A meeting with schoolchildren preparing for the "Scientists of Tomorrow" competition was held at the Institute of Control Systems

09.09.2021 / Conferences, assemblies

A meeting with students of secondary school No. 189-190 was held at the Institute of Control Systems (ICS) of ANAS on 8 September 2021. The meeting was also attended by the principal and mathematics teacher of the school, as well as the administration and several employees of the institute.

Opening the meeting, General Director of the Institute Academician Ali Abbasov said that the "Scientists of Tomorrow" republican competition had been held since 2012 at the initiative of the Ministry of Education. The competition is organized by the Ministry of Education, the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Heydar Aliyev Center, the Republican Committee of the Free Trade Union of Educators of Azerbaijan.

Academician A. Abbasov pointed out that the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, as one of the main organizers of all competitions, closely cooperated with the Ministry of Education and secondary schools, providing scientific support of the projects. The

Institute of Control Systems, as the leading scientific institution of ANAS, has always been actively involved in this process and will continue to do so.

A. Abbasov emphasized that the projects recommended by ANAS scientists had always been successful at the competition, and some of them had reached the final stage and gained the license to participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held in the USA, and that ICS research in the field of control, computer science, modern information technology and artificial intelligence are of great interest to young researchers. He noted that the administration of secondary school No. 189-190 had chosen ICS scientists as scientific advisors to the school team because of this interest.

At the end of his speech, A. Abbasov wished good luck to the students of secondary school No. 189-190, saying that a number of ICS scientists will preside at the competition.

Then the Executive Director of ICS, Corresponding Member of ANAS Aminaga Sadigov noted that the "Scientists of Tomorrow" republican competition is a very useful project in terms of finding talented schoolchildren interested in scientific research. Noting that he had been a member of the organizing committees of all competitions held as a responsible representative of ANAS, A. Sadigov said that he had watched with great enthusiasm the participation of hundreds of schoolchildren in these competitions. He emphasized that all the institutes of ANAS, including the Institute of Control Systems, are the most interesting institutions for the early recognition of young talents and their involvement in research work. A. Sadigov expressed confidence that the necessary conditions for the students to work on their projects would be created at the ICS.

Then the principal of secondary school 189-190 Jeyran Guliyeva spoke about the reforms and projects implemented by the Ministry of Education in order to improve the quality of secondary education. She noted that the "Scientists of Tomorrow" competition is one of such projects, and highly appreciated the fact that ANAS is one of the main organizers of this competition, that the leadership and scientists of ANAS provide participants with both scientific and organizational support. J.Guliyeva said that given the fact that several modern and relevant scientific topics of the competition correspond to the profile of the Institute of Control Systems of ANAS, the students of her school had expressed a desire to get consultations from the scientists of this institute. The principal of the school expressed gratitude to the leadership of ANAS and ICS for giving special attention to the school and thanked the scientific leaders of the schoolchildren in advance.

Then Doctors of Engineering Farhad Pashayev and Asif Rzayev, Assoc.Prof. Adalat Pashayev, Sevinj Guliyeva, PhD (Math), Head of the Education Department of the institute, and Nushaba Ahmadova, mathematics teacher of secondary school No. 189-190б exchanged views on the choice of topics, preparation of projects and submission of applications for participation in the competition.

In conclusion, the students got acquainted with the scientific achievements of the institute in the exhibition hall of the ICS.