During the 2nd Forum of Azeri students studying in Europe

The introduction of the Information technologies in the education system of Azerbaijan will be duscussed during the 2nd Forum of Azeri students, studying in Europe, to be held on May 14-16, Brussels. During the forum, organized by the assistance of the Minsitry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Azeri Embassy in Brussels, a session on the "ICT Introduction in the Education System of Azerbaijan" topic will be held. Hewlett Packard (HP) Country Office in Azerbaijan provided kind assistance in the organization issue of the mentioned session. Session will be held under the chairmanship of Samed Abbasov and Emin Akhundov, AzNET Project representatives. AzNET Project is jontly realized by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, UNDP, AzRENA and Open Society Institute - Assistance Foundation.

According to Samed Abbasov, the mentioned session will be held on May 15, during the second day of the forum. Forum participants will be demonstrated a presentation about ICT introduction in the education system of Azerbaijan, as well as about this field's future perspectives. He has noted that it's planned to held discussions, concerning the mentioned topic during the session. It will create an opportunity for attraction of Azeri students to existing problems, as well as for joint development of initiatives for further realization in our country.

S. Abbasov has outlined that AzNET project and HP Company are the partners in the field of ICT introduction in education. According to him, HP permanently shows its activity in the different initiatives directed towards introduction of high technologies in the educational sector of Azerbaijan.

It should be noted that forum will be attended by Mr. Azad Rahimov, Minister of Youth and Sport. Generally, about 100 students from 20 European countries will participate at the forum. Sessions dedicated to economy, development strategy and other topics will be also held during the forum. Forum participants will hold meetings in European Commission, NATO and European Parliament as well.