On March 29, 2017, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Azerbaijan Republic held a conference on “Issues in the Struggle against Emergency Situations.” Mayis Talishkhanov, former Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve; Dr. Irada Khalilova, head of the Department of Biological Sciences; Gunel Hashimli, student of the school of Education; and Rza Hajiyev, student of the school of Engineering and Applied Sciences represented Khazar university at the event. Gunel Hashimli and Rza Hajiyev gave talks at the conference on “The Importance of Civil Defense in Emergency Situations” and “Radiation Safety of the Population” respectively.

At the end of the conference, students were awarded honorary diplomas of the ministry.