitions, soloists of the Separate Model Military Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense.