On March 9-14, 2020, the First Project Management Meeting within the framework of the Erasmus+ (UNILAB, 610245-EPP-1-2019-1-BE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP), entitled “From University to Labour market in the 21st Century:  a step forward in work-based placements” project, coordinated by the European University Continuing Education Network (EUCEN), was held in Barcelona, Spain. In the meeting, Khazar University was represented by Ulkar Bayramova, Director of Teaching and Learning Centre, Dr. Fakhranda Alimardanova, Deputy Dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering, and Fakhraddin Abdullayev, Career Center Coordinator.

The event was attended by the representative of the following universities: Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry, which is another project partner from Azerbaijan; Pompeu Fabra University (Spain); University of Lille (France); Krems University (Austria); Gomel State University, Mogilev State University (Belarus); Orenburg State University, Siberian State University, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Almetyevsk State Oil Institute (Russia).

During the meeting, the objectives of the project and the activities envisaged in the project for the period of three years, the scheme of cooperation of universities with employers in each project partner country and the current career problems of university graduates in those countries and issues concerning the resolution of these problems, the results of surveys with various employers, conducted preceding the meeting, were discussed.