Akademik Məlumat İdarəetmə Sistemi
The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education, vol.160, no.1, pp.62-68, 2016 (Conference Book)
he focus of this article is made on the analysis of some important reforms and innovations implemented in the
education sector by the government of Azerbaijan. During the Soviet period, Azerbaijan education system was
based on standard soviet model imposed by Moscow. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan
started successfully to move forward towards the development as an independent country. The country
established the close relations with different international organizations and institutions, as well as started to
learn the practice of developed countries in education and other fields. As a result, the government of Azerbaijan
started the implementation processes of reforms focused on the improvement of the quality of education and
development of international relations in the sphere of education in order to ensure compliance with international
standards. In the early 1990s, Azerbaijan didn`t have enough resources to make the large-scale changes in
education and we got support from various international organizations in order to begin the application of
modern education systems in our country. Different projects, such as Education Reform Project, Education
Sector Development Project, Second Education Sector Development Project, General Education Concept –
National Curriculum in Azerbaijan Republic and other projects were conducted and still undergoing in
collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and World Bank. This article
provides a brief overview about the above mentioned programs, their application processes, as well as the results
and their influences in our education system. Nowadays Azerbaijan with its recent development and the
international support, is working towards providing a high quality education for its citizens.