The presentation of the “OBA Startup, Innovation and Support (SID)” project aimed at developing the innovative potential of students has been held at Baku Engineering University (BEU).

The event was first addressed by the Dean of the Faculty of Information and Computer Technologies of BEU Vagif Gasimov, as well as the Director of the University’s Technopark Vusal Suleymanli. The speeches emphasized that such initiatives play an important role in the professional development of students, strengthening their theoretical knowledge with practice, and creating broad opportunities for their future careers. Moreover, the importance of university-industry cooperation was discussed.

Later, providing detailed information about SID, the project manager Samir Gulamzada emphasized that the “OBA” market chain operating in all regions of the country is undertaking such an initiative for the first time in the retail sector. The main goal of the project is to contribute to the development of the startup and innovation ecosystem of Azerbaijan, ensure the formation of innovative solutions in accordance with the internal needs of the company, identify talented young people and entrepreneurs, as well as support the development of a corporate innovation culture. It was noted that the SID project serves not only to generate innovative ideas, but also to create a sustainable ecosystem where they are transformed into real projects. Here, participants will be provided with all the opportunities to realize their ideas, present innovative solutions and have a say in the business world of the future.

The event discussed the Innovative Solutions Marathon, one of the main directions of the project, and also provided information on the registration date for participation in the project, the awarding stage, etc (https://startup.oba.com.az/).

At the end, the questions of interest to the students were answered. 

Public Relations Department