Ilham Aliyev attends opening of vocational education centre in Shusha

The centre reopened after a major renovation commissioned by the ministry.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Shusha State Vocational Education Centre after its major renovation. Its two-storey teaching building has capacity for 360 students.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Teaching building of the Shusha State Vocational Education Centre — The Shusha State Vocational Education Centre reopened after a major renovation. Illustrative photo. Photo: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Shusha State Vocational Education Centre on November 7, following a major renovation.

Science and Education Minister Emin Amrullayev briefed the president on the facilities. Renovation work, commissioned by the ministry, began in March 2025.

The two-storey teaching building has capacity for 360 students and includes nine workshops, three training areas, five classrooms, an art room, physics and chemistry laboratories, computer science and military training rooms, and a canteen. It also has a workshop for making and restoring musical instruments.

The centre’s five-storey dormitory houses an assembly hall, a technical creativity area, workshops, a library and an e-library, teaching and sleeping rooms, recreation and fitness rooms, and a catering facility.

The ministry said the centre will train local skilled workers and professionals to take part in restoration and construction work in the region.

Translated from Azerbaijani using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan