From 7thto 13thof May EUROCLIO project coordinators Steven Stegers, Aysel Gojayeva and external reporter Patrick Barker undertook a visit to Azerbaijan. The visit was organized in cooperation with the Public Union of Azerbaijan History Professionals which is the local partner of the project. The purpose of this visit was getting familiarized with the Education system of Azerbaijan, particualry related to History education. During the visit, the EUROCLIO coordinators met officials at the Ministry of Education, Student Admission Commission, the Directorship of the Pedagogical University of Azerbaijan, In-Service Training Institute, Embassies of European countries, UNESCO National Commission in Azerbaijan etc. One of the unique events during the visit was the full day training on the 8thof May which trained more than 80 history teachers from all types of secondary schools in Baku and some other regions.Participants were introduced to experiences of experts fromRussia,Turkey, and the Netherlands and were involved in active workshops on innovative methodology of history teaching.
By the end of the visit EUROCLIO coordinators visited several schools in Baku, Bilasuvar, Sumgayit, met teachers and students, got familiar with different education system and teaching models. This visit will be followed with the report which will contain the analytical overview of the experiences and knowledges collected during the visit.
In case of queries, please contact Steven Stegers (Project coordinator) at steven@euroclio.eu, or Aysel Gojayeva (Junior project manager) at aysel@euroclio.eu
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