“I am obliged to fulfill the expectations of my parents and teachers with my success”
Jamila Yagubova: “Self-confidence, love of life and optimism are the qualities I love and want to develop in myself.”
“Canada’s rich nature and Germany’s excellent educational opportunities interest me more than other countries”
“The role of Inclusive Education Center in my life is really quite big”
“The innovations carried out by the IASMN regarding people with health problems are commendable”
Since January 14, Moderator.az has launched a project to introduce students to the society, who have certain problems related to their health, but who can be an example to everyone with their intelligence, talent, love of life and determination to fight. Within the framework of this project, you will not only get to know these young people, but you will also get to know their wishes and desires, ideas and proposals related to various issues. The guest of our project this time is Jamila Yagubova.
– Ms. Jamila, in which university do you study?
– I am studying in the 3rd year at the Faculty of Technology and Design of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, majoring in “Technology engineering of diversified goods”
– If possible, could you tell a little about student life. How is the studentship going? Are you tired of the traditional difficulties of student life?
– Honestly, I don’t have any difficulties related to student life. Student life is quite interesting for me. I am glad that I study in such a university.
– Did you enter this faculty according to your desire, or did you have another specialty in mind?
– Actually, I would like to study design. However, I did not get enough marks for that faculty. Therefore, I had to settle for this faculty. However, I do not regret this choice. I think that I can prove myself in this field to be useful to our society and state in this specialty.
– Do you intend to get a master’s degree?
– Yes I have. I would like to continue and develop my education according to my specialty. In this regard, I intend to get a master’s degree. I think that master’s education will be useful in terms of expanding my knowledge and getting more complete information about my specialty.
– If there is a certain support and invitation, would you like to continue your education outside our country?
– Of course I would. I would prefer to study in Germany or Canada.
– Why do you want to study more in these countries?
– You know, each of these countries attracts me due to its specific characteristics. The main factor that makes Canada attractive to me is its nature. Studying in Canada will not only expand my knowledge, but also give me the opportunity to see the rich nature of this country, which is the second largest country in the world by area, and to be in close contact with this nature.
The main thing that makes Germany attractive for me is the comprehensiveness of its educational opportunities. The perspectives of the education system in Germany are wider and this system has great opportunities in terms of students’ assimilation of scientific knowledge. For this reason, studying in Germany is one of my dreams.
– We would like to know your opinion about the Inclusive Education Center. In your opinion, how important is the activity of this center in terms of the education of students with certain health problems?
– Inclusive Education Center has played a big role in my life. This educational center helps us a lot in educational matters, gives us direction, and enables us to achieve more serious successes in the educational process. Additional classes are organized for us in the center. This helps to make the educational process even more successful. In this regard, we greatly appreciate the work of the Center for Inclusive Education, as well as the coordinator of the center, our beloved teacher Sevinj Mahsimova.
– How do you spend your free time? What do you like to do in your free time?
– I like to read and listen to music in my spare time. I especially like reading. I think this is very important for everyone. Reading not only enriches our thoughts and ideas. It also helps us to get acquainted with different worldviews, systems of vision, systems of thought and evidence, to get to know more closely the richness and infinity of the world of ideas and ideas. Reading enriches a person’s inner world and gives him spiritual strength. From this point of view, I consider reading to be a useful activity for everyone.
– How do you evaluate job opportunities? Do you think it is necessary to conduct some research in this direction and study the labor market in order to avoid any difficulties related to employment in the near future?
– In fact, of course, it would be desirable if the opportunities in this field were wider and more diverse. But at the current stage, I am trying to expand my knowledge in my specialty. My goal is to know my specialty perfectly, to become a professional in this field. After achieving this goal, of course, I will try to study job opportunities in more detail.
– Has it ever happened that representatives of local firms and companies visited your university, were interested in talented students, and promised them support in their education and work life?
– Recently, Inclusive Education Center invited the representatives of “Veysaloglu” company to our university. We attended a meeting with them. Before that, a job fair was held at our university. Which I also participated in the job fair.
– Do you think these job fairs offer enough job opportunities? Is participation in such fairs really useful in terms of solving the employment problem?
– I think that the organization of such fairs is useful from any point of view and should be appreciated. Apart from offering job opportunities, these fairs also form a beautiful tradition in this field. In this regard, it would be desirable to repeat the known steps in the future.
