The Academy of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan was awarded an international certificate on the "Quality Management System" standard another milestone in raising the quality standard in education and management.

As a result of the audit conducted by the Turkish Standards Institute in January 2021, it was determined that the Academy fully meets the requirements of the international standard "Quality Management System" and at the end of the process was awarded a TS EN ISO 9001:2015 certificate.

At the event dedicated to the presentation of the international certificate, the head of the Academy Gulu Novruzov congratulated the staff on this occasion. He spoke about the cooperation with the representative office of the Turkish Standards Institute in Azerbaijan and said that this cooperation will continue. The head of the Customs Academy said that the Academy, which was awarded the international certificate TS EN ISO 9001:2015 by the Turkish Standards Institute on the "Quality Management System" standard, is the third higher education institution in Azerbaijan receiving this status. The Customs Academy has identified the application of the world's most advanced training technologies and innovations in the field of higher education as the main goal to improve the quality standards in staff training.

Gulhan Yuzereroglu, head of the Turkish Standards Institute's office in Azerbaijan, praised the work done by the Academy in this field and expressed satisfaction with bilateral cooperation.

It should be noted that two years ago the Customs Academy and the Turkish Standards Institute was signed an agreement in order to establish the international standards system in the Academy, integrate into the international educational space, join international projects in the field of education, organize activities in accordance with the requirements of ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards. Within the framework of the agreement, trainings were held for employees of structural units in order to implement the International Standards system, and organize education and management in accordance with the requirements of ISO standards. The Academy employees who successfully completed the trainings conducted by the advisor to the Secretary General of the Institute of Turkish Standards, chief auditor on TS EN ISO 9001 - Quality Management System Arif Gani were awarded the relevant certificates.

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