On December 8, 2021, Rector of Khazar University Assoc. Prof. Irada Khalilova and university administration met with Dr. Oliver Wolleh, Head of the Europe Unit of the Berghof Foundation and its national project coordinator Mr. Bakhtiyar Aslanov. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss possible collaboration between the two institutions.

Dr. Wolleh informed the participants about their peace-building work in the South Caucasus including workshops where people affected by conflict come together to share their personal memories and views on various aspects of the conflict. Based in Berlin, Germany, the Berghof Foundation is an independent organization working to promote peace-building through the conflict transformation.

The meeting was attended by Assoc. Prof. Elza Samadova (Dean of the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences), Dr. Saida Sharifova (Dean of the Graduate School of Science, Art and Technology), Dr. Jeyhun Mammadov (Dean of the School of Economics and Management), Dr. Farid Guliyev (Head of the Political Science and Philosophy Department), and Javid Jafarov (Coordinator of the Education Department).