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BHOS wins ideathon held within COP29

The ideathon held at the Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) on the theme “Bridging the Gap - Youth and Green Jobs Market” has come to an end.

The event, part of the Baku Climate Action Week, was organized to engage the younger generation in green activities within the framework of COP29.

The closing ceremony was addressed by UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 Nigar Arpadarai, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Azerbaijan Slobodan Tadic, and COP29 Youth Climate Champion Leyla Hasanova.

They congratulated the ideathon participants and emphasised the importance of the competition. The speakers also emphasised the role of youth in the green politics of the future and the importance of innovative ideas put forward by young people. It was noted that such initiatives would have a positive impact on environmental issues and sustainable development.

 A total of 15 teams took part in the ideathon.

According to the results of the competition, the teams “Solar Sage” and “Green Path” of Baku Higher Oil School took the first and second places. The winner of the 1st place received a prize of 3000 AZN, the winner of the 2nd place - 2000 AZN, and the winner of the 3rd place - 1000 AZN.

 The manager of the project is Nargiz Amrakhova.