Azerbaijan to Provide Citizens of 120 Countries with Educational Grants

Baku / 10.01.18 / Turan: Official Baku will provide grants to citizens of the Non-Aligned Movement member countries studying in Azerbaijani universities. President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on this on January 10. The purpose of the decree is to provide support to the citizens of the non-aligned countries for their education in Azerbaijani universities.

According to the document, starting from 2018, a grant program for education will be established for citizens of the Non-Aligned Movement countries at the level of basic education and residency in preparatory courses, as well as undergraduate, master's, doctoral and medical education.

Educational grants for five years will be issued annually to 20 students.

Educational grants include a fee for education at the expense of the state, a visa, a hostel or a rented apartment, daily meals, educational literature, transportation, utilities, medical assistance, and going to the country of residence once a year.

The execution of the order was entrusted to the Cabinet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Justice.

The Non-Aligned Movement was established in Belgrade in 1961 by countries that did not join military alliances. The main principle of the Movement is territorial integrity, sovereignty, respect for political independence, and non-interference in internal affairs.

Over the past 25 years, the membership of the Movement has increased from 99 to 120. Azerbaijan became a member of the Movement in 2011. In April this year, the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement will be held in Baku. From 2019 to 2022 the meetings of the Movement will be held in Azerbaijan. The summit of the Movement will be held in Baku in 2019. -0-