Baku Engineering University's (BEU) enrollment plan for the 2020/2021 academic year includes a number of new specialties. Among them is the specialty of transport service (by mode of transport). Our questions on this specialty are answered by Rauf Mammadov, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, BMU, well-known specialist in logistics and transport:

- Mr. Rauf, what is the need to add the specialty of transport service (by type of transport) to the admission plan?

- Azerbaijan is an important transit country due to its geopolitical and geographical position, through which the North-South and East-West international transport corridors pass. This makes Azerbaijan a very attractive and important country in Europe-Caucasus-Asia transit. Intensive development of international economic relations and trade in Azerbaijan requires more efficient organization of the transport process.

Transport service is the provision of high quality services to passengers, consignors, consignees, including the provision of transportation, the provision of complex services and the performance of additional work. One of the first and most important tasks to achieve this goal is to train professional transport personnel who meet international standards. These personnel should be trained in higher education institutions that meet modern requirements, and BEU is such a higher education institution. Therefore, it is necessary to include the specialty of service in transport (by mode of transport) in the bachelor's admission plan of BMU.

- Does the University have the necessary material and technical base and specialists to teach this specialty?

- BEU has highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff to ensure the teaching process of the new specialty. At the same time, the modern material and technical base of the university meets the relevant requirements to ensure the necessary level of training of specialists in new specialties. Thus, there is a possibility to use a sufficient number of auditoriums, laboratory rooms, a library with a fund of educational and scientific literature, rooms equipped with computers connected to the Internet. In order to organize the students' internships, contacts have been established with "Absheron" Logistics Center, "Baku International Sea Trade Port" CJSC, "166 Cargo Taxi" and dozens of other transport and logistics companies..

- Mr. Rauf, why should applicants choose the specialty of transport service (by mode of transport)? From the point of view that modern specialties must also meet the needs of the labor market. Does the transport service specialty meet the requirements of the modern labor market and will there be a demand for trained specialists?

- Professional competence is the key to success in any business. In this regard, applicants who choose the specialty of Transport Service (by mode of transport) will have the opportunity to have a level of professional competence as one of the main criteria for entry into the international transport market.

As for the second part of your question, the labor market today places high and universal complex requirements for transport specialists. Therefore, transport service specialists must have knowledge of the legal regulation of international transportation, customs and transport procedures in transit transportation, requirements for the design and operation of vehicles, as well as be able to choose the most suitable route, the most efficient transportation route. know, plan the operation of rolling stock and drivers, perform accounting and control. Specialists must know the terms of transportation, insurance and responsibility of the carrier for international transport contracts. Must have knowledge of the operation of transport terminals and information support of international transport. According to the terms of delivery of goods, international regulations, the organization of transportation of specific cargoes - dangerous, oversized and heavy cargo, perishable goods, as well as containers, etc. they must be able to.

Specialists of the new specialty will acquire the most modern and fundamental knowledge, skills and habits in these areas during their education, and they will always be in high demand in various fields of transport.

- What knowledge and skills do students acquire in this specialty? In general, what can you say about the advantages of education in a new specialty and the relevance of the specialty?

- The specialty of transport service is the training of qualified specialists who organize and provide services to consumers of various modes of transport (air, rail, water and road).

The specialty of transport service is a unique education on the basics of service activities, organization of services in the process of transport, safety in transport, examination, diagnostics and certification of service facilities in transport enterprises, organization and management of transport services, in-depth study of transport risks and insurance, tariff regulation. The skills acquired in this specialty can be used in any transport enterprise engaged in the transportation of passengers and cargo (airports, airlines, transport service sales agencies, railway companies, sea and river stations, road transport enterprises, transport terminals, transport and logistics centers, etc.). will allow you to work. The curriculum envisages students to master the realities of professional activity in teaching and production practices on the basis of transport enterprises, where students will get acquainted with the structure of transport service, the content and stages of the work process under the supervision of professional practitioners.

The relevance of this specialty is significant. It is a new promising educational program aimed at training highly qualified personnel to ensure the effective organization and management of the transport service process in order to achieve strategic advantages in the modern global transport market. The graduates will be provided with a wide range of job opportunities in various transport companies and companies of various profiles.

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