On September 15, an official event dedicated to September 15 – Knowledge Day and the start of the 2026/2027 academic year was organized at the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy (ASMA). The event was attended by the academy’s leadership, faculty, high-scoring freshmen who recently entered the academic environment, parents, and invited guests.
Sea-news.az reports that the event was declared open with the performance of the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Speaking at the ceremony, Associate Professor Irada Suleymanova, Vice-Rector for the Organization and Management of Education at ASMA, congratulated the faculty and first-year students on the occasion of the new academic year. In her speech, the Vice-Rector highlighted the academy’s strategic goals and priority directions for the upcoming academic year, wishing students success in their future professional endeavors.
Asadullah Suleymanov, Head of the Department for the Organization of the Educational Process, provided detailed information about the higher education institution’s rich historical traditions and its exceptional role in preparing national maritime personnel. Reminding the youth of the strategic importance and high responsibility of the maritime profession, he recommended that they carry these valuable traditions forward with dignity.
In their speeches, faculty deans emphasized the contemporary role of maritime and engineering education, noting that alongside theoretical knowledge, practical skills, discipline, and professional responsibility are decisive factors in training competitive personnel. The deans offered necessary advice for the adaptation of new students to the academic environment and urged them to be active in the educational process.
Speaking on behalf of the first-year students, Mirzahuseyn Nasirov, who was admitted to the English section of the “Marine Navigation Engineering” major with a score of 612 points, delivered an address. He expressed pride in earning the title of an academy student with high academic achievements and shared his impressions regarding his future professional goals and expectations.
Speaking on behalf of the parents, Alvan Asgarov expressed deep confidence in ASMA’s educational quality and pedagogical team, wishing all students success in the new academic year.
The event concluded with the performance of the Academy’s official anthem and the taking of a commemorative photograph attended by the leadership, faculty, students, and parents.
