BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. Students
admitted to the “IT SkillSprint” international education program
have passed through a highly competitive selection process,
Chairperson of the State Agency for Science and Higher Education,
Ulkar Sattarova, told reporters, Trend reports.
Speaking to journalists at the program’s opening ceremony,
Sattarova noted that the project covers 123 students.
“The IT SkillSprint project is a joint initiative of the
Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan and the
Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan. The students have
gone through a very serious selection stage and were mainly chosen
from among young people studying in IT-oriented specialties," she
added.
According to her, within the framework of the project,
participants will take part in a special intensive course program
for one semester or half an academic year. The course is delivered
by a foreign company and aims to further develop students’
knowledge and skills in the IT field.
Sattarova emphasized that the program is built on practical work
based on real cases and projects. “During this period, students
will fully focus on this direction. The goal is to ensure that they
gain in-depth knowledge and skills in the IT field,” she said.
She stressed that by the end of the project, students’
professional competencies in IT will increase significantly.
“The application of foreign experience will allow them to act as
more competitive specialists in both the local and global labor
markets,” Sattarova concluded.
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