On April 9, 2018, the representatives of the Italian Cultural Center in Baku and the representatives of Sapienza University of Rome visited Neftchiler campus of Khazar University.

The meeting was organized with the support of the Italian Cultural Center in Baku and aimed at strengthening the cooperation between Sapienza University and Khazar University. Participants of Khazar University included Dr. Hassan Niknafs, Rector of Khazar University, Mr. Elmar Mustafayev, Coordinator of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Turan Jafarova, Director of the International Affairs Office. Guests included Ms. Mattea Capelli, Head of EU Programs Unit at Sapienza University, Olesya Kifa, International Office employee at Sapienza University, Chingiz Asgarov, General Director of the Italian Cultural Center and Farid Abbasov, Co-founder of the Italian Cultural Center. During the meeting, some areas of mutual interest for future cooperation, including student and staff exchange, establishment of double-degree programs, and other important issues were discussed by the participants.

Khazar University started its cooperation with Sapienza University within the Erasmus + Programme. One student from Khazar University previously benefited from exchange opportunity within the program.