Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

On April 8, the Science Festival was held at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).

Making a speech at the opening of the festival, UNEC Rector Professor Adalat Muradov said that the event is dedicated to Science Day, which is celebrated annually by the relevant Decree of President Ilham Aliyev. He touched upon two main initiatives launched by UNEC aimed at promoting science: “From School to Science: Science is Beautiful” and “Popularization of Science.” Professor Adalat Muradov mentioned that within the framework of these projects, meetings were organized in leading schools of the country and universities across the regions with the participation of renowned scientists, in order to increase students’ and young people’s interest in science.   

Speaking about the university’s achievements over the past five years, UNEC Rector highlighted a significant increase in the number of articles published in international scientific databases. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of articles by UNEC researchers published in the Scopus database increased by 6.4 times, in the Web of Science by 5.8 times, in SciVal by 6.3 times, and in InCites by 5.6 times. Professor Adalat Muradov also provided information about the projects implemented at UNEC related to the digitalization of science.

Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev underlined the importance of the event and emphasized that the development of science is one of the priority areas in the country. The minister spoke about the challenges facing science in the country and emphasized that ensuring the integration of science and education is one of the main objectives in this direction. He stressed the importance of making scientific results useful for people’s well-being and the country’s economy, and also making science easier for society to understand.

The President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Academician Isa Habibbeyli, and Corresponding Member of ANAS, Professor Rafig Aliyev, spoke about the role of academic circles in deepening scientific knowledge and developing new directions. They highlighted the importance of science policy in increasing the prestige of science in society and promoting knowledge-based decisions.

Then, Professor Salim Yüce from Yıldız Technical University of Türkiye made a speech on the topic “Scientific Activity Organization at Leading Global Universities.”

Following the official part, the participants visited a creative exhibition titled “Future Scientists and Engineers,” and viewed works created by students of UNEC School of Design.  

A presentation of the “UNEC Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences” and the book “The Limits of the Market” was also held within the festival.

The Science Festival will continue until April 10.

Reyhan Majidli, Public Relations, Press and Information Department of the Presidium Administration of ANAS

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