On December 25, the next regional conference ‘New Challenges in Education’ was held in Sumgayit. The conference was organized for the teaching staff of general education institutions under the Absheron-Khizi Regional Education Department. The conference was organized by the State Agency for Preschool and General Education and the ‘T–Network’ platform for the practice and communication of educational workers, in partnership with the Ministry of Science and Education, the Institute of Education, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University and the Absheron-Khizi Regional Education Department. First, the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was played, and then the souls of the martyrs were commemorated with a minute of silence. Opening the conference, Sumgayit State University (SSU) Rector Rufat Azizov spoke about the relevance of the topic of the event and the work carried out by SSU in connection with new challenges. He noted that adapting education in secondary and higher schools to the labor market is one of the main priorities. For this purpose, the university is constantly updated and developed to meet the demands of the labor market. As a result, applicants who scored more than 500 points choose SSU. Then, Jafar Mansimi, head of the ‘T-Network’ educational workers’ experience and communication platform, Elchin Azimli, member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Science and Education, and Parvina Gadimova, chairwoman of the Azerbaijan Young Teachers Association, spoke about positive experiences related to new challenges in education. At the end of the conference, certificates were presented to the participants.