OREANDA-NEWS. August 10, 2012. Rector of the Baku High Oil School Elmar Gasimov made a business trip to the United Kingdom with a view to reaching agreement on English Language Teaching Program at the Baku High Oil School and discussing the issues concerning the future activity of the School's administration and teaching staff.

The issues related to the joint activity of the staffs of Baku High Oil School and Heriot-Watt University, basic requirements for the training of engineers, methodical and technical support, virtual education environment, the estimate of proficiency, quality assurance, program structure, training of teaching staff and other academic and administrative issues were discussed during the meetings held within a two-day visit. The two education centers signed an agreement describing the mechanism of solution to comprehensive issues concerning the English Language Teaching Program based on the education program of the Heriot-Watt University for the students of the Baku High Oil School in the first academic year.