On October 7, 2022, a preliminary discussion of the thesis of Mustafa Alalawneh, a doctoral student of Khazar University's Department of Economics and Management, who has been studying for a doctoral degree in 5310.01 - "World Economy" at Khazar University since 2018, within the framework of the cultural exchange protocol between Azerbaijan and Jordan, was held.

Maral Jamalova, Ph.D. in Economics, coordinator of the Department of Economics and Management, provided information about the doctoral student's education, scientific activities and documents necessary for a preliminary discussion. The doctoral candidate acquainted the participants of the meeting with the main provisions of the dissertation work - the structure, goals and objectives, the relevance of the topic, the scientific novelty that the topic brings to the literature, and its summary.

Then the opinions and suggestions of the commission members – Jeyhun Mammadov, Ph.D. in Economics, the dean of the School of Economics and Management of Khazar University, Inqilab Ahmadov, Ph.D. in Economics, the dean of the Graduate School of Economics and Business of Khazar University, Fuat Rasulov, associate professor of Khazar University Economics and Management Department and Azer Mehdiyev, associate professor of Economics Department of Azerbaijan State University of Economics were listened to, the doctoral student answered questions related to the topic.

In addition to the members of the commission, the supervisor of the doctoral student, Professor Muslum Ibrahimov, Doctor of Sciences in Economics, also spoke at the meeting. The speakers expressed their views on the relevance of the topic, the role of foreign direct investments in economic development, and statistical/econometric calculations.

At the end of the discussion it was agreed that Mustafa Alalawneh's doctoral thesis entitled "Assessment of the impact of foreign direct investment on the economic development of Jordan", meets the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and it was decided to pass it to the next stage, for the candidate to obtain PhD degree in Philosophy.