On June 11-12, 2016, Dr. Mukhtar Hajizada, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Khazar University, visited schools located in the front-line regions. He held meetings with pupils in the Guzanli Village High School in Aghdam, located near the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, and with 9th and 10th graders in the Khasilli Village High School in Barda. The objective of the meetings was to convince pupils of the importance of higher education, inform them about specific majors they could choose, teach them about good time management, encourage them to study abroad in the future and inform them about scholarship opportunities. After the meeting, he gave students school supplies as a gift from Khazar University.

This trip was financed by the Youth Foundation of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic and was organized by Azerbaijan UK Alumni Association within the framework of the “Hand to Hand for Education” program. As a continuation of the program, selected pupils will be invited to Baku for a five-day summer camp to visit Khazar University and four other higher education institutions.