Press Release: New EU support for better education system and employability in Azerbaijan

Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with Minister of Education Mikayil Jabbarov in Baku on the 8 September 2014 to discuss reforms and modernisation of the education sector. In this context the Commissioner announced a new EU programme to help improve the quality and relevance of the education system in Azerbaijan that has just been approved by the European Commission.

The new support worth €19 million has a special focus on higher and vocational education and training, strengthening civic participation, governance and inclusiveness of the education system in Azerbaijan.

ESO: Background information: Press Release: The Commission sets out cooperation priorities for the Eastern and the Southern Neighbourhood for coming years http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-the-commission-sets-out-cooperation-priorities-for-the-eastern-and-the-southern-neighbourhood-for-coming-years/

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/583: EU-Azerbaijan: Civil society has crucial role in our partnership http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-583_en.htm

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