The headquarters of Baku State University, in Azerbaijan, hosted the training workshop that the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) holds, in cooperation with Baku State University and Azerbaijan’s National Commission for Education, Science and Culture, to introduce young people to Instrumentation and reverse engineering tools.

The workshop consists of multiple theoretical and applied trainings introducing the participants to hardware components and the use of their various sensor systems, microcontrollers, and data processing methods. During the opening ceremony, held on Monday, October 4, 2021, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General (DG), participated with a video speech. He emphasized the importance of this theoretical and practical training workshop in building the skills of young people, stressing the need for investment in human capital through training sessions aimed at training people on the use, repair and maintenance of modern scientific tools.

The DG also noted that the modernization of research centers is vital to respond to the economic needs of the Islamic world.

“ICESCO, in light of its new vision, will spare no effort in supporting the development of the scientific research sector in its Member States given that the countries with advanced research laboratories and highly qualified human capital are resilient to crises and disasters as witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic” underlined Dr. AlMalik.

For his part, Mr. Elchin Babayev, President of Baku State University, commended the successful strategic partnership between ICESCO and Azerbaijan, stressing his keenness to enhance prospects for cooperation in areas of scientific research, innovation and technology, and the dissemination of knowledge.

In his address, Mr. Vasif Eyvazzade, Secretary-General of Azerbaijan’s National Commission for Education, Science and Culture, commended the outstanding partnership between ICESCO and Azerbaijan in the Organization’s fields of competence, stressing the importance of the jointly implemented programs in trainings and capacity building for young people.

In his speech at the opening session of the four-day workshop, Dr. Fouad El Ayni, Expert at ICESCO’s Science and Technology Sector, reaffirmed the importance of the training workshop in building capacities and optimizing the performance of research centers, stressing the Organization’s unfailing willingness to help countries of the Islamic World better leverage modern technologies to achieve sustainable development goals.