(MENAFN- AzerNews) With the joint initiative and organisation of ADA University
Kazakh Center and the Karabakh Revival Fund, the final ceremony of
the first major learning olympiad called "Young Founders of
Azerbaijan" with the special participation of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories included in the
Karabakh economic region (except Shusha region) was held, Azernews
reports.
In the Olympiad held under the motto "Restoration of Karabakh
through the eyes of students", a total of 735 students from 37
cities and districts of Azerbaijan, excluding Baku and Sumgayit,
presented their projects in the form of teams of 5-7 people for the
restoration and reconstruction of territories freed from
occupation.
Welcoming the Olympiad participants and guests, ADA University
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Vafa Kazdal emphasized the
importance of the project and especially noted the activity of the
ADA Kazakh Center in its creation.
Saying that the Olympics is a regional project, the vice-rector
stated that this initiative brought together about 800 students
from 235 teams representing 40 regions. He added that 105 of those
projects won the right to participate in the competition.
Rector of ADA University, Ambassador Hafiz Pashayev noted that
every project related to the reconstruction of Karabakh is of great
importance and it is gratifying that schoolchildren are especially
interested in this process.
Emin Huseynov, the special representative of the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan in the territories freed from occupation
included in the Karabakh economic region (except the Shusha
region), while talking about the reconstruction process in the
territories freed from occupation, said that among those relocated
to Zangilan, Tartar, and Lachin were schoolchildren of the same age
as those participating in this Olympiad. They themselves are living
witnesses of the construction process. The speaker added that most
of the projects put forward by schoolchildren participating in this
Olympiad cover strategic areas defined by our state.
Rahman Hajiyev, Chairman of the Karabakh Revival Fund, shared
his views on the innovative ideas presented by the students and
stated that the Fund will continue to support initiatives that
contribute to the revival of territories freed from occupation.
Emphasizing the importance of turning the development of Karabakh
into a permanent process and its implementation at a high pace, R.
Hajiyev noted that Karabakh will become the innovation ground of
Azerbaijan, and the intelligent human factor is at the center of
this development.
Later, the manager of the Olympic project, Samira Aghayeva, and
the leading consultant of the ADA Kazakh Center, Natig Mammadli,
spoke about the results of the project.
After presenting a video summary of the 5 teams that qualified
for the final stage, the names of the winners were announced, they
were presented with certificates and gifts, and a commemorative
photo was taken.
"Chapar" of the Chemistry-oriented Lyceum of Shaki City took
first place, "Fi" of Samad Vurgun School of Yevlakh city took
second place, "Gayidysh" of Takhtakorpu settlement secondary school
of Lachin took third place, "Karabagnama" of Oguz city school No. 3
named after Nail Ibrahimli took fourth place, and fifth and the
"Ultimate" projects of Ganja city physics, mathematics, and
informatics oriented school were awarded the second place.
In the end, a campus tour of ADA University was organized for
schoolchildren.
It should be noted that the purpose of the "Young Founders of
Azerbaijan" Olympiad is to ensure that students acquire
project-based knowledge, to encourage them to use knowledge related
to Karabakh in practice, as well as to support the development of
their research and presentation skills, evaluation and creative
thinking.
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