March 27 is Science Day in Azerbaijan

On 27 March is Science Day in Azerbaijan. This history is a holiday for everyone who is engaged in science, and for the scientific community of Azerbaijan as a whole.

On 9 April , 2018, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on the establishment of "Science Day" in the Republic of Azerbaijan, taking into account the importance of science in the development of society. Science Day in our country also coincides with the day of the establishment of ANAS.

National Leader Heydar Aliyev paid great attention and care to the development of science in both periods when he led our country. The stage of rapid development of the Academy is connected with the name of the Great Leader. Thanks to his attention and concern, the Academy of Sciences played an exceptional role in the effective organization of the intellectual potential of the people, in determining the strategic directions of science arising from the requirements of the time, and in the development of fundamental and applied sciences.

The development of science in the Republic of Azerbaijan is one of the main priorities of state policy. President Ilham Aliyev has signed relevant decrees and orders to carry out reforms in Azerbaijani science, eliminate existing problems and fulfill the strategic tasks facing science, as well as to ensure the sustainable development of science in the country. The work done in connection with the implementation of the "National Strategy for the Development of Science in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2009-2015" and the "State Program on the Implementation of the National Strategy for the Development of Science in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2009-2015" gave a great impetus to the development of our science as a whole.

The greatest success of legal reforms in the field of scientific activity is the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Science” adopted by the head of country on 14 June, 2016 and applied in the country by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 9, 2016. This document forms the basis of the scientific policy of our independent state.

According to the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev "On some measures related to the improvement of management in the field of science and education in the Republic of Azerbaijan" dated July 28, 2022, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan was renamed the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

ANAS and the Ministry of Science and Education started working together in the implementation of science policy in our country.

Today, in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the main principles of the state's policy and strategy in the field of science are implemented in a defined manner, at the same time, in accordance with modern requirements.

Ensuring the continuous and systematic development of science, adapting the institutional system of scientific activity and financing mechanisms to world standards, ensuring the effective use of scientific potential in the development of society in all directions, modernizing the material and technical base and infrastructure of science, etc. are the main goals of state policy in the field of science.