Baku becomes platform for first regional green education seminar PHOTO

Baku has hosted the first regional seminar on “Green Education”, organised jointly by the Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO).

On the second day of the event, participants engaged in an interactive panel discussion titled “Shaping Educational Policy”, featuring international experts, Caliber.Az reports, citing the press service of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Science and Education.

The discussion focused on the key stages of global education policy formation, building sustainable education systems tailored to national contexts, and addressing pressing issues such as climate change and green education.

The session was moderated by Sey Haddy Jatou, Head of ICESCO’s Education Sector, and included speakers such as Christine Ozden, Director of Global Climate Education at the University of Cambridge; Dr Shehzad Jeeva, Chief Education Officer of the International Baccalaureate (IB); Ahmed Al-Banian, Chair of the Executive Committee of the 3rd ICESCO Conference of Education Ministers 2024; and Tofiq Ahmadov, Head of the dual-degree program between Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University and George Washington University.

Experts highlighted the importance of advancing environmental and green education initiatives through systemic and partnership-based approaches and stressed the need for a unified framework both at the national and international levels.

At the conclusion of the two-day seminar, led by trainers from Cambridge University and the International Baccalaureate Organisation, participating countries identified next steps for developing green education and prepared recommendations in this field.

Representatives from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan took part in the seminar. The main goal was to support the transformation of education systems for a climate-resilient future, integrate climate and sustainability topics into national curricula, and discuss the implementation of the “green school” model across the region.

By Jeyhun Aghazada