On March 9, ADA University, in partnership with the British Council, University of Kent and Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts conducted a networking event titled “Fostering Entrepreneurship in Higher Education” in framework of the “Creating Enterprise: The Business Start-up Journey- Azerbaijan/UK” project that is being implemented by the consortium for the third consecutive year within British Council’s Creative Spark Program.

The event featured keynote speeches delivered by Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, Francis Gardener-Trejo, the British Council’s Country Director in Azerbaijan, Fariz Ismailzade, ADA University’s Executive Vice-Rector, Vasif Eyvazzada, Chairman of the Board at Azerbaijan Creative Industries Federation (ACIF), Lee Hornsby, Creative UK’s representative. The event brought together Azerbaijani entrepreneurs in creative industries, students, and representatives of HEIs.

“There have been many initiatives on strengthening economic ties between Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom,” said Baroness Emma Nicholson, adding: “Creative Spark is one of the initiatives that has important impact on developing creative industry and building ties.”

Nargiz Ismayilova, Head of Training Programs at ADA University emphasized: “During the first two years the project contributed to the creative entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan by developing the skills of young generation engaged in art, business and IT fields and enabled them to design start-up concepts.”

British Council’s Creative Spark: Higher Education Enterprise Programme is a five-year initiative to support international university and institutional partnerships to develop enterprise skills and creative economy across seven countries in Central Asia, South Caucasus and Ukraine through UK support.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency