OREANDA-NEWS. On 28 August 2008 was announced, that Exhibition Education-and-Career 2008 will be held on 02.10.2008 — 04.10.2008 in Baku.

• 1 bln USD from the state budget of 2008 devoted to the education sector

• High interest in education and probation abroad connected with the increasing need in qualified specialists as a result of the high speed development of the country

• 61 mln USD investment in the education sector of the Republic by the World Bank during 2003-2013

• Opportunity of advertising vacancies and job requirements and attracting potential candidates for further employment

• About 4000 visitors of the exhibition

Official Support

Ministry of Education of Republic of Azerbaijan

Main sections of the exhibition

• Secondary and higher education

• Education, exchange programmes and jobs abroad

• Language courses and other professional training

• Recruitment

• Scientific literature

• Information technologies applied in education sector

• Producers of stationery and other education and office facilities

There will be the 1st Azerbaijan International Book Fair in the frame of the exhibition on October 2-4. The book fair will present scientific and literary publications of the Republic and foreign countries.

In the frame of the exhibition the international scientific-practical conference will be held on October 2-4. The objective of the conference is highlighting the recent achievements of the education sector of the Republic, expanding the opportunity of exchange of experiences and joint programmes between the institutions acting in Azerbaijan and abroad, discussion of the raised requirements for human resources in the Republic. The conference is supposed to have more than 200 delegates including VIP representatives from different countries.