During their stay, the visitors had a chance to take part in a conference on education in addition to attending lectures and participating in workshop sessions.

There are six countries and fourteen institutional partners among the participants of the program called “Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Azerbaijani Universities” (PETRA), the objective of which is to improve the quality of education at nine universities in Azerbaijan.

A basic activity in the project involves the preparation of teaching material and case studies covering four major topics in the form of e-learning material packages for instructors employed in higher education: learning and teaching methodology, ICT applications, quality and efficiency, and student and faculty mobilities in higher education. Related to these, the partners participate in mobility programs, during the course of which they explore and study higher education practices in these four areas, while experts from Europe get to know universities in Azerbaijan, where they jointly discuss and design development possibilities.

As a part of the program, a delegation of 23 people came to visit the University of Debrecen on Monday, October 16th. The majority of the delegates were from Azerbaijan, but there were also some Spaniards and Finns among the members of the group. The institutions were represented by four vice-rectors, four deans, several heads of international offices, directors of institutes, and heads of departments. The visit ended on October 20th, by which date the members of the international delegation had taken part in a conference, attended lectures and conducted seminars in workshops.

In addition to nine universities in Azerbaijan, one university from each of the five European partner states (Austria, Finland, Hungary, Spain, and Turkey) are involved in the cooperation. Hungary is represented by the University of Debrecen, while the coordination of the project is taken care of by the Faculty of Arts, Institute of Educational Studies and Cultural Management.

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