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Director General of APA-Group addresses Budapest Forum of ASAIF

07 April 2012 16:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. The forum â€œIâ€™m a young ambassadorâ€ of the Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum (ASAIF) continued in Budapest.

APA reports that executive director of the Youth Fund under the Youth and Sport Ministry Farhad Hajiyev addressed the third panel on the theme â€œStudy abroad: the return of human capital and career opportunitiesâ€.

Hajiyev said the Youth Fund was established for development of the Azerbaijani youth, organizational activity of the youth studying abroad and for strengthening of their diaspora activity.

Minister of Education Misir Mardanov said 7000 Azerbaijanis are studying abroad. He said under the executive order issued by President Ilham Aliyev, $20 million was allocated for resettlement of the internally displaced persons from the hostel of Baku State University.
â€œThe hostels of other universities will be emptied after that. This process will strengthen the flow of students to Azerbaijan,â€ he said.

Chairman of the Azerbaijani parliamentâ€™s committee Samad Seyidov touched on the education of students and lobbying activity.
â€œI advise you to get high-quality education,â€ he said.

President of NOVCO group of companies Farid Novruzi said being president of a private company he gives preference to talented employees.

MP Jeyhun Osmanli said students should hold various events at the universities, where they are studying.

Addressing the panel on the theme â€œThe role of social networks and media in increasing socio-political activeness of the youthâ€, Director General of APA-Group Vusala Mahirgizi said like all spheres in Azerbaijan, media also needs professional specialists.
â€œThough our company gives high salaries, we have a great need for IT specialists, correspondents knowing several foreign languages. Quite a different atmosphere was created in Azerbaijan after the formation of the new media,â€ she said.

Calling the youth to be active in social networks, Vusala Mahirgizi said patriotism does not mean populism, giving similar reply to insult.
â€œPromoting the countryâ€™s potential, tourism, creating pages on social networks regarding it is also patriotism. Our students studying abroad should be involved in diaspora, lobbying activity, integrate into the socio-political life of the countries they are living in, closely cooperate with the media of these countries. Unfortunately, our students abroad are more interested in the coverage of their events by Azerbaijani media, while they need to cooperate with the foreign media in order to become a part of the country they are living in. Coverage of these events even by local media should be considered a success, all this can pave the way for a great success. Alongside with the state interests, establishment of personal relations play a role in the world media. Therefore, our students must also be trained in this sphere as the future specialists,â€ she said.

Head of Antenn FM independent company Rustam Aliyev underlined that there is a need for professional specialists in television and radio in Azerbaijan.
â€œThere is a need for educated employees knowing several languages,â€ he said.

Editor-in-chief of 1news Information Agency and Bakinski rabochi newspaper Rahman Hajiyev called on the youth to be active in social networks.