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The competition has passed in exciting, tense, fair and serious conditions. Nearly 300 young students and over 250 chemists, scientists, jury members, experts in chemistry, educators, observers and team mentors from 75 countries of 5 continents participated in the prestigious competition. It should be noted that during the Olympiad Baku Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University opened its doors to about 600 guests and redoubled its efforts to hold this competition at a high level. A scientific base was established, all proper facilities were provided by the authority of the Branch to have a competition in accordance with Olympiad rules and regulations. The Olympiad participants have not found any difficulties in fulfilling the tasks, because up-to-date equipment in all the chemistry labs of the Branch enables the students to carry out any scientific research here. In recent years, Baku Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University has paid assiduous attention to the experimental base and laboratory communications. At present, the Branch with its chemistry labs is able to keep pace with the world’s leading universities. The facilities for the students of Baku Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University have always been in the focus of attention of the worldwide highly qualified experts. The scientists who visited our capital from 5 continents of our planet have approved the safety rules and regulations, laboratories, classrooms as well as favorable conditions in the university campus built in a contemporary style. On July 28, the closing ceremony of the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad took place at Heydar Aliyev Center. At the beginning of the ceremony a film depicting the course of the Olympiad, exams, leisure time of the participants was demonstrated. Then Professor Fikret Guliyev, chairman of the Science Committee of the 47th IChO made a final report about the practical and theoretical exams. The professor has highly appreciated the role of the Olympiad too. He said, “I would like to stress that the 47th IChO has been organized by Baku Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University under the direct supervision of Moscow State University and supported by Azerbaijan Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic, Heydar Aliyev Center and SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic). I am proud to say that the Olympiad finished at a high level. Professor F.Guliyev also added that some tasks were related to Azerbaijan and they dealt with important problems of Azerbaijan’s nature, ecology and industry.”