On February 16, 2017, a meeting with the representatives of the International Relations Office of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan was held at Khazar University. The meeting was attended by Ilqar Yusubov, Deputy Director of the International Relations Office of the Ministry of Education; Mujdat Hasanov, Senior Advisor of the Ministry; Hassan Niknafs, President of Khazar University, Mohammad Nuriyev, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs; Mukhtar Hajizade; Head of Khazar University’s Department of International Relations and Political Affairs; and Turan Jafarova, Director of the International Relations Office. Detailed information about the international relations of Khazar University was given to the guests.  

Discussions included issues such as simplifying nostrification procedures for international students, publicizing information about the university in many languages, launching online international admission platform. The meeting participants also discussed possibilities of holding university admission exams several times a year instead of the current pattern of only one exam yearly, issuing work permits for international doctoral students, and providing Ministry of Education scholarships for foreign nationals.