On May 25, 2016, representatives of Karoly Robert College visited Khazar University to initiate cooperation between the two universities. The meeting took place at Khazar’s Neftchilar campus.

Representatives of the Karoly Robert College included Ms. Zsuzsanna Busa, International Relations and Institutional Erasmus Coordinator, and Dr. Zoltán Bujdosó, Head of the Institute for Tourism, Regional Development and Foreign Languages, who is also in charge of business and management-related study programmes and international activities. Participants from Khazar University included Dr. Hassan Niknafs, President; Mr. Jeyhun Mammadov, Head of the Economics and Management Department; and Ms. Turan Jafarova, Director of the International Affairs Office. The parties expressed interest in developing joint training programmes and educational projects, mobility activities for students, academic and non-academic staff, double-degree programs. They decided to initiate cooperation in the fields of economics, business management and administration on both bachelor and master levels and gradually extend it to other fields. Cooperation within the Erasmus + Programme was discussed as well. A cooperation agreement was signed at the end of the meeting.

A presentation for students was also planned as part of the visit. Dr. Zoltán Bujdosó conducted a presentation about Karoly Robert College and spoke about the international programmes offered for students. Ms. Zsuzsanna Busa gave a presentation about scholarship opportunities in Hungary offered within the framework of the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme, which was launched in 2013 by the Hungarian Government. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students. The presentation ended with a question and answer session.