On November 4, 2024, a meeting was held between the rector of Sumgayit State University (SSU) Rufat Azizov, who is on an official business visit to Kazakhstan, with a delegation led by Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (KNPU) vice-rector for internationalization and strategic development Aygul Iskakova, director of the international cooperation department Bayan Sapargaliyeva , head of the international programs and cooperation department Aygerim Tavildiyeva. During the meeting, the parties discussed the possibilities of implementing joint educational and scientific projects aimed at improving the skills of students and teachers, exchanging experience and implementing new academic mobility programs. Prospects of starting student exchange programs that will allow students from Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to expand their academic relations and get acquainted with educational systems were touched upon. Rector of Sumgait State University Rufat Azizov emphasized the importance of developing international relations and pointed out that Sumgayit State University (SSU), which aims to become an international university, attaches great importance to cooperation with foreign universities. Considering the importance of academic mobility for students in the context of globalization, he expressed his readiness to expand cooperation. At the end of the meeting, the initial frameworks of the action plan for the expansion of scientific cooperation between the parties were determined.