On December 3, 2021, Rachel Shanks, the professor at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, was a guest speaker at the first event of the "Expert Talks" series of events organized by the Department of Education. Rachel Shanks' speech on “Teacher training in Scotland” was delivered online via the ZOOM platform. The event, which brought together more than 30 participants, was attended by several faculty members and students from Khazar University, as well as guests from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Scotland, and Kazakhstan.

After giving information about the history of teacher training in Scotland, the guest speaker gave information about the organization of teacher training in Scotland at the present time. Rachel Shanks, who delivered a comparative lecture, also gave examples of how the Scottish experience in this field differs from that of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.