The delegation led by the rector of Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) Vilayat Valiyev paid a working visit to the world-renowned International Accreditation Agency (ASIIN), which accredits educational programs at bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels of higher education in the fields of engineering, information and computer sciences, exact sciences and natural sciences in Germany.

The delegation was also attended by Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation Subhan Namazov and Head of the Research and Development Department Bakhtiyar Badalov.

Rector Vilayat Valiyev emphasized the existing successful cooperation of AzTU with ASIIN and provided extensive information on bilateral relations with German universities and the work done to improve the quality of educational programs. During the discussions, it was stated that AzTU is interested in program accreditation of a number of specialties, and an agreement was reached on the possibility of accreditation of certification programs in the future.

After the discussions, an agreement was reached to initially conduct accreditation of up to 20 programs of AzTU and a memorandum of understanding was signed.