XVI Congress of Teachers of Azerbaijan dedicated to the 100th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev is being held at Baku Congress Centre on December 15.

More than 1600 delegates representing general education, secondary specialised, professional, higher education and scientific institutions of the country take part in the work of the congress.

Then a video clip "Heydar Aliyev - founder of national education strategy", as well as a video clip on martyrs teachers who died in the 44-day Patriotic War were shown.

Congratulatory message of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the participants of the Congress was read out by Farah Aliyeva, Head of the Department for Humanitarian Policy, Diaspora, Multiculturalism and Religion of the Presidential Administration.

Azerbaijan's Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev delivered a report at the event.

After the plenary session, the congress continued with panel sessions on topics such as "National leader Heydar Aliyev and education in Azerbaijan", "Great Return to the territories liberated from occupation", "Azerbaijani language in the context of new challenges", "Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and transformation of education", "Modern approaches to the content of general education", "Modern approaches to the management of general education", "Professional education and skills for the future", "Teacher training and priority issues", "Education for the future" etc.