On November 27, 2024, a delegation from the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, led by Seymur Gurban oglu Mardaliyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Ukraine, visited Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The visit aimed to deepen existing collaborations and explore new areas of cooperation with the university.
During the meeting, attendees discussed the new exchange and internship programs for students as well as joint projects on cybersecurity, humanitarian demining, and the space program.
“Our embassy is ready to work on expanding academic and scientific cooperation,” stated Ambassador Seymur Gurban oglu Mardaliyev, “because the education provided by Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is highly estimated in Azerbaijan.”
The partnership between Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and Azerbaijan is already marked by productive collaborations in scientific and educational areas, including the exchange of methods for training skilled specialists, and experience in the field of humanitarian demining. Recently, Kyiv Polytechnic representatives have attended a major demining conference in Baku, and the experience gained is currently being applied at the university’s newly established Center for Humanitarian Demining.
Seymur Gurban oglu Mardaliyev highlighted the experience and robust infrastructure of Kyiv Polytechnic as priority areas for Azerbaijan. Therefore, the next meeting at the university will result in the signing of a memorandum of understanding, expected to give an impetus to the development of a comprehensive partnership and further intensification of cooperation.
The evolving collaboration between Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and Azerbaijan
reflects a shared commitment to addressing global challenges and advancing
mutual academic excellence.
