On October 15, 2011, CRRC-Azerbaijan organized a conference recognizing the completion of its first Junior Research Fellowship Program (JRFP). The conference featured five presentations of individual research projects by the winners of the JRFP essay contest, as well as information about the general activities of CRRC-Azerbaijan office followed by an award ceremony and lunch. More than 30 invitees attended the event, representing civil society, academia, governmental agencies, and international organizations.
The JRFP aimed at building the social science research capacity among students or recent graduates in Azerbaijan. Competitively-selected program participants participated in a three-stage set of intensive trainings on qualitative and quantitative research methods, including introduction to policy analysis and public policy paper writing. The presenters demonstrated their learned skills and research findings at the conference.
(From the left: Gursel Aliyev, Robia Charles, Aynur Ramazanova, Yulia Aliyeva)
(From the left: Gursel Aliyev, Robia Charles, Aynur Ramazanova, Yulia Aliyeva)
During the award presentation ceremony, the top three finalists – Aynur Ramazanova, Nargiz Guliyeva and Shabnam Agayeva – were presented with notebooks. The fourth and fifth finalists–Aysel Aliyeva and Vladimir Rodin – received netbooks. All other participants of the third stage of the program received certificates of participation.
