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BAKU - Azerbaijan’s leading cellular operator Azercell, as a participant and one of the main partners of the Start Up project, has marked the launch of its second phase.

The first stage of the contest implemented by the Azerbaijani Knowledge Center has drawn to a close.

During the presentation ceremony held to award the winners of the first stage of the project, Eugene Pasichnyuk, head of Start Up, comprehensively briefed participants about the goals and implementation of the project. Pasichnyuk explained that there will be opportunities which will open up for the youths through support of the main partners of the project and the knowledge center.

Start Up is the project implemented for Azerbaijani students. Talented youngsters who receive scholarships from the Knowledge Center can then obtain an internship opportunity in various world brand companies known in the field of information technologies. The main purpose of the project is to provide professional training for young specialists in the field of their specialization and grant them an opportunity to obtain valuable work experience before they step into their professional roles.

In 2010, it will be possible to get a grant for training in the amount of $10,000 for each of the four fields outlined by Cisco company in the framework of the Start Up project. Winners of the first stage of this contest have already been announced. Only those who pass the next stage of the competition will be recognized as the final winners.

The contest will be over this September. Winners will have an opportunity to spend a year-long training in the Knowledge Center and gain experience in the companies partnering this project. Azercell Telecom will host one of four winners for an internship program in the field of information and communication technologies. Besides this experience, winners will have to pass exams at an international test center for the course they have attended.