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The final round of the 15th Republican Project Competition ‘Scientists of Tomorrow’ has started at Baku Higher Oil School

On March 3, Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) hosted an opening ceremony of the final round of the 15th Republican Project Competition “Scientists of Tomorrow”.

Opening the event, Deputy Minister of Science and Education Firudin Gurbanov welcomed the competition participants and wished the young inventors success. The Deputy Minister said that it is gratifying to have in our country a higher education institution that meets modern requirements and trains highly qualified specialists. “I feel a sense of pride seeing the conditions created for students at Baku Higher School. I want to emphasize the importance of the project and point out that future scientists must constantly work to turn their ideas into real products and improve their efficiency. Touching on the current world trends in science and technology, I would like to emphasize that one of the main directions of the future is artificial intelligence, so it is gratifying to see that projects related to artificial intelligence are participating in the competition.”

In his remarks, Fuad Garayev, Deputy Director of the Institute of Education and head of the project, noted that the competition has been successfully held for 15 years and attracts great interest every year. “The main goal of the project is to increase students' interest in science and develop their research skills. The winners of the past two years are studying at prestigious higher education institutions around the world, and there is strong confidence that this year’s participants will also achieve outstanding results.

Fuad Garayev also brought to attention the statistical indicators related to the 15th competition. “9-11grade students competing in 9 disciplines represented 126 schools. Of these, 42 were Baku schools and 84 were regional schools, including 10 village schools. A total of 760 projects were submitted to the competition. Following the selection round, 152 projects advanced to the final round, including 127 group projects and 25 individual projects.”

The artistic part of the event included a performance by the chamber ensemble of the Art Gymnasium.

As part of the final stage, the students’ research projects in mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, medicine, healthcare, ecology, environmental management, engineering, computer science, robotics, and artificial intelligence will be evaluated over the next two days.

Students selected from among the winners will represent our country at the international exhibition to be held in the United States.

After the official part, Head of the Department of Humanitarian Policy, Diaspora, Multiculturalism, and Religious Issues of the Presidential Administration Farah Aliyeva, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the State Examination Center Maleyka Abbaszadeh, Rector of Baku Higher Oil School Elmar Gasimov, and rectors of higher education institutions attended the exhibition showcasing the finalists’ projects.