On 27-28 February 2017, the Director of the Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Dr. Olena Shapovalova, was part of a Ukrainian delegation to Baku, Azerbaijan led by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science Volodymyr Kovtunets.

The Ukrainian delegation was greeted by the Minister of Education of the  Republic of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov. The aim of the visit was to deepen ties between the two countries in the area of education.

Further cooperation was confirmed between the Ukrainian State Center for International Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Azerbaijan together with the Ukrainian Congress of Azerbaijan on selecting prospective students to study in Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions.

It was also agreed that Azerbaijani cultural centers will be created in Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions, which will create further good relations between students and develop existing cultural dialogue amongst youth.