On May 9-13, 2016, Ms. Turan Jafarova, Director of the International Affairs Office, participated in the International Staff Week organized by Kozminski University within the Erasmus Plus Programme. The event took place in Warsaw, Poland and attracted numerous universities from both European and non-European countries.

The International Staff Week was dedicated to managing the internationalization processes. The aim was to bring together representatives in charge of the internationalization process from various universities to exchange ideas and knowledge, hold discussions, network, strengthen existing partnerships and initiate new connections. Topics covered during the Staff Week included best practices of the internationalization process, accreditations, successful implementation of Erasmus + projects, international job experience and careers, engagement of international students in university activities, and more.

Participants of the staff week included representatives of universities from Canada, China, Czech Republic, Georgia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and USA.

While participating in the staff week, Ms. Jafarova met with representatives of partner universities, discussed cooperation within Erasmus Plus Programme, and connected with potential new partners. Ms. Jafarova also met with a bachelor student of Kozminski University interested in spending his exchange semester at Khazar University.