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The International Relations Department of the university has been functioning since 1996. The department is a structure that plays a key role in the establishment and expansion of international relations of the university, creation of cooperation links with universities of foreign countries and international organizations. Together with other structures of the university, the department draws main directions of development of international cooperation in the area of higher education and science, and ensures their re-alization. The department studies the international practices that exist in the field of education, and supervises its utilization and development. Besides, the department maintains regular contacts with embassies and diplomatic representations functioning in Azerbaijan.Odlar Yurdu University, which has chosen the path of integration into the global education system from the first days of its foundation, has been striving to use in the training process the latest international technologies. In this respect, the university has signed a number of important cooperation agreements with leading higher education institutions from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, North Cyprus and Russia. The BBA and MBA programs are implemented (respectively, a bachelor’s and master’s degree programs on Business Administration) together with universities of the USA, Europe, Turkey and Georgia.Since September 2003, with Siegen University’s full support, a Regional Ger-man Language Center has started to function.A close collaboration with foreign higher education institutions has enabled the university to improve the content and quality of its curriculum considerably.Together with leading universities and scientific centers of the world, the university has acted as an organizer and a participant of various international conferences. International conferences held in the cities of Siegen and Visbaden of Germany, Antalya of Turkey, Milan of Italy, Lefkoshe of North Cyprus and Barcelona of Spain, as well as in Baku.The university puts some emphasis on foreign cooperation in its activity. Learning and application of progressive practices in teaching, creation of joint education centers, joint participation in international projects, exchanges of teachers-students, etc. have found their reflection in the agreements signed with its counterparts. Main tasks of the department- It drafts proposals and submits them to the Scientific Council and rector of the university with a view of organizing an exchange of the university’s teachers and students in accordance with provisions of the Bologna declaration.
- It establishes contacts with specialists who work at higher education institutions and research centers of foreign countries and assists with the spreading of their practices at Odlar Yurdu University.
- It implements projects in various spheres, organizes “summer schools” with a view of increasing the effectiveness of education reforms at the university.
- It assists with the finding of talented students and enabling them to study in different countries, and in finding appropriate courses for that.
- It arranges creative business trips for teachers to universities of foreign coun-tries.
- It organizes international conferences and seminars and arranges for sending delegates to similar conferences, seminars abroad.
The department has a small staff led by vice-rector for International Relations, and includes a senior manager and a manager. |
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