On May 15, 2021, Khazar University’s “Dunya” School (Baku) hosted an International Online Forum entitled “Important Factors in the Formation of a XXI Century Personality”.
The forum was dedicated to the memory of the co-founder, valuable educator Nailekhanim Isayeva, who made a unique contribution to the establishment of the “Dunya” Educational Complex.
Nailekhanim Isayeva supported the forum and addressed the forum participants while she was still alive. At the opening ceremony, Nailekhanim Isayeva’s address to the forum participants was presented as follows:
A message from the co-founder of Dunya school to Forum participants
March 10, 2021
Everywhere in the world, at every stage of social development society has been organically connected with education. Each of us unconditionally accepts the crucial role of education in public life.
Today the role and importance of education are different. In the Digital Age we live in new facts and information are dizzying and rapidly entering our lives.
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” - The futurist and philosopher Alvin Toffer.
Teachers and trainers, who have dedicated their lives to educating people, now face new challenges and new tasks. What and how should young people learn to get ready for the future?
Is there a significant difference between distance learning and traditional education at the age of scientific and technological development? Who and how should determine which methods must be implemented to educate the young?
As educators, our goal is to make young people think for themselves. Education must be compatible with real life because education is life itself. They need to understand that they can do great things not only when they grow up, but also today. If we want to be the contemporaries of the future, modernization in our education should be future-oriented.
Best regards,
Co-founder
Professor Hamlet Isakhanli, founder of Khazar University and chairman of the Board of Directors and Trustees, delivered an opening speech on “Important Factors in the Formation of a XXI Century Personality. The Role of Mathematics" and was met with great interest by the participants.
At the forum, about 300 participants were registered, including representatives from Khazar University and other leading universities, private high schools and other organizations in Azerbaijan, Bilkent High School (Ankara) and Hazar College (Istanbul) in Turkey, and North Carolina High School in the United States.
The forum consisted of 3 sessions. 3-4 topics were discussed in each session.
During the sessions the following speeches were delivered; “The impact of social media on a XXI century personality” by the founder and general director of Hazar College Serdar Kavza, “Positive development model of youth” by psychologist Ulkar Isayeva, “Importance of environmental factors on the development of personality” by Head of the Department of Content, Teaching and Assessment in General Education of Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Vafa Yagublu, “Psychological features of suicides in the XXI century” by the founder of the “Nefes” Mental Health Academy, psychiatrist Ikram Rustamov, “The advantages and disadvantages of distant learning” by Certified secondary social studies teacher, licensed in North Carolina Amanda Baker, “The role of art in the formation of a XXI century personality” by editor-in-chief of “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio, Honored Art Worker Ayaz Salayev, “XXI century and Nizami Ganjavi’s pedagogical views” by Dean of the School of Pedagogy of Ganja State University Bayram Apoyev, “Development of a XXI century personality through social-educational projects” by Chairman of the Association of Teachers of Russian-Language Educational Institutions of Azerbaijan, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Community in Azerbaijan, Coordinator of Curriculum of the Russian Information-Cultural Center Lyubov Yakunina, “Development of personality. A new approach in literature classes" by a teacher of “Dunya” School Leyla Jabrailova, “In modern world the role of technology on human life and its regulation” by a lawyer, graduate of “Dunya” School Araz Poladov, and “The important role of the Azerbaijani language and literature in the development of a XXI century personality and its teaching in accordance with modern learning technologies (in sections in which teaching language is not Azerbaijani)” by teacher of “Dunya” school Dilara Iskanderzadeh.
At the closing ceremony of the International Online Forum, the speech by Nigar Shahbazova, 10th grade student of “Dunya” School, on “Factors influencing the formation of personality through the eyes of a student” was met with great interest.
The forum participants expressed their satisfaction with the participation in the forum and emphasized that the topic of discussion was an issue that concerns not only educators, but also each member of society.
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