University In Azerbaijan

During the year, a total of three POWs were released, one from Azerbaijan and two from Armenia.The law prohibits forced exile, and the Government did not employ it. e. Denial of a Fair and Public Trial The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary; however, in practice, judges did not function independently of the executive branch, and the judiciary was widely believed to be corrupt and inefficient. Judges preside over and direct trials. The President appoints Supreme and Constitutional Court judges, whom Parliament confirms. The President appoints lower-level judges without confirmation. Qualifying exams for judges were administered periodically as part of a judicial reform effort; however, credible allegations persisted that judgeships were bought and sold. Low salaries for judges and lawyers increased the incentives for bribe taking and ... [Read More]

Primary and Secondary Education Support Grants – Project Profiles – Educational Partnerships Program
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US Department Of State Post Report

The climate generally follows the topography, temperatures falling and precipitation rising with increasing elevation, although the southeastern corner of Azerbaijan, including its lowlands, is the wettest part of the country. The mean July temperature in the lowlands is 77°–81°F, with temperatures sometimes exceeding 100°F in Baku. The average January temperature in the lowlands is 32°–37°F. Highland temperatures average around 40°F in July and below 14°F in January. Annual precipitation averages less than 11 inches along most of the coast and in most of the Kura Depression; 12–35 inches in the foothills and mid altitude highlands; 39–51 inches along the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, and 47–71 inches in the southeastern Lenkoran Region. These climatic variations produce wet subtropical conditions in the Lenkoran lowlands where citrus fruits are grown; temperate semidesert on the Apsheron Peninsula and Kura lowlands; temperate moist conditions at middle elevations; and subal ... [Read More]

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A variety of activities have been scheduled at the various U.S. missions throughout Germany. They include a one-day conference titled "E-Learning: the School of the Future;" an international education fair targeted at German high school students, teachers, and administrators; and address by the Public Affairs Officer to 100 representatives from the private sector and local cultural organizations in eastern Germany on study in the U.S. both for traditional and non-traditional higher education students; lectures on U.S. dimensions of internationalization strategies in higher education in Berlin and accreditation issues in the U.S. and Germany; a series of presentations on high school exchanges; an address to international secondary students participating in the 2002 Model United Nations program; a symposium "International Degree Courses in Berlin," which will addres ... [Read More]

Eurasia – Educational Advising Centers – EducationUSA
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For the Record Newsletter – European Programs Branch

Lyudmila Simonova, a JFDP fellow in 1997, placed second in a national competition for curriculum projects in management upon her return to Russia. Based on this project, published in Business Education, Lyudmila developed a unique course for Russian universities on comparative and international management, and published two textbooks for the course: Cultural Differences in International Business (St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, 2001) and The Cross-Cultural Approach in International Business (Tyumen State University, 2002). Lyudmila teaches democratic management techniques in her classes in general management, international business, and economics at Tyumen State University. As a consultant for large corporations, she also introduces these techniques to her clients. Lyudmila is currently completing her doctoral dissertation devoted to the theory and methodology ... [Read More]

Completed Projects – Archives – Project Profiles – Educational Partnerships Program
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