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Attention entrepreneurs interested in taking an advanced training course in Germany! 30.12.23

As part of the "Joint Germany-Azerbaijani Program on Professional Development Managers in the Business Community of Azerbaijan", the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (KOBİA) together with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) announces

COMPETITION for 2024

Topic: "Economic cooperation"

Program language: English

Structure of the program:

- Training phase: 6 weeks (online training);

- Internship in Germany: 2 weeks;

- Practical implementation phase: 5 months;

- Networking event: 2 days.

Candidates interested the competition are encouraged to send the following documents in English to the e-mail address of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency training@smb.gov.az (with the subject "training course in Germany"):

- Application form; (Application Form)

- Letter of permission from the company management on the participation in the program;

Document submission will continue until January 18, 2024.

For more information: bit.ly/3vmh9fS

Coordinator: Malahat Kazimova, (+994 12) 404 04 01 / (+994 55) 200 04 57, training@smb.gov.az.

Note: Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany, the program is jointly implemented by the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) and the German Society for International Cooperation (GİZ). Participants are selected by German experts through a competition. The costs of the participants within the scope of the program (except for transport costs) are covered by Germany.