On March 16-17, 2017, a meeting of the regional partner universities of the “Advocacy Establishment for Students through Ombudsman Position (AESOP)” Erasmus + project took place at Khazar University. Khazar University President Hassan Niknafs opened the meeting with a welcome speech. Other speeches were made by Prof. George Gavtadze, rector of Akaki Tsereteli State University; Prof Kakha Shengelia, rector of Caucasus University; Yashar Omarov, Senior Advisor of Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan; and Parviz Bagirov, Head of the National Erasmus + Office in Azerbaijan. During the meeting, the representatives of the partner universities made brief presentations on the results of the needs assessment conducted at the partner universities; future goals and plans were extensively discussed.

Khazar University President Hassan Niknafs had one-on-one meetings with Prof. George Gavtadze and Prof. Kakha Shengelia. During the meetings, further development of partnership between the universities, including the provision for various exchange programs and joint projects (seminars, conferences, and summer schools) was discussed.

At the end of the event, the representatives of the partner universities visited the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Khazar University students guided the guests in the Old City (İçəri Şəhər) and gave detailed information about its history.