17 October, Economics Club of the Free Thought University gathered in their first seminar. Guest of the seminar was CESD Chairman, well-known economist Vugar Bayramov. 

On 14 November,  Economics club of the Free Thought University held their another meeting. The topic was about state investments and the guest – CESD Board Member, prominent economist Elchin Rashidov.

İqtisadiyyat Klubu / Vüqar Bayramov from afumedia on Vimeo.

Economics Club / Elchin Rashidov from afumedia on Vimeo.

On 19 November, the guest of the Free Thought University was well-known economist, CESD Board Member and teacher Elchin Rashidov. He talked about learning and reforms in Azerbaijani education.

Elchin Rashidov started his lecture with philosophical foundations of learning and different approaches to it. Students got acquainted with various systems and methods of learning and teaching, as well as their negative and positive sides.

Then Azerbaijani education system was scrutinized through the above-mentioned notions and both its advantages and disadvantages were discussed. Special attention was directed at revealing differences between private and public universities in Azerbaijan. After exploring the Azerbaijani education system, the participants discussed what reforms it needed.

On 12th December, the Leadership Club at the Free Thought University gathered at their first meeting in a brand new format. The meeting dedicated to a phenomenon of emotional intellect, was an interactive seminar based on tests and exercises. The guests of the Club were economist, CESD Board Member Elchin Rashidov and the general manager of GDG, Gulzar Guliyeva.

Why some are cleverer while others more successful in their life? What helps to forge our character? Are we controlling our emotions or it is our emotions that rule us in our daily life and our life as a whole?

The participants of the seminar held discussions around these questions and they had a chance to measure their emotional intellect and to exercise it as well as to determine the emotional intellect of others. Video clip from the event:

Elçin Rəşidov: "Təhsil sistemində islahatlar" from afumedia on Vimeo.

Liderlik Klubu / Elçin Rəşidov from afumedia on Vimeo.

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