OREANDA-NEWS. Elmar Gasimov, Rector of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) visited the Ethylene - Polyethylene Plant of SOCAR’s Azerikimya Production Association in Sumgayit together with the school’s staff to be familiarized with the work of BHOS students taking internship there. Mukhtar Babayev, MP and Chairman of Azerikimya Supervisory Board, briefed the guests about the projects carried out in the city.

The Rector accompanied by the Azerikimya management had a tour in various production sites of the plant and met the students and their supervisors, discussed the plant operations and the internship program. The students shared their impressions about the internship with the rector, who called them to be responsible and take maximum benefit of the opportunities provided by SOCAR and the higher school.

Emphasizing that knowledge and experience have always been the main factors for career development of young people, Mr. Gasimov said that they should think of their future career during their studies at universities. Mr. Babayev also spoke about the importance of the capacity building and the collaboration implemented with the leading national higher education intuitions in this regard, underlining the contribution of this mutually beneficial partnership not only for the higher education institutions, but also for the chemical industry and the country.