SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Baku Higher Oil School, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute sign MoU
Baku, November 14, AZERTAC
The Baku Higher Oil School and Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (ERPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a the ERPI delegation led by its Director, professor Ahmad Mohammad Al-Sabah met with Rector of the Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) Elmar Gasimov to discuss ways of developing cooperation in the field of science and education. The MoU was signed by the BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov and the ERPI Director Ahmad Mohammad Al-Sabah. The teachers and staff members of te BHOS and officials from the Institute of Petrochemical Processes named after academician Yusif Mammadaliyev attended the signing ceremony.
The BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov described the signing of the Memorandum as a perfect example of successful development of ties between Azerbaijan and Egypt. He pointed out the key priorities and fields of further cooperation between the two institutions, and the opportunities, which it provides to the Higher School teachers, professors and students, including participation in ERPI scientific and research activities and Ph.D. programs on petrochemistry, oil processing, nanotechnology and other disciplines.
Director of Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute Ahmad Mohammad Al-Sabah expressed his gratitude to Elmar Gasimov for his interest in establishing partnership relations with ERPI. Emphasizing the importance of the oil industry to both countries and researches in this field, he pointed out the opportunities created at the Institute for conducting such researches. He underlined the ERPI management's interest in developing close cooperation with the Baku Higher Oil School.
The BHOS teachers and ERPI scholars then exchanged views on prospects for joint projects and researches.