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"AZERBAIJANIS AND ARMENIANS IN KOREA NEVER HAD CONFLICTS"
Today
http://www.today.az/news/society/71558.html
July 29 2010
Azerbaijan
An interview with head of the Azerbaijan-Korea Student Organization
"Buta" Eltay Aslanov.
Can you, please, talk about your organization?
On March 21, 2009, a group of Azerbaijani students in the South Korean
capital Seoul, in conjunction with the Embassy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, held a constituent conference of the Azerbaijani-Korean
student organization "Buta". The key goal of the organization is to
bring together Azerbaijani students in South Korea, increase their
patriotic spirit, as well as to raise awareness about Azerbaijani
people, history, culture, socio-economic development in Korea. Not
so long ago we also launched a website of our organization, which
operates in Korean and Azerbaijani languages.
Can you name the distinctive positive features of education system in
South Korea? Which of them can be applied in Azerbaijan's education
system?
As in most developed countries in the world, lectures in Korean
universities are accompanied by illustrative slides. Websites of the
university professors offer access to lecture topics, lesson plans
and exam questions. University has numerous libraries, special reading
rooms, equipped with computers and student clubs.
Along with local professors, lectures and seminars are conducted by
their foreign counterparts as well. Various programs are implemented
to put theoretical knowledge into practice. Scientific conferences,
symposia and seminars are held regularly. Specific educational
tours and exchange of views between students take place as part
of cooperation between Korean universities as well as with foreign
universities.
How many Azerbaijani students presently study in Korea?
Number of Azerbaijani students in the South Korean universities is
increasing every year. More than seventy students from Azerbaijan
get education in this country today.
Is there any Azerbaijani community in South Korea? Do they have a
diaspora organization?
Students make up majority of Azerbaijanis in South Korea. There is
very small number of Azerbaijanis in this country except students. So,
they are not united in any diaspora. However, in this context, I note
our embassy in this country, which very actively works to promote
Azerbaijan and to tell truth about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to
Korean public, maintains constant contact with all the local Armenians
and regularly marks all national and state holidays.
And what is the attitude of locals to Azerbaijanis?
Local people are very tolerant. Koreans have great respect for culture,
religion and customs of other nations. There is very good attitude
towards Azerbaijanis here. In response, we very diligently study the
Korean language, local traditions and make every effort so that Korean
people receive more information about Azerbaijan.
Is there Armenian community in Korea? Do Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities there experience contradictions?
You can meet Armenians in South Korea very rarely. This applies both
to students and to the representatives of various professions. So,
they have no diaspora organization. Besides, we never had any conflict.
From: A. Papazian
Today
http://www.today.az/news/society/71558.html
July 29 2010
Azerbaijan
An interview with head of the Azerbaijan-Korea Student Organization
"Buta" Eltay Aslanov.
Can you, please, talk about your organization?
On March 21, 2009, a group of Azerbaijani students in the South Korean
capital Seoul, in conjunction with the Embassy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, held a constituent conference of the Azerbaijani-Korean
student organization "Buta". The key goal of the organization is to
bring together Azerbaijani students in South Korea, increase their
patriotic spirit, as well as to raise awareness about Azerbaijani
people, history, culture, socio-economic development in Korea. Not
so long ago we also launched a website of our organization, which
operates in Korean and Azerbaijani languages.
Can you name the distinctive positive features of education system in
South Korea? Which of them can be applied in Azerbaijan's education
system?
As in most developed countries in the world, lectures in Korean
universities are accompanied by illustrative slides. Websites of the
university professors offer access to lecture topics, lesson plans
and exam questions. University has numerous libraries, special reading
rooms, equipped with computers and student clubs.
Along with local professors, lectures and seminars are conducted by
their foreign counterparts as well. Various programs are implemented
to put theoretical knowledge into practice. Scientific conferences,
symposia and seminars are held regularly. Specific educational
tours and exchange of views between students take place as part
of cooperation between Korean universities as well as with foreign
universities.
How many Azerbaijani students presently study in Korea?
Number of Azerbaijani students in the South Korean universities is
increasing every year. More than seventy students from Azerbaijan
get education in this country today.
Is there any Azerbaijani community in South Korea? Do they have a
diaspora organization?
Students make up majority of Azerbaijanis in South Korea. There is
very small number of Azerbaijanis in this country except students. So,
they are not united in any diaspora. However, in this context, I note
our embassy in this country, which very actively works to promote
Azerbaijan and to tell truth about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to
Korean public, maintains constant contact with all the local Armenians
and regularly marks all national and state holidays.
And what is the attitude of locals to Azerbaijanis?
Local people are very tolerant. Koreans have great respect for culture,
religion and customs of other nations. There is very good attitude
towards Azerbaijanis here. In response, we very diligently study the
Korean language, local traditions and make every effort so that Korean
people receive more information about Azerbaijan.
Is there Armenian community in Korea? Do Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities there experience contradictions?
You can meet Armenians in South Korea very rarely. This applies both
to students and to the representatives of various professions. So,
they have no diaspora organization. Besides, we never had any conflict.
From: A. Papazian