Training Centre 

Training Centre

The project involves the design and building up of a Training Center, where EU and AZ universities and stakeholders can share their experiences and new technical and scientific knowledge in the field of environmental remediation to jointly face the environmental challenges in the Country.

The main activities of the Training Center are:

- the development of joint researches in the field of environmental monitoring, pollution and remediation;

- the design and development of a postgraduate 3rd cycle advanced course on environmental remediation, to train professionals skilled in new technologies to be implemented to solve the actual emergencies in the field.

The Training Center deals with four laboratories, each of one working on specific topics related to the environmental research in the Country.

The main site of the Center covers an area of 220 m2, near the premises of Baku Higher Oil School, at Sabail district, Yeni Salyan way 3-rd km. 25, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Additional facilities and equipments are also available at each of the four Universities campus.

Laboratories and research topics

AzUAC

Laboratory on the treatment of the water produced by oil and gas extraction (LWT).

Scientific responsible: Seynura Ibrahimova

1. Treatment of produced wastewater polluted with oil and gas extraction process products. 

Coordinator: Fegan Aliyev; Seynura Hasanova

2. Treatment of Caspian-sea polluted by hydrocarbon deposits. 

Coordinator: Fegan Aliyev; Seynura Hasanova

BEU

Laboratory of treatment of contaminated soil by hydrocarbons and heavy metals (LSR).

1. Determine impacts of morphogenetic features of oil contaminated soil and re-cultivation methods in Absheron Peninsula. 

Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Parviz Hasanov and PhD Candidate Etibar Gahramanov.

2. Bio-remediation of contaminated surface soils in Absheron Peninsula. 

Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Parviz Hasanov and PhD Candidate Etibar Gahramanov 

BHOS

Laboratory of Oil degradation in seawater and soil (LOD).

1. Oil fields polluted with heavy metals, Anions (nitrates, arsenate, F, Cl, etc.), Organic pollutant (phenols and others). 

Coordinator: Amir Reza Vakhshouri.

2. Caspian-sea polluted by oil spill (surfactants and nano-Fe3 O4 or polymeric composites, etc.). 

Coordinator: Sevda Zargarova

BSU

Laboratory of environmental characterization and analyses (LECA).

Analysis and characterization tests for the other three labs 

1. Investigation of anthropogenic impact on the Absheron Peninsula and Caspian Sea.

Coordinators: Sevinj Hajiyeva, Flora Hajiyeva and Gunay Valiyeva.

2. Ecological changes of the Absheron Peninsula and the Caspean Sea.

Coordinators: Ismet Ahmadov, Habiba Shirinova and Almara Rahimli

On September 13rd, 2021, the Consortium unanimously decided to name the Training Centre after prof. M. A. Ramazanov.

Prof. M. A. Ramazanov was the coordinator of ITACA project activities in Azerbaijan and all members of the consortium want to remember his enthusiasm, energy and dedication to the project.

ITACA layihəsinin Azərbaycandakı fəaliyyətinin koordinatoru olmuş prof. M. A. Ramazanovun, layihənin həyata keçirilməsində əvəzsiz töhvələrini qiymətləndirmək məqsədilə 13 Sentyabr 2021 -ci ildə keçirilmiş görüşdə Konsorsiumun bütün üzvləri Tədris Mərkəzinin onun adı ilə adlandırılmasına yekdilliklə səs vermişlər.