The US Embassy in Azerbaijan announced that 901 Azerbaijanis will study in America in the 2022/2023 academic year. This is up by 23.8% from a year earlier.
According to Hugo Guevara, US Charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan, this means "a significant growth in opportunity for innovation, cooperation and joint success."
The Embassy also notes with "pride" that "the United States remains the best place in the world for international education, where more than a million (1,057,188) foreign students study."
"International exchanges create new connections that help us cooperate on critical issues. That's why international education is an important part of our diplomacy and our national security," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.
More information about education in the USA can be found in the annual report "Open Doors on International Education Exchange", a study of international student mobility in America, published by the International Institute of Education (IIE): (https://opendoorsdata.org ).
The publication is timed to coincide with the Week of International Education (November 13-17, 2023) — a joint initiative of the US Department of State and the US Department of Education.
Students and parents wishing to explore study opportunities, including through scholarships, in the United States are advised to contact the Education USA Embassy Consultant at https://www.facebook.com/EducationUSAAzerbaijan / or https://azerbaijan.americancouncils.org/edusa . -en.
Add that "Education USA" is a network of the US Department of State that unites more than 430 international student counseling centers, working for free. The network promotes higher education in the USA among students around the world, offering accurate, complete and up-to-date information about study opportunities at accredited higher education institutions in the USA.
Politics
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On January 23, the Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, Ilgar Latifov, met with a Pakistani delegation headed by the Director General of Military Operations, Abdullah Kashif. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, as well as the importance of increasing the intensity of joint exercises.
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The announcement of 2025 as the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty" in Azerbaijan has sparked rumors and speculation about the government's plans to hold a constitutional referendum this year. Today's statement in the Milli Majlis by the head of the parliamentary committee on human rights and concurrently the director of the Center for Humanitarian Studies, Zahid Oruj, confirmed that these expectations are not groundless.
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As part of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Armenia has proposed solutions to all agenda issues, stated Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's Security Council, on January 23. "We are not asking for peace, we are offering peaceful solutions to all existing issues. For the two unresolved points, we have sent proposals and are waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side. We hope that we will find solutions," Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media. Meanwhile, the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Turan that "negotiations on the text of the peace agreement are ongoing."
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Board of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan (OSTA), was interrogated by the State Security Service (SGB) as a witness in the case of researcher Igbal Abilov, who is accused of treason. As reported by Turan, Mammadov was questioned about Abilov's activities, scientific works, and publications.
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