On December 7, employees of the Department of History and its teaching methods visited secondary schools of Sumgayit and met upper class students for involving literate youth to the university. Meeting future students in Lyceum of Technical and natural sciences, school № 5, 36 and 39, department associates gave them wide information about innovations in education and renovation works, carried out at Sumgayit State University.

Head of Department docent Sona Maharramova delivered speech and notified that Sumgayit State University has changed for the better and education quality has increased. University’s reputation is rising as a consequence of implemented works. Sumgayit State University is giving education to students with its newly repaired teaching buildings, laboratories, subject cabinets, as well as qualified cadre potential. Every entrant could be admitted to bachelor’s degree of Sumgayit State University and continue his education in master’s and doctorate degrees. University’s international relations are expanding day by day. Rector Professor Elkhan Huseynov is Azerbaijani co-chairman of Association of Russian-Azerbaijani Universities and this creates extra opportunities to the improvement of students. Thus, being the member of Student Scientific Society of SSU, the student is growing up as a real researcher and is engaged in scientific cooperation with higher education institutions of Russia.

Docent Sona Maharramova noted that the students of SSU could continue their education in the universities of Turkey via Mevlana exchange program for a certain period of time.

The school directors highlighted the care and attention of rector of Sumgayit State University Professor Elkhan Huseynov to city education. They thanked to him for created circumstances for partnership with university departments in “Tomorrow’s scholars” project, as well as organization of subject Olympiads.

Booklets about the university and the Faculty of History and geography were bestowed to pupils and promotion video of university was displayed.