Japan biochemist who discovered statins, Akira Endo, dies at 90

Tokyo, 12 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese biochemist Akira Endo, who discovered cholesterol-lowering statins, has died aged 90, his former student and colleague said on Tuesday. Statins, which can prevent heart attacks… Read more

Director-General of World Trade Organization visits Azerbaijan State University of Economics

Tokyo, 7 June, /AJMEDIA/ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization visited Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) on Friday to meet Rector Adalat Muradov and the teaching staff.… Read more

Tokyo, 6 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani scientists visited “The Research and Development Laboratory of Nanomaterials”, Kraków, Poland within the DETMED project of the European Commission Afag Madadzade, a senior researcher at… Read more

Azerbaijani scientist elected member of Danish Royal Academy of Sciences and Letters

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani scientist Messoud Ashina has been elected as one of the 17 new members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Messoud Ashina is… Read more

BHOS students take first place in PASHA Holding’s development program

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Students of the Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) have won the Future Shapers development program organized by PASHA Holding. As part of the Safe… Read more

UNEC hosts international conference of students dedicated to green economy

Tokyo, 31 May, /AJMEDIA/ An international scientific-practical conference of students and young researchers on the topic “Green economy in conditions of sustainable development: challenges and expectations” was held at the… Read more

Baku State University inks cooperation agreement with Japan’s Kumamoto University

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Baku State University (BSU) and Japan’s Kumamoto University signed an agreement on cooperation. The document was inked by BSU Rector Elchin Babayev and President of Kumamoto… Read more

Baku Higher Oil School hosts awarding ceremony for winners of international scientific conferences

Tokyo, 29 May, /AJMEDIA/ The Baku Higher Oil School of SOCAR (BHOS) hosted Wednesday the closing ceremony and awarding of the winners of the 5th International Scientific Conferences of Students… Read more

Japan constructs world’s 1st wooden satellite

Tokyo, 29 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese researchers said Tuesday that they have successfully constructed the world’s first wooden satellite, with the tiny cube-shaped object expected to be sent into space aboard… Read more

Venus might be as volcanically active as Earth

Tokyo, 28 May, /AJMEDIA/ A new analysis of data collected on Venus more than 30 years ago suggests the planet may currently be volcanically active. A research group from Italy… Read more