On 19 July, AFchamber member company Alstom Transport launched the Alstom Railway Training Center at Azerbaijan Technical University.
On 19 July, AFchamber member company Alstom Transport launched the Alstom Railway Training Center with the participation of Zacharie Gross, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Elnur Nasibov, Chair of Education Development Fund, Vilayet Valiyev, Rector of Azerbaijan Technical University, and others at Azerbaijan Technical University.
The event started with opening remarks and speeches of Vilayet Valiyev, Rector of Azerbaijan Technical University, Zacharie Gross, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Elnur Nasibov, Chair of Education Development Fund, Fariz Ismayilov, Chair of AFchamber Education Committee, Elshan Zeynalov, Regional Director of Alstom Transport for Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
The training center is launched in partnership with Azerbaijan Technical University, one of the main educational institutes graduating specialists in the railway industry. This program is part of Alstom’s commitment to supporting the development of the rail industry in the country by ensuring graduates have the relevant knowledge and skills to successfully seek employment opportunities in the railway industry.
This program is the first of its kind in the country and will kick off with a group of 20 students in October 2022. The center will provide engineering students access to over 140 hours of unique courses developed and owned by Alstom University. The program comprises of three segments, starting with an online course to provide a solid understanding of railway construction and operations including the technical vocabulary and concepts involved. It will be followed by an in-person technological course on railway systems, operations, and maintenance. Finally, students will complete the program with a soft skills improvement course to develop their interpersonal skills and reasoning abilities.
After speeches, Zacharie Gross, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Vilayet Valiyev, Rector of Azerbaijan Technical University, Elnur Nasibov, Chair of Education Development Fund, and Teyba Guliyeva, Chair of AFchamber Board opened the Railways Specialist Training Center which is equipped with all the necessary equipment for the use of students.