A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between UNEC, GSU, ADAU, MSU and ATU
A meeting was held by UNEC, Ganja State University, Azerbaijan State Agrarian University, Mingachevir State University and Azerbaijan University of Technology to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on holding the Ganja Green Economy Forum every year.
At the online meeting, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ilhama Gadimova, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Vugar Karimov, Chief Advisor of the Secretariat of the First Vice President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadov, Head of the Department of Sustainable Development and Social Policy of the Ministry of Economy Huseyn Huseynov, Rector of UNEC Professor Adalat Muradov , Rector of GSU Professor Yusif Yusibov, MP, Vice Rector of GSU, Associate Professor Parvin Karimzade, Rector of ADAU Associate Professor Zafar Gurbanov, Rector of MSU Associate Professor Sahin Bayramov and Acting Rector of AMU, Associate Professor Yashar Omarov spoke.
In the meeting moderated by Elmar Mammadov, the chief adviser of the Secretariat of the First Vice President, the participants discussed the main goal of this initiative, which will be implemented for the first time in Azerbaijan, is the fight against climate change, the transition to a green economy, and the study of world experience on green growth, as well as the development of human capital in this direction, professor-teacher They said that it consists of conducting scientific research by staff and students, creating green start-ups, developing “green” sectors, promoting public-private “green” partnerships, developing international cooperation, as well as contributing to the work of defining a “smart green transition”. The speakers pointed out that the forum was held in the city of Ganja by chance, that the first green city project was implemented in Ganja by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev, and that the city successfully participated in the green cities program of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The participants emphasized the importance of declaring 2024 as the “Year of Solidarity for the Green World” in the country by the order of President Ilham Aliyev, and noted that the first forum to be held will be organized within that framework. They said that the Ganja Green Economy Forum will start its work on June 5 – World Environment Day and will be held in Ganja every year on June 5-7. Other universities of our country will also be able to join the membership of the Forum.
Then, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the heads of 5 partner universities with a total student population of nearly 40,000 for the purpose of implementing the project.