Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 5 / Ttrend I. Isabalayeva /
The 5th International Education and Career Exhibition will be opened in Baku on October 6. The exhibition is organized by Iteca Caspian LLC and its partner, ITE Group PLC.
This year, the Education and Career exhibition has attracted 103 schools and organisations from 15 countries, Iteca Caspian LLC deputy director Bahruz Hidayatzade told Trend at a press-conference in Trend news agency's conference hall on Wednesday.
Over 75 faculties, courses and programmes, both paid-for and free, form the body of the exhibition. Alongside well-known universities, prestigious schools and universities new to Azerbaijan account for 40% of the total number of exhibitors at Education and Career 2011. The number of participants from Azerbaijan accounts for about 30% of the total number of exhibitors.
Lithuania is represented by 18 universities, Turkey by 14, the UK by 7 and Cyprus by 4.
The main emphasis of the exhibition is on higher education and the improvement of the language skills sector, both of which are intended for visitors aged 16 and above.
The country's leadership is paying great attention to the development of the non-oil sector and, in particular, the tourism sector. This year has been declared the "Year of Tourism" by the Azerbaijani President. About 23 educational institutions at the exhibition offer a wide range of courses in tourism and hotel management.