– People with certain health problems usually feel a bit uncomfortable in society. What do you think is the reason for this concern? Is it related to the weakness of the psychology of those persons, or are there really undesirable nuances in society’s attitude towards them?
– You know, I think that society’s attitude towards such people depends on the way of thinking of that society and the level of its moral perfection. Indeed, in our society, the treatment of people with health problems is desirable. However, I think that it would be useful to expand educational measures regarding the attitude of people with health problems in the society. Especially televisions need to pay more attention to this issue.
It would be especially useful for parents to provide their children with detailed information on this issue, to encourage them to be more sensitive and careful in communicating with people with health problems. I believe that it would be positive to take more systematic steps in this direction in our society.
– Experts express the opinion that excessive attention and care to people with health problems causes negative emotions and impressions in them. That is, even being the center of attention in a good way has a negative effect on their psychology. Do you share this sentiment?
– Of course, being in the center of attention in one way or another makes a person somewhat uncomfortable. But I don’t think continuing care is as serious a concern for them as you mention. Because human nature requires more attention and care. It needs more. In this regard, I think that being surrounded by constant care is better than being the center of attention in other ways.
– In your opinion, what is needed for a person who has certain health problems to feel freer and more comfortable in society? What should such people do to feel more comfortable in society?
– I think that the main way for this is for a person to believe in himself, to feel himself not as someone with problems, but as someone who is useful to society, who sets certain goals for himself and has the necessary inner strength to achieve them, and is able to look at himself in this way.
– For some time, the State Employment Service has taken a new step in providing employment for people with health problems. For each institution, it has defined a specific quota for people with health problems. Which means that the said quota involves the employment of such individuals. In your opinion, how useful is the ministry’s introduction of such a mandatory innovation in front of enterprises in terms of providing employment for people with health problems?
– I think that it is really admirable for EASMN to come up with such an initiative. In my opinion, the most important feature of the known step is that people with health problems and people who have certain difficulties related to someone’s fairness and compassion health are equal citizens of this country and artificial obstacles should not be created for their job security. From this point of view, this step of the EASMN deserves to be applauded.
– Do you think it would be desirable for students with health problems to be exempted from tuition fees, and for the funds needed for their education to be covered by the state?
– Of course, it would be a very nice and humane step for the state to cover the education fees of these students. It would also be of great help to parents who have to spend money continuously on their child’s treatment. If these students are exempted from tuition fees, it will also help them
in their treatment process. If this is the case, the parents should use all the funds they get for their treatment, improvement of household life, etc. they can spend. I think that the realization of this proposal will please everyone.
– What other proposals would be useful to implement in order to facilitate the education and household life of such students?
– I think that there are things that need to be done at this level as well as in other areas. I want to draw attention to an issue that seems ordinary at first glance. Except for “BakuBus” buses, other buses do not have seats for wheelchairs. However, this is necessary for the comfortable movement of people with health problems in public transport. It would be appropriate to introduce certain innovations in relation to visually impaired persons.
There is also a need for the government to provide electronic wheelchairs to those in need. I think that the experience of some countries in this field will be very useful for Azerbaijan.
– Are there people in your life that you are particularly grateful for? If so, who are they?
– Of course, there are such people, and my family members are among them. My sister supports me more. I would like to include in this category my university teachers, friends, fellow students, native residents of our neighborhood. Each of them has had a certain role in my life and I hereby express my gratitude to each of them.
– Do you have an ideal? Who do you consider your role model?
– I have an ideal and for me this ideal is my sister.
– Which qualities do you consider ideal for you? What does your sister have that you wish you had?
– The qualities that I value most in my sister are her self-confidence and extreme love of life. I consider these two qualities to be his strongest and best qualities. Another characteristic that I like about him is his optimism. He can see the bright side of such unfortunate, sad events. This is the quality of seeing the good in the bad, not losing hope no matter what. I would like to have these qualities in myself.
– What is the ultimate goal you want to achieve in life? Is there a goal that you have defined yourself as the ultimate and decisive goal of your life?
– It is difficult for me to give a concrete answer to this question. Because my educational life has not ended, and I have not started my working life at all. I think that after I finish my education and start working, my goals for the near and far future will become more precise and concrete for me. Therefore, it is difficult for me to say anything definitive about it. But I can say one thing for sure that throughout my life I will try to live up to the expectations of my parents and teachers. Their hard work on me is great, and I am obliged to turn this hard work into success, to justify their faith in me at every stage of my life.
Seymur Aliyev
