Conference held at UNEC: “Multicultural Values and their Socio- economic Aspects in Azerbaijan”
The scientific conference on “Multicultural Values and their Socio-economic Aspects in Azerbaijan” has been held at the School of Commerce of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). The overseas students, children of the ethnic minorities and the schoolchildren of the technical and humanitarian lyceum 147 of Khatai district have taken part in the conference organized by the Student Scientific Society (SSS).
Reminding about the latest accidents happened on the front line, the participants have commemorated the martyrs’ souls with a minute’s silence.
The School Dean Miragha Ahmadov said that the youths’ interest to the issue has increased after the Decree on announcing 2016 the “Year of Multiculturalism” signed by the President Ilham Aliyev. The Dean who noted to the implementation of a series of events related to multiculturalism, academic staff of UNEC and the employees of Baku International Center for Multiculturalism have jointly analyzed the socio-economic directions of Multiculturalism in Azerbaijan and made valuable proposals on.
Students and pupils have treated the issue from the aspects of different value making speeches on “Religious Friendship in Multiculturalism”, “Multiculturalism and the Social Policy of Azerbaijan Government”, “History of Azerbaijan Multiculturalism”, “Social Equity in Multiculturalism “, “Economic Policy of Multiculturalism in Azerbaijan”, “Azerbaijan Multiculturalism and the Religious Tolerance”, “Multiculturalism and Education Policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, “Scientific Approach to Multiculturalism”, “Social, Ethic and Cultural Aspects of Multiculturalism “, “Multiculturalism and Ethnic Groups”. Analyzing the socio- economic aspects of living standards of all ethnic minorities regardless to their religion, race, nationality, it was decided that Azerbaijan is a tolerant country and every citizens have equal rights in accordance with the principles of social justice.
The participants were awarded certificates in the end.