(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR has hosted an event dedicated to
February 2 - the National Youth Day.
The event was attended by official representatives of SOCAR,
Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Milli Majlis, as well as by
the leadership, faculty, staff and students of Baku Higher Oil
School.
First, the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was
played and the audience honored the memory of the heroes who died
for the territorial integrity of our country with a minute of
silence.
Then, a video was shown in which the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev
made an appeal to the youth on February 2, the Youth Day.
Opening the event with an introductory speech, Rector of Baku
Higher Oil School Elmar Gasimov congratulated BHOS students and in
their person, all the youth of Azerbaijan. He reminded that the
foundation for the state youth policy in the country was laid by
national leader Heydar Aliyev and that Azerbaijan National Youth
Day, which is celebrated every year on February 2, was declared by
the degree signed by the great leader on this day in 1997.
“The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev pays
close attention to the interests and needs of the young generation
of the country, particularly to the implementation of the state
youth policy. The special State Program is being successfully
implemented in this direction, new Youth Centers are being opened
in the regions, and all necessary support is being provided to
Azerbaijani young people's education, development, international
integration, participation in social and public activities”, the
rector said.
Addressing the young people, Elmar Gasimov advised them to study
in depth and protect our language and history. Recalling that BHOS
was established within the structure of SOCAR, the rector stressed
that SOCAR, which has already become a brand in the world, has
always supported the development of Azerbaijani youth and
implemented large-scale projects in this direction.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
Farhad Hajiyev, MP, Member of the Youth and Sports Committee of the
Milli Majlis Elnur Allahverdiyev and Press Secretary of SOCAR
Orkhan Huseynov congratulated the young people and wished them
success. They spoke about the youth policy pursued by the great
leader Heydar Aliyev and President Ilham Aliyev, noting that this
policy is a priority in our country, where special attention and
care is given to young people.
Speaking at the event on behalf of the students of Baku Higher
Oil School of SOCAR, Aisu Zamanova, a SOCAR volunteer, chairman of
the Student Youth Organization, 4th year student of the 'Oil
Chemistry' specialty, stressed that she is proud to be a SOCAR
volunteer.
Speaking at the event on behalf of the graduates of Baku Higher
Oil School of SOCAR, Heydar Najafov, BHOS 2018 graduate in Oil
Chemistry, who works as a chief engineer at SOCAR Downstream, told
the audience about his successes.
Then, the members of the teams that won the TEKNOFEST aerospace
and technology festival, jointly organized by the Turkish
Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation), the Ministry of Digital
Development and Transport of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of
Industry and Technology of Turkey, were awarded. Awards were also
presented to the BHOS students who won the 'Energy and the Fourth
Industrial Revolution” hackathon, jointly organized by SOCAR and
the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution (4SIM), and to those students who won international and
national competitions and were awarded prizes, diplomas and
certificates.
9 young employees and teachers of Baku Higher Oil School of
SOCAR were also awarded.
The solemn event continued with musical numbers performed by the
students of Baku Higher Oil School and the University of Culture
and Arts.
