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Leadership of Algerian Petroleum Institute visit Baku Higher Oil School

A meeting was held at the Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) with the delegation led by Executive Director of Algerian Petroleum Institute (IAP) Abdelkader Guenoune, which was on a visit to Azerbaijan.

Welcoming the guests at the university, BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov provided them with extensive information about Baku Higher Oil School. The rector noted that the university, established within the structure of SOCAR by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, has achieved great successes in a short span of time. He stressed that BHOS is the country's leader in terms of the number of Presidential Scholars, and that the specialties taught at the university have the highest passing rates. Speaking about the possibilities of cooperation with the Algerian Petroleum Institute in a number of areas, Elmar Gasimov noted that the institute could use Baku Higher Oil School’s experience in implementing master's and MBA programs.

IAP Executive Director Abdelkader Guenoune, who got acquainted with the campus of the Baku Higher Oil School and expressed high opinion about its laboratories, stressed that they are interested in cooperation with BHOS. Speaking about the Algerian Petroleum Institute, Abdelkader Guenoune noted that the institute, which operates as a training center for the Algerian state oil company Sonatrach, plans to start teaching degree programs next year.

The meeting also discussed issues related to establishing cooperation in areas of mutual interest, organizing visits for IAP’s teachers to BHOS, studying IAP’s experience, etc.