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The Minister of Education met with representatives of Cisco

10.06.2021 11:13 395 review
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On June 9, Minister of Education Emin Amrullayev met with representatives of Cisco. The meeting was attended by Cisco Vice President for Russia and the CIS Jonathan Sperou, Global Innovation Director for Azerbaijan Ramil Eyyubov and Regional Manager Farid Zeynalov.

 

The meeting focused on the achievements in the field of education in Azerbaijan in cooperation with Cisco. It was noted that close cooperation was established with Cisco within the framework of the Azerbaijan Education Network. Through the solutions provided by the company, IP-telephony, video conferencing communication system, a single educational platform have been created in educational institutions. The security and content filtering of the Azerbaijan Education Network has been enhanced through Cisco Umbrella technology introduced this year.

 

It was noted that currently the number of Cisco network academies in Azerbaijan has reached 13. Through the academy opened at the Baku State Vocational Training Center for Industry and Innovation last academic year, Cisco's educational content has been integrated into the curriculum and in-service training has been organized for teachers of other vocational education institutions. The academies offer training courses on the basics of IT technologies and operating systems, Internet of Things, programming, network technologies and security, as well as cyber security.

 

At the same time, last year, in cooperation with the company, the pilot project "Connected School" was launched at secondary school No. 46 in Baku. The project provided the selected pilot school with Cisco equipment and software, organized trainings for students, teachers and administrative staff of the educational institution, and carried out systematic work to achieve effective use of information technology in the management and teaching process.

 

The sides exchanged views on continuing cooperation and implementing new joint projects. As a result of the discussion, it is planned to apply Cisco experience, innovative solutions and technologies in the field of education, work on secure Internet and digital content.

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