A conference is held dedicated to Mehdi Bey Ismayilov, who has been the first rector of the University of Economics
On the occasion of the 94th anniversary of UNEC, a conference has been held dedicated to the memory of Mehdi Bey Ismayilov, who was the first rector of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (1930-1934).
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Rector Professor Adalat Muradov congratulated the academic staff on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the university and wished them success in their future activities.
Prof. A. Muradov, who said that UNEC always owns its values, spoke about the rich history of the university: “We own our past and keep our values alive. One of these values is Mehdi Bey Ismayilov, who was the first rector of the university.” Rector M. Ismayilov also talked about the efforts made in the 1930s to provide students with textbooks in the Azerbaijani language, as well as to establish institutes based on university faculties: “I should note that a number of things that we want to do and are doing today, Mehdi Bey teacher during his rectorship took the initiative to implement. We are determined to raise the University of Economics to the top we think, based on the unrealized plans of the people who led this higher education institution,” said the rector.
Then, the head of the “Humanities” department, Professor Vakil Hasanov, made a report about the history of the establishment of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics.
Nizami Suleymanov, professor of the “Humanities” department, brought to the attention of the conference participants interesting facts about the rich life and activities of Mehdi Bey Ismayilov, obtained from archive documents.