Young employees of the Institute of Botany of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, PhD in biology Aydan Zeynalova, junior researchers Lala Isgandarova and Elnara Isgandarli were selected for the next stage of the academic English course organized within the framework of the cooperation of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and the Embassy of the United States of America in Azerbaijan. They have successfully completed the first stage of the course based on the final exam results and received the next 3-month study period.