On May 4, 2024, the event “Grand Alumni Homecoming 2024” organized by the Career and Alumni Center, was held with the aim of establishing close ties and enhancing cooperation between qualified and professional individuals who once studied at Khazar University, and now hold various positions both within the country and internationally. Graduates of Khazar University from 1996-2010 in various specialties, University management, faculty and staff were invited to the event. More than 150 guests, including about a hundred graduates, participated in the event. M Abbasbeyli, the head of the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control Service under the Ministry of Economy, M. Abbasbeyli, the chairman of the Board of the State Employment Agency, E. Salahov, the head of the Khazar region Executive Power, J. Mammadov, a deputy of the Milli Majlis, and other authorized persons were among the graduates. The event consisted of a networking and artistic component. Graduates of Khazar University from 1996-2010 across various specialties, along with university management, faculty, and staff, were invited to the event. Over 150 guests attended, including around 100 graduates. Notable attendees among the graduates included M. Abbasbeyli, head of the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control State Service under the Ministry of Economy, M. Abbasbeyli, chairman of the Board of the State Employment Agency, E. Salahov, head of the Khazar region Executive Power, J. Mammadov, a deputy of the Milli Majlis, among other officials. The event featured both networking and artistic parts.
During the networking part of the event, graduates had the opportunity to meet their fellow students, friends, and teachers in the place where they had graduated years earlier, remembering their cherished student years and sharing their success stories. Later, the participants were invited to the Marble Hall for the artistic segment of the event.
Director of the Career and Alumni Center, Zarifa Aliyeva, welcomed the event participants and invited them to watch a video reminiscing about their student years. In her address, she highlighted the graduates’ significance and value to the university. She also encouraged the graduates to continue strengthening their ties with the university and to cooperate further.
The founder of Khazar University and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Trustees, Prof. Acad. Hamlet Isakhanli, spoke to the event participants. He highlighted the crucial role of higher education institutions in the lives of young people and expressed his affection for the graduates. “I know the number of my children at home, but I don’t know the number of my children at Khazar; they are many!” he remarked. The academician’s heartfelt and affectionate speech received applause.
Speaking on behalf of the graduates, M. Abbasbeyli, head of the Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control State Service under the Ministry of Economy, spoke about the impact Khazar University left on his and other graduates’ lives, and shared memories of their student years.
After all the speeches, the opera “Sevil,” written by world-famous composer Fikret Amirov and based on motifs from J. Jabbarli’s play of the same name, was performed. The artistic director of the performance was Zulfiyya Sadigova, the head of Khazar University’s Music and Art Department and an honored teacher. The main roles were performed by graduates from various years and majors. Their professional performances were met with great enthusiasm and applause.
At the end, memory photos were taken.
