An online seminar was organized jointly with Mingachevir State University (MDU) as part of the “Energy Talks” project of the Energy Regulatory Agency (AERA).
The event was attended by Sabuhi Gasimov, Head of Staff of AERA; Natavan Namazova, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation at MDU; as well as representatives of the Agency, the University’s academic staff, and master’s and bachelor’s students.
In his opening remarks, Sabuhi Gasimov, Head of Staff of AERA, provided information about the Agency’s history and areas of activity. He noted that both online and in-person seminars are held within the “Energy Talks” project with higher education institutions, particularly universities that train specialists in the energy sector. Stating that meetings are also held with regional universities, S. Gasimov expressed his hope that the seminar organized in cooperation with MDU would also be beneficial.
In turn, Natavan Namazova, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation at MDU, expressed her gratitude for organizing the next seminar within the project jointly with MDU. She provided information about the university she represents and noted that training specialists in the energy sector is one of the university’s priority areas. N. Namazova stated that the Department of Energy operates within the Faculty of Engineering, one of the university’s largest faculties, and highlighted the importance of this meeting in informing students about developments in the energy sector.
The seminar continued with presentations by Vusala Latifova, Leading Specialist of the Agency’s Department of State Programmes and Strategic Development, on “Transformation of the energy sector: goals and innovative solutions”; Matin Shikhiyev, Specialist of the Department of Energy Liberalization, on “Development of the electricity sector: established goals”; and Mehdi Abdullayev, Chief Specialist of the Project Management Division of the Energy Efficiency Department, on “Activities of the Energy Efficiency Fund”.
The seminar was held in an interactive format and concluded with extensive discussions and a question-and-answer session.