On December 13, the opening ceremony of the volleyball tournament dedicated to the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and the New Year holiday was held.The tournament was jointly organized by the Sports Club of Sumgayit State 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 goal of the tournament was to promote a healthy lifestyle among students and strengthen friendly relations between 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 7 teams 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.