Baku Higher Oil School Hosts Poetry Contest Dedicated To Scottish Poet
Date
4/20/2023 3:06:37 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) has hosted a poetry
contest in English dedicated to the famous Scottish poet Robert
Burns. The competition was held among the students of BHOS English
Language and Humanities Centre (Foundation).
The event was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld, and Azerbaijan
Country Director of British Council, Nargiz Hajiyeva.
BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov opened the competition with a keynote
speech. He highlighted the importance of holding such events for
the development of cultural ties between the two countries.
“Students of Baku Higher Oil School actively participate in
cultural and social projects. They are participating in this
competition with great enthusiasm, as well. The poetry contest
dedicated to Robert Burns has been organized within the framework
of long-term cooperation between Baku Higher Oil School and the
British Heriot-Watt University. Robert Burns is a hero of the
Scottish people, national pride, and a folk poet. His birthday is
celebrated as a national holiday in Scotland. He devoted his
37-year life to collecting information about Scottish folklore,
history and national traditions. We also constantly teach our
students to master national values, protect them and pass them on
to future generations,” the rector said.
In his speech, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
Great Britain to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld highly praised the
organization of a poetry contest in English at Baku Higher Oil
School.
“As a Scot, I feel a sense of pride and joy that a competition
dedicated to the national poet of Scotland is being held in the
best higher educational institution of Azerbaijan. I have had a
great day. Thank you for such a high-level event. We discussed with
Mr. Elmar Gasimov the possibility of organizing a poetry contest
dedicated to the brilliant Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi at
Heriot-Watt University. Scotland and Azerbaijan are similar in
terms of inheriting historical roots and cultural traditions,” the
ambassador said.
When Fergus Auld finished his speech, he was presented with a
plaque“Guest of Honor” of Baku Higher Oil School.
16 students of the Preparatory Course took part in the poetry
contest dedicated to the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. The
audience applauded the performances of the students. The students
were awarded in various nominations. According to the results of
the jury's evaluation, Aisha Bakhshiyeva took the first place in
the contest. The second and third places were taken by Aysel
Rahimli and Zeynab Adzhalova, respectively.
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