The Youth Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ASAN service) organized the closing ceremony of the “Youth” (Leaders Development Concept) program from 2019.
Out of more than 1,000 applicants, 30 young leaders were selected to participate in the program. During the project, they were involved in 3-month trainings with local and foreign experts on a total of 18 topics, including “Team Building”, “Leadership and Management”, “Strategic Management”, “Digitalization and Innovation”, “Youth Policy”. They met with the heads of government and special agencies and took part in different visits.
The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations Jeyhun Salmanov, Executive Director of the Youth Foundation Farid Jafarov, representatives of youth organizations and other guests.
Speakers congratulated the young leaders who successfully completed the program, and spoke about the role of youth in achieving the glorious victory under the leadership of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev in their speeches. In addition, it was noted that the “Youth” program, like other projects implemented in different areas, aims to provide young people with new knowledge and skills by supporting their development in all areas. It was emphasized that several participants of the program were also participants of the Patriotic War.
There was noted in the speeches that the “Youth” program is one of the important programs implemented in the development of leadership qualities in our youth in accordance with the interests of statehood. Speakers believes that, the young leaders who successfully completed the project will continue to make significant contributions to the state youth policy.
The program, which has been successfully completed, is planned to be held next time, and an announcement for applications will be issued soon.