Baku, October 11, AZERTAC

The 12th Azerbaijan International Education Exhibition “Education 2018” has opened at Baku Expo Center. Organized by Caspian Event Organizers (CEO) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the exhibition is held under the motto “Invest in the Future of the Children”.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by heads of higher and secondary education institutions, representatives of education services providers.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov said this year the exhibition brings together 135 educational institutions from 12 countries representing more than 90 different faculties.

Bayramov mentioned that over the past 5 years since the signing of the "State Strategy for the Development of Education in the Republic of Azerbaijan" by President Ilham Aliyev, which provides a strategic road map for the development of education in the country, important documents have been adopted and projects implemented in various sectors of education.

In his remarks, Regional Director of Caspian Event Organizers Edward Stroon described the education exhibition as a great opportunity for visitors to choose an educational institution they want to study at.

Compared with previous editions of the exhibition, the Ministry of Education`s stands cover a larger space this year, featuring "SABAH Groups", "Maarifchi” Student Loan Fund, "Healthy Education ̶ Healthy Nation", "A pupil`s friend”, “Modular schools”, "Olympic Training Center", “Information and Communication Technologies in Education”, “Preschool Learning”, “Tahsil” Republican Sport Center, “Ichari Shahar Traditional Art Center”, “State Agency for Vocational Education”, “Children-Youth Development Center " and “Media Center – Education TV”. Visitors will have the opportunity to listen to lectures and startup stories.

As part of the exhibition’s business programme, there will be B2B meetings between parents and exhibitors, as well as participants and companies engaged in study abroad.

The general sponsor of the exhibition is Kapital Bank. The Education 2018 exhibition is supported by the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation and the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Entrance to the three day Education exhibition will be open for students from 9th to 11th grades, students, parents and professionals of the industry.