The two-day Conference of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) titled “Globalization and New Dimensions in Higher Education”, which kicked off on April 19 in Baku, continues.

Addressing the Conference, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Azerbaijan Aurelia Bouchez expressed contentment with attending the event. The Ambassador of France views Azerbaijan as a very strong and reliable partner in the field of education and spoke about the areas of cooperation between the two countries in higher education, including the unique project French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ), which operates under Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) and the Universities of Strasbourg and Rennes 1 from the French side. 

The Conference then continued with panel discussions. Philippe Turek, Deputy Vice-President for International Relations at the University of Strasbourg, Co-Chairman of the Scientific Committee of UFAZ, provided the participants with comprehensive speach about Modern approach to knowledge transfer: interdisciplinary studies and creative thinking. This panel was moderated by 

This panel also benefited from the insights of Anar Rzayev, Director of the School of International Economics at the University of Economics (UNEC), Emin Akhundov, Education Project Manager at Microsoft Azerbaijan, and Gulmammad Mammadov, Assistant Professor from ADA University. All those skilled panelists shared their views on innovations and necessary measures in improving the quality of higher education.  

The first day of the Conference was followed by a Networking Café that featured education offers and achievements of universities operating in Azerbaijan.