On November 4-6, the “QS Higher Education: Asia and the Pacific” summit was held in Seoul, South Korea, organized by the international rating agency “Quacquarelli Symonds” (QS) and hosted by Korea University.

The event was attended by higher education institutions from Australia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt and other countries, as well as Azerbaijani universities.

Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) was represented at the summit by Subhan Namazov, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation, Bakhtiyar Badalov, Director of the Research and Development Department, and Parvana Movsumova, Head of the Quality Assurance Department.

An award ceremony was held as part of the summit to recognize universities that successfully passed the “QS Stars” international assessment system. AzTU was awarded 5 stars in this assessment.

As part of the event, the AzTU delegation held meetings with university leaders and representatives of international rating agencies from different countries of the world, exchanged experiences, and discussed future cooperation opportunities.

As part of the visit, AzTU representatives attended an official reception organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Korea on the occasion of Victory Day.