The international scientific-practical conference on "Azerbaijan in the international transport system: goals and perspectives" has started its work under the organization of Baku Engineering University (BEU).

At the event, the National Anthem was first played, and the dear memory of the martyrs was commemorated with a minute of silence.

Speaking at the opening speech at the conference, BEU vice-rector for scientific affairs Agasi Malikov spoke about the undeniable importance of transport in the economic development of the country, in increasing the military power, and in the development of the social life of the population. Emphasizing the large-scale works carried out in the field of transport under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, the vice-rector emphasized that the establishment of a modern transport network in the entire territory of Azerbaijan is always in focus. The vice-rector noted that work is being done on the creation of the most modern transport infrastructure in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, pointing out that all this is a clear manifestation of the attention of the head of state to the transport sector.

In his speech, A.Malikov talked about the upcoming tasks related to the logistics development of transport, as well as he said that the research of the scientific and practical directions of transport logistics and its development as an important field is a priority.

Reminding that student training in the field of transport logistics has been started at BEU since 2017, the vice-rector touched upon that scientific and practical researches in the field of logistics are conducted at the university, and various events related to the field of transport are held. He mentioned that there is great interest in the second conference dedicated to the transport system at BEU, and that 60 scientific articles from 6 countries, including Azerbaijan, were included in the program of the conference. Agasi Malikov noted, "It is known that the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Baku in November. Environmental protection poses a wide range of issues for transporters. It is encouraging that the conference included a large number of scientific articles related to the investigation of environmental problems of transport, reduction of environmental damage, transition to alternative energy in transport and sustainable transport". He also expressed his belief that the conference will contribute to the stimulation of scientific research in the field of transport. 

Huseyn Mirzayev, the dean of the Faculty of Engineering of BEU, spoke about the transport and logistics projects implemented in our country today. He said that the new transport infrastructure built in the territories freed from occupation after the 44-day Patriotic War shows the economic strength of our country and the presence of specialists in this field. In his speech, the dean also touched upon the projects implemented by students studying logistics and transport majors of the university.

At the plenary session of the conference, reports  "Construction of truck parking spaces in the Azerbaijan Republic part of the East-West Transport Corridor" by Mirhamid Bagirov, Director of the Department of Road Transport Infrastructure and Expertise of the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency, "Optimum of Logistics centers in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan placement issue" by Deputy Director of the Agency's Training and Education Department, Professor Aziz Talibov, "A patented system for extending battery life" by 29 Eylul University associate professor of Information Systems Faculty Husrev Kastaj and "Small Cities Mobility Design Algorithm" by Azerbaijan Technical University Transport and Logistics Department teacher Mahir Mustafayev were listened to.

After the speeches, certificates were presented to the speakers.

In the sections of the conference, which will last for two days, the current problems of transport will be widely discussed, reports will be heard in directions such as logistics, work of transport corridors, organization of traffic, safety and risk management in transport, global warming, transition to alternative energy.The international scientific-practical conference on "Azerbaijan in the international transport system: goals and perspectives" has started its work under the organization of Baku Engineering University (BEU).

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