Meeting of the Quality Board has been held at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). The session chaired by UNEC Rector Prof. Adalat Muradov has started with the presentation of the statue about the permanent commission on university’s publications. Delivering the information about the Statue, Advisor to the Rector Elshan Baghirzade noted that the project covers the publications of UNEC (textbooks, training facilities and so on) identifying the need, their preparation and the issues related with the examination and publication. The Advisor has pointed that the main goal of the project is to improve the provision of UNEC with more quality textbooks and training facilities meeting the global requirements. Referring to the importance of the document Rector said, everyone has the right to publish a textbook at UNEC and we will support these initiatives. In addition, UNEC needs more high- quality textbooks and teaching materials and therefore we have set certain rules and procedures. To write the manual is a very serious matter. The Board members have made proposals on announcing a competition to meet the university’s needs for teaching facilities at the beginning of the academic year and to provide broad opportunities for the teaching staff to prepare these materials in the Differential Salary System. Taking into account the proposals made the draft document is suggested to be developed and discussed in the next session by the Academic Council of the University.
Afterwards, the discussion of the rules for the teaching and student staffs’ exchange with other Universities of Azerbaijan have also made by the commission. Advisor to the Rector Elshan Baghirzade has provided the participants with the information about the draft project. He said that in accordance with the rules the teaching and student staffs’ exchange among the universities will be implemented within the certain quota and mutual principles.
Rector Adalat Muradov said that the establishment of such relations among the universities is essential. UNEC’s goal in preparing the document is to increase student and teacher mobility and exchange of experiences among the higher education institutions. The draft document has been adopted after the discussions.
The next discussion was on the admission of the free topics. The Head of the Center for the Assessment and Management of the Quality of Education Ragif Gasimov has delivered the information about the rules.
The Board members have advised to put limits to free topics not on pages but on the number of the symbols and the assessment of the work on 10 points evaluation system and its calculation by dividing to 10. The draft project has been submitted to the next session by the Academic Council.
Developing business relations at UNEC and the proposals made for the improvement of the alumni’s recruitment have also been considered within the session. Rector Adalat Muradov has stressed the importance of establishing ties with real sector. He said the main purpose is the development of young people who meet the requirements of the labor market, as well as to create the condition for the teaching staff to earn extra income. Then the proposals were heard. The Board members have made proposals on the implementation of online graduate fair, creation of the virtual platform of the students and recruiters and creation of the condition for interviewing the students by the prestigious companies regularly.
After discussions, the draft document has been adopted by the Board members.