Amin Amrullayev, The Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Anthony Salcito, Microsoft Corporation Vice President signed a number of documents envisaging the expansion of cooperation in the field of education and ensuring the implementation of joint innovative projects during the online event on March 3, 2021.
The cooperation with Microsoft envisages joint activity in 4 spheres.
These are strategic cooperation in the direction of the digital transformation of education, joint activity on the project "Digital Leadership and Policy Formation in Education", improvement of information systems and e-services of the Ministry of Education, as well as Azerbaijan's participation in the "World Leaders of Digital Transformation" coalition formed by Microsoft. Moreover, cooperation in Teaching and Learning includes the results-oriented learning, individual approach to learning, 21st-century skills, a teacher-to-be model, and joint work to shape analytical thinking. It is planned to implement special programs to improve the technical knowledge of students of pedagogical specialties before hiring. At the same time, cooperation will be established on the application of industrial content and certification in teaching at all levels of education. The "Creation of a digital environment" direction includes the use of cloud technologies and secure software. The establishment of joint cooperation with Microsoft on the use of analytical tools of a new generation for artificial intelligence in recognizing the Azerbaijani language and improving decision-making in education has a special place in this sphere. Student and School Success includes integrating Microsoft content into STEAM, educating and certifying technology educators anywhere, anytime, and at any pace, innovative ideas, presentation of innovative ideas and technical solutions in local and international spheres, as well as learning opportunities on innovative expert models.