Ongoing Projects

Reach the Regions

US Educated Alumni Association (AAA) is successfully implementing “Reach the Regions” Project since July 2008. The main purpose of the Project is to aid capacity and community building initiatives in the regions by enhancing the association's regional outreach programs and expanding the impact of alumni activities to people outside Baku. With assistance of AAA, a range of productive seminars and lectures have aimed at informing the citizens about studying abroad opportunities by means of current exchange programs implemented by international educational initiatives. To read more about this project, click here.

Alumni can do their projects in the following cities: Lankaran, Khachmaz, Salyan, Kurdamir, Sheki, Barda, Sumgayit, Guba, Gabala, Ganja, Imishli, Tovuz and Zagatala. For further information and assistance contact the AAA office

Career Resource Center

AAA has established a Career Resource Center in April 2006. The aim of this center is to train AAA alumni as well as members of other youth organizations in such career-related topics such as job hunting, cv writing, interview preparations and others. AAA Career Resource Center also organizes presentations by the Human Resources representatives of large companies based in Baku. It also has a rich library for the use of alumni.

Topic of the lectures:

• How to prepare for job hunting
• How to assess your skills
• How to write/ edit and design resume
• How to investigate web links to a wide variety of career resources on the internet
• How to prepare for an interview
• How to contact agencies and companies
• Conducting mock interviews
• How to look for a job in Azerbaijan
• Career opportunities abroad
• Study opportunities
• How to find a fellowship/research grant
• How to pursue part-time career and education at the same time
• Self-employment
• How to prepare for Job fairs
• Directory of businesses in Baku
• How to increase qualifications
• Trainings and Safety
• How to deal with Human Resources
• How to raise benefit packages.

Promoting Interactive Teaching through Alumni Teachers Network

The purpose of the Promoting Interactive Teaching through Alumni Teachers Network is to assist the Ministry of Education with the implementation of the secondary school reform. The alumni of TEA and PIE programs will lead the project. The Curriculum Center at the Ministry of Education will provide the alumni with the new methodology and materials. The Association will identify two pilot regions and PIE/TEA alumni who are familiar with the current education reform, interactive teaching methods and new curriculum development issues will organize trainings for teachers in select pilot regions on the new curriculum that is currently being developed by the Ministry of Education and modern teaching methods.

Policy Roundtables

Monthly round tables on policy issues are aimed at narrowing the gap between the youth of the country, more specifically alumni community and the governmental representative in decision-making process. The policy round tables take place in Baku. The representatives of NGOs, public and the media are also invited to participate in the round table and have a direct access to these policy makers.

Through the venue, provided by the policy roundtables, the alumni get an excellent opportunity to talk to the policy-makers (deputies, members of the Ministries, Committees, etc), bring their concerns and ideas to their attention, offer policy recommendation and suggestions on problem solving. Each round table is organized on a specific topic, such as economics, social problems, foreign policy, etc. In general, this is alumni's chance to participate in Azerbaijan's governance and development.

The list of speakers for the past round-tables:

• Dr. Asim Mollazadeh- member of the Parliament
• Dr. Hadi Rajabli- Chairman of the Parliament's Commission on Social Policy
• Mr. Rahim Huseynov- Ministry of Economic Development
• Ms. Mominat Omarov, State Committee for Women's issues
• Dr. Rafik Aliyev- Former Chairman of the State Commitee on Religious Issues
• Former Turkish ambassador Mr. Turan Morali
• Former Israeli Ambassador Mr. Eitah Na'eh
• Mrs. Maleyka Abbaszadeh- Chairwoman of the State Committee on Student Admissions
• Dr. Shahlar Askerov- Chair of the Parliament's Committee on Education
• Abulfaz Garayev- Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism
• Araz Azimov- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Reno Harnish- Former US ambassador in Azerbaijan
• Khazar Ibrahim - Press Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Professor Arnold Harberger - famous economist, Chief Economic Advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Mr. Johannes Linn- Executive Director of the Wolfensohn Center for Development at the Brookings Institution and former World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia