ASYOU

Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations' Union
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Abbreviation	ASYOU
Formation	2009
Type	NGO
Membership	30,000
Official language	Azerbaijani
Chairman	Shahin Ismayilov
Website	http://www.atgti.az

Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations’ Union (ASYOU or Union) ([Azərbaycan Tələbə Gənclər Təşkilatları İttifaqı] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), ATGTİ) is one of the biggest organizations that has consolidated 109 private and state higher educational establishments of Azerbaijan.^[1]

ASYOU is non-commercial, non-governmental organization. The union was established in 2009, November 20. And ASYOU has been granted state registration at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2010, March. The purpose of the union is to help the growth of education at high schools, to represent and defend students’ interests, to provide students’ active participation in socio-political, cultural and socio-economic life of the republic.

ASYOU constantly organizes local trainings, seminars, conferences, national and international Summer Camps, exchange of students, diverse Olympiads among students, art competitions and other activities like those.

Aim

The aim of the Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations’ Union:

To help the growth of education at high and secondary educational establishments;
To represent and defend students' interests;
To provide students’ active participation in socio-political, cultural and socio-economic life of the republic;
To defend students’ rights;
To promote human values among the young, to increase the role of the young at the growth of the civil society.

History

The history of ASYOU has begun with the head of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan Republic, academician Ramiz Mehdiyev’s command №41. Activity plans have been prepared in order to build perfect relations with the youth and students. Ministry of Education (Azerbaijan) prepared an order about this in 2005, February 28 and sent it to all high and secondary educational establishments. Ministry of Youth and Sports (Azerbaijan) and the Ministry of Education have maintained “The regulation of Student Youth Organizations of high and secondary educational establishments” for ensuring the regulation of the activity of Student Youth Organizations. Thereby, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and The Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan have closely attended the creation of Student Youth Organizations. The regulation has been prepared again and affirmed by both ministries in 2007. It has been sent to all higher and secondary educational establishments. In 2009, from May 1 to June 4, establishing - election conferences of the Students Youth Organizations had been held. In those conferences, reports about activities of Union during the last term were listened to and those activities were estimated, chairmen and vice-chairmen were selected. Board of Governors, control and inspection commission were formed in new composition. 40 higher education institutions and 300 delegations from their branches were elected for participating at the congress of ASYOU. Student Youth Organizations of 40 higher education institutions that consist of 26 state and 14 private education institutions established ASYOU in 2009, November 20. President Ilham Aliyev’s greeting letter was read to the participants at the opening of the congress. The letter was presented by head of the department of humanitarian and political issues of Presidental administration, Fatma Abdullazade. The assurance to ASYOU’s turning a member of civil society was expressed in the letter. The chairman of the Presidental administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev reported –“Today is a historic day in the life of the Youth of Azerbaijan, 2000 students are beginning to act as a united organization. This initiative puts on us big commitments".^[2]

Structure

The supreme body of Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations’ Union is a Congress. Congress is called twice a year and the chairman of the Union and members of the coordination are selected in these congresses. Coordination council is a decision-making body of Union and it combines 109 chairmen of Azerbaijan Student Organizations. The choice of the Board of Directors’ members and vice-chairmen are included in the list of power of Coordination Council. Board of Directors are made up of 31 persons. The chairman of the Union is, at the same time, chairman of the Board of Directors and vice-chairmen are the vice-chairmen of the Board of Directors. Board of Directors is a decision-making body. ASYOU’s chairman carries out general direction to the Board of Directors and Executive body. The Executive bodies of the Union are Departments. The Executive Director manages the activities of the executive structure. Department Directors lead the implementation of the work on their own profiles.

International Relations Department organizes international events, establishes relationships between ASYOU and International institutions, ASYOU and foreign students organizations. Public Relations Department provides awareness of the public about events, projects which have been held by the Union. Project Department carries out preparation of the projects of ASYOU, coordinates the work of Working Groups (WG), and provides functioning of fund-raising. Human Resources Department carries out the membership issues to ASYOU, accounting of staff members of decision-making and executive bodies of the Union and management of the human resources. Education and Science Department carries out the preparation and implementation of events, formal and informal education, Olympiads, seminars in different topics, round tables, and scientific programs. It provides development of the Union’s website and implementation of the programs in the sphere of IT.

To other executive bodies include the following:

Accounting implements allocation of funds to events and the payment of employees’ salaries. Office manager provides supply of all materials of ASYOU’s office and office management. There are different Working Groups in the structure of ASYOU. Each of Working Groups organizes diverse events on their own profiles. The activities of Working Groups are regulated by the statues of ASYOU and Working Groups. The Chairman of the Commission leads the CRC.

Control and Inspection Commission (CRC) consists of 5 members and it is elected from among the members of Coordinating Council. CRS monitors works of bodies of the Union and listens to reports.

Member higher and secondary education institutions/establishments

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Azerbaijan State Marine Academy
Azerbaijan State Oil University
Azerbaijan Technical University
National Aviation Academy of Azerbaijan
Baku State University
Azerbaijan University of Languages
Baku Slavic University
Azerbaijan State Agrarian University
Azerbaijan State Academy for Physical Training and Sport
Azerbaijan State Economic University
Azerbaijan State Culture and Art University
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
Azerbaijan Art Academy
Azerbaijan Cooperation University
Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University
Azerbaijan National Conservatory
Azerbaijan Teachers Institute
State Management Academy under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Technology University
Azerbaijan Medical University
Azerbaijan Tourism Institute
Azerbaijan University
Baku Asia University
Baku Eurasia University
Baku Business University
Baku Music Academy
Baku Girls University
Science and Culture Centre Tefekkur University
Azerbaijan Academy of Labour and Social Relations
Ganja State University
Lankaran State University
Mingachevir Polytechnic Institute
Nakhchivan State University
Nakhchivan Teachers Institute
Odlar Yurdu University
Western University (Azerbaijan)
Sumgait State University
Khazar University
Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan Republic
Baku Higher Petroleum School
Qafqaz University
Nakhchivan Private University
Sumgayit branch of ATI
Gazakh branch of ATI
Ganja branch of ATI
Zagatala branch of ATI
Shaki branch of ATI
Mingachevir branch of ATI
Baku Medical College
Baku Basic Medical College №2
Colleges of Arts in ASAA
Music college in ANC
Azerbaijan Marine Fish Industry
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical College
Azerbaijan Financial Economics College
Construction College within Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction
Baku Business and Cooperation College
Baku State Economic- Humanities College
Baku State Social- Economic College
Baku Humanities College
Baku Management and Technology College
Baku Computer College
Baku Oil- Energy College
Baku Food Industry College
Baku State Communication and Transport College
Baku Industrial Pedagogical College
Baku Social Pedagogical College
Baku Technical College
Sumgait State Technical College
Sumgait Medicine College
Ganja Humanities College
Ganja Music College
Ganja Technical College
Ganja Medicine College
Geychay State Management and Technology College
Mingachevir Medicine College
Mingechaur Tourism College
Gazakh State Social and Economic College
Sabirabad State Social and Economic College
Shamakha Humanities College
Shaki State Technical College
Shaki Music College
Shaki Pedagogical College
Shaki Medicine College
Tovuz State Social and Economic College
Zagatala State Management and Technology College
Aghdash State Humanitarian College
Agjabedi Pedagogical College
Shusha Music College
Shirvan State Economic and Humanities College
Astara Pedagogical College
Lankaran State Humanities College
Lankaran Medicine College
Barda State Management and Technology College
Nakhchivan Music College
Nakhchivan State Technical College
Nakhchivan Medicine College
Guba State Social Economic College
Shamakha State Industrial Economic College
Shusha Humanities College
Agdam Music College
Agdam State Social- Economic College
Sumgait Music College
Jalilabad branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute
Salyan branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute
Guba branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute
Aghjabadi branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute
Shamaka branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute

Azerbaijan International University was also a member of ASYOU, but the Ministry of education put an end to the activity of Azerbaijan International University in 2010.

Activity fields

ASYOU implements the following sorts of activity:

To increase students' participation in the social life of establishment institutions;
To make students aware of universal values and to provide their development in civil society;
To assist students in spending their leisure time efficiently;
To hold diverse educational sociological questioning, seminars, social questionings, and conferences among the different groups of population.

School of Leadership

Implementation period of the Leadership: twice a year: in February and August

The donor of the project: Ministry of Youth and Sports (Azerbaijan)

The main goal of the project: to make young leaders of society known and their contribution to civil society growth

School of Leadership is organized constantly twice a year by ASYOU. The project continues during the week and each of the schools of Leadership is held in one of the picturesque nooks of Azerbaijan. First and second course students participate in this project. The number of students changes from 100-130. Students act as teams and it formulates their working ability in a team and competitive environment. During the school of Leadership participants attend meetings with deputies, public figures, state employees. At the same time, trainings about “Writing projects and management”, “Rules of etiquette and behavior in society”, “Social media”, “Public relations” are organized for participants. Information that students gained from the trainings is useful information which students can use in any area of their future life.

Olympiads

Law Olympiad: At the Olympiad, students not only demonstrated their knowledge in the sphere of law, but also they got an opportunity to learn more deeply about the law of their country.

Logic Olympiad: In total, more than 2000 students applied for participation in the Olympiad. The winners were awarded with a Master’s degree in Turkey, notebook, netbook, tablet, and other valuable prizes.

Political Science Olympiad among Students: The main goals of the Olympiad are to educate students in the different areas of policy and help them become specialists in this sphere.

Working groups

Diverse working groups and clubs are operating in the Union. These working groups and clubs provide students’ activities in relevant areas more purposefully.

“Diplomacy” working group
“Ecology” working group
“History” working group
Working group of business
Working group of law
Working group of psychology
Working group of artists
Working group of sports
Working group of culture
Working group of journalists
Conversation club
“A book doesn’t eat a man” club
“Karabagh” center

Great Projects

Relationship between ASYOU and ESU(European Students' Union)

In 2011, November, Javid Ismayilov participated in European Students Union’s 61st meeting in Bulgaria. In that meeting, ASYOU was accepted as a consultative member to ESU.
In 2012, March, Turan Eldarova and Toghrul Niyazli participated in ESU’s 62nd meeting. In that meeting, ASYOU was accepted as a member with full rights to the Union.
In 2012, December, Toghrul Mammadli, Toghrul Niyazli and Polad Muradli participated in Board of Directors’ 63rd meeting in Malta.
In 2013, March, Toghrul Mammadli participated in the 25th European Students’ Convention that was organised by ESU.
In 2013, March Majid Musayev and Toghrul Mammadli participated in the 64th Board of Directors’ meeting that was organised by ESU.
In 2013, September, Hussein Ismayilov and Toghrul Mammadli participated in the 26th European Students’ Convention in Lithuania.
In 2013, November, Toghrul Mammadli and Gulnaz Guliyeva participated in Board of Directors’ meeting that took place in Croatia.
ASYOU achieved to organize the 67th Board of Directors’ meeting in Baku.

Student Internship Program

The Student internship program is one of the projects of ASYOU. The goals of the Student Internship Program:

To increase students’ chance of finding a job after graduating from Universities;
To create opportunities for students to get internships while in their education life;
To prepare high quality personnel for establishments;
To try to get declaration of diverse scholarship programs.

In general, 1644 youth have registered for the different vacancies within the framework of the Students Internship Program.

Azerbaijan Student Card

The project of the discount cards for students is executed by ASYOU and Caspian Investment Centre. ASYOU gathers the necessary information from the students who want to get cards and the centre prepares these cards. The issue of giving the cards is intended at “Azerbaijani youth 2011-2015” State programme. Shahin Ismayilov, chairman of the Union expressed such an idea at a meeting with President Ilham Aliyev and this initiative was supported by the head of the state. Student Card allows to use the cards with discounts that start from 5 percent at nearly 450 objects of any location in the country. In other words, a card owner is able to use discounts from 5 percent to 55 percent at everywhere as restaurants, technique shops, sport goods, entertainment centers, barber, and beauty salons.

Our Publications

"Böyük tənəffüs(Break)" - student newspaper
Bologna system guidebook
“1 Tələbəyə 1000 kitab(1000 Books for Each Students)” DVD
Volunteering passport
"Buta" DVD

ASYOU on Social Networks

Facebook Page of "ASYOU":Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations' Union
Facebook group of "ASYOU":ATGTİ
Twitter account of "ASYOU":@ATGTI
YouTube channel of "ASYOU":ATGTİ TV
Instagram account of "ASYOU":atgti_asyou

References

External links

www.atgti.az - The official website of Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations' Union (ASYOU)
APA - Constituent congress of Public Union of Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations’ Union was held
MODERN.AZ - Azerbaijani students appealed to the President
The Ministry of Youth and Sports - Constituent congress of Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations’ Union will be held

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