On September 22-23, 2022, Rector of Khazar University, Associate Professor Irada Khalilova, Associate Professor of Life Sciences Department, Javid Ojagi, and Coordinator, Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Ayaz Mammadov participated in the final meeting of the project Happy Animals for Sustainable Production and Consumption (HANimSPAC) organized at the University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden. Representatives of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Poltava State Agrarian Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences and Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies were also participants in the event organized at the Department of Molecular Sciences of SLU.

The statistical analysis of the results of the "Animal welfare" survey conducted among farmers and entrepreneurs by Khazar University Life Sciences department staff was presented to the event participants and widely discussed. Based on the analysis of the survey results, it was determined that farmers in Azerbaijan and Ukraine need more information about animal welfare and protection. At the same time, it was decided to prepare two articles from the results of the survey and publish them in international journals as a conclusion of the project.

On the next day of the seminar, the event participants were introduced to a number of departments of SLU, especially the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Then the preparation and submission of a long-term project to Horizon-2020 and other international funds regarding animal welfare was widely discussed.

During the visit, Associate Professor Irada Khalilova stated the importance of strengthening relations with SLU employees in a number of scientific research areas.

Note that the current project is funded by the Swedish Institute and the Baltic Sea Region Project Initiative program in 2021 by SLU's Department of Molecular Sciences, National Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW), Department of Animal Environment and Health, and has been launched by SLU's Grants Office.