Hungary, Budapest, 19 February / Trend corr Y. Huseynov / On 18 February, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of the CORVINUS University of Budapest, one of the authoritative higher educational institutions in Hungary. The ceremony took place during the Azerbaijani President's 2-day visit to Hungary.
The Corvinus University (Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem) is the former Budapest University of Economics Sciences and State Management.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Aliyev said that Azerbaijan pays great attention to education. "That is one of the priority directions in the activities of Azerbaijan. In 2007 over 1,200 schools were built in Azerbaijan and there was an improvement in the provision of equipment within the educational establishments with many schools being supplied with computers and internet.