On December 13, within the framework of the “Year of Constitution and Sovereignty”, the opening ceremony of the inter-faculty volleyball competition was held, jointly organized by the Sports Club of the university and the Student Trade Union Committee. Vice-Rector for Social Affairs and Public Relations of the university, associate professor Elmar Khalilov opened the event and welcomed the participants and emphasized that the purpose of holding the competition was to promote a healthy lifestyle among students and strengthen friendly relations between the faculties. He noted that such sports competitions increase the unity and activity of students, create conditions for their more active participation in university life, and wished the participants success. A total of 6 faculties participated in the tournament. After the first games, the faculties of Natural Sciences, History and Geography, Engineering, and Sumgayit State Technical College under Sumgayit State University qualified for the semifinals.