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Graduate of SOCAR's Baku Higher Oil School working in Vietnam: ‘BHOS gave me a quality education, which had a great impact on my early and successful career as an engineer’

Javid Mammadli graduated from Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR with a Chemical Engineering degree. He was admitted to Baku Higher Oil School in 2015 with 685 points.

Javid graduated from BHOS in 2020 as the first-place student among all specialties, and wrote his name on the symbolic tree stump. While studying at the university, he received a job offer from the “Technip Energies” company. At various times, he was sent on secondment to the French and Italian branches of Technip Energies.

Since May 2022, Javid has been working as an Initial Commissioning and Commissioning Supervisor at Technip Energies' project in the Lang Son Province of Vietnam.

Currently, he lives in Vietnam.

- What did Baku Higher Oil School give you?

-  BHOS provided me with a quality education and social skills that have proved useful both in my work and in my social life. I participated in internship programs and technical trainings every year, and our professors and engineering teachers, who had practical knowledge, gave me a quality education, which had a great impact on my early and successful career as an engineer. Along with giving me technical knowledge, BHOS helped me to develop my social skills.

- What is the secret of becoming a successful graduate?

- The main thing is to love what you do, to set a goal and to go after it. If you don't have a clear goal, you have to constantly explore different areas and skills, and eventually master the area of interest. After that, you have to constantly work on yourself.

- What is your advice to young people?

- Appreciate the opportunities given to you and learn from your mistakes. Rest often, gather energy and do every work with love. Learn, reinforce and share what you have learned with others.

- What are your impressions about working and living in Vietnam?

- Working in Vietnam is an interesting and at the same time responsible experience. I am currently working with the “Technip Vietnam” project. Along with Vietnamese specialists, experienced professionals from all continents of the world are working on this project. I learn from every experienced specialist, and I apply this new knowledge in practice. There is a street called “Baku (Ba Cu) Street” in the city where I am currently staying, There is also a street called “Vung Tau” in the Khatai district of Baku. This is based on the close cooperation between Azerbaijani and Vietnamese oil engineers in the last century.