A new group of students of the School of Project Management (SPM) has been formed at Baku Higher Oil School, which will be trained under the education program of Duke University (North Carolina, USA). The SPM students will be taught modules in accordance with the master's program of Duke University. The opening ceremony of a new group of SPM students was attended by Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev, Chairman of the Board of the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance Zaur Aliyev, Communications and Advocacy Vice President of BP for the Middle East and Caspian Region Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, and SPM students.  In total, 22 people were admitted to the SPM training course, among whom there are managers and responsible employees of BP, the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance, the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan (AmCham), and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Speaking at the ceremony, BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov congratulated the students of the School of Project Management on the start of their studies, noting that many graduates of the SPM program, which is implemented on a regular basis, have achieved significant career success. “Companies operating in the public and private sectors show a strong interest in the School of Project Management and prefer that their employees study at this school to improve their qualification. The SPM students will be trained in 7 modules of project management based on the master's program of Duke University and will receive an international certificate,” he said. The rector noted that graduates who complete all modules of the program will gain the right to put the initials DCPM (Duke Certified Project Manager) before their names, like PMP or PhD. The training program covers modules such as “Managing projects”, “Scheduling and cost control”, “Risk management”, “Agile & Lean”, “Project leadership”, “Management and communication”, “Contract management”, “Negotiations skills for project managers” and “PMP exam preparation”. Speaking at the event, Chairman of the Board of the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance Zaur Aliyev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev, Communications and Advocacy Vice President of BP for the Middle East and Caspian Region Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli noted that among the SPM students there are many employees of the organizations and companies they represent, and that the knowledge they gain at the School of Project Management will play an important role in their future careers. At the end of the ceremony, an orientation tour of Baku Higher Oil School campus was organized.