BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. Studentsadmitted to the “IT SkillSprint” international education programhave 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 theMinistry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan and theMinistry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan. The students havegone through a very serious selection stage and were mainly chosenfrom among young people studying in IT-oriented specialties," sheadded.
According to her, within the framework of the project,participants will take part in a special intensive course programfor one semester or half an academic year. The course is deliveredby 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 workbased on real cases and projects. “During this period, studentswill fully focus on this direction. The goal is to ensure that theygain 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 asmore competitive specialists in both the local and global labormarkets,” Sattarova concluded.
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