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Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR supports startupers

Rector of Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) Elmar Gasimov has met with Head of Baku City Education Department (BCED) Mehriban Valiyeva.

At the meeting, they talked about the provision of support to the startup ideas of Baku high school students and the work that can be done jointly with Baku Higher Oil School in this direction. Elmar Gasimov and Mehriban Valiyeva also exchanged views regarding the cooperation prospects between BHOS and BCED.

BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov said that Baku Higher Oil School is interested in working with startup youth in cooperation with Baku City Education Department. He emphasized that as one of the leading universities of the country, BHOS always supports young startupers. The rector expressed confidence that cooperation with BCED will bring successful results in this area.

Touching on the importance of involving high school startupers in research, and of working together with scientific advisers in startup projects, Elmar Gasimov pointed out that high school students can avail themselves of the laboratory and robotics center of Baku Higher Oil School.

BCED Head Mehriban Valiyeva said that the students of the new world era are required to possess skills in learning, teamwork and creativity,  and that they should always maintain their self-motivation and should acquire necessary leadership qualities. She said that it is important to combine efforts to inculcate 21st century skills in high school students, to create an opportunity for them to think on the same level, to support their innovative initiatives, and to create fertile conditions for the realization of their creative ideas. Emphasizing that startup projects are the most optimal way of self-realization in today's era of limitless scientific research and learning, Mehriban Valiyeva expressed her gratitude to BHOS leadership and staff for their support for cooperation in this area and for opening their doors to high school students.

Hasan Guliyev, a 10th grade student of school-lyceum No. 62 in Baku, head of the Startup Program implemented by BCED jointly with higher education institutions, spoke about his startup projects, his activities in this area and relevant world experiences. The young startuper said that he is ready to support his peers.

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