On November 22-26, 2021, within the framework of the ECAR Erasmus+ project funded by the European Commission, coordinated by Baku Business University and to which Khazar University is a partner, a visit of a delegation of project partners to France was organized. The visit was attended by 30 representatives from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani universities that are partners of the project, consisting of vice-rectors and management staff of Azerbaijani universities.

Khazar University was represented at the meeting by Raziya Isayeva, Head of the Development Center, and Fakhranda Alimardanova, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering. The business meetings were organized by the French Rectors' Conference (CPU) and the French Center for International Education (FEI). During the meetings, the CPU Coordinator for International Relations, former rector of the University of Rouen Jean-Luc Nahel gave detailed information about the French education system and the role of the CPU in higher education. During the meeting, the representative of the organization in the European Union Carle-Bonafous Murat spoke in detail about the European-French educational relations, emphasizing that the impact of the conference is beyond the borders of the country.

Marion Poutrel, program manager at the French Center for International Education (FEI), explained the basic principles of the CPU's charter and legal status. Emmanuelle Garnier, Chairman of the CPU Commission on International Relations and Rector of the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, briefed on the organizational structure of the CPU, the plenary session, standing commissions specializing in various areas, and temporary working groups. He also noted that the CPU has a permanent staff of 20 rectors called CP2U, which organizes meetings and determines the agenda of the CPU.

Manuel Bouard, a representative of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, together with Nijat Mammadli, a representative of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Education, held detailed discussions with the participants on cooperation and coordination between the French Ministry of Education and the CPU.

Then they exchanged views on issues such as membership in the CPU, strategic planning, decision-making processes, funding mechanisms.

On the last day of the event, a visit was organized to the Sorbonne University, one of the oldest universities in France. Rector of Baku Business University Ibad Abbasov, who took part in the visit, was awarded the CPU medal.