"Return to Karabakh" project is in full swing with its second phase

Past Events

“Educational Programs Workshop: Building Capacity for Regional Water Security,” Organised by USAID

The “Climate and Water Summit Towards COP29” takes place at ADA University in Baku on May 16.

Workshop Lead by Local and International Experts: "Urban Sustainability Workshop: Integrating Science, Policy and Citizen Action"

Jean Monnet Winter School for Local Governments Conducted within Jean Monnet Module “EaP beyond 2020”

IDD hosts discussions on climate-aligned growth goals.

Climate Action Seminar: Opportunities and Challenges for Europe and the South Caucasus

The Advanced Foreign Service Development Program for 20 mid-level diplomats was hosted by the Institute for Development and Diplomacy.

Roundtable discussion - Prof. Gladden Pappin, the President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

Screening of the documentary "The Odin Code", produced by Swedish photographer and director Mikael Silkeberg

The Management Team of the Air War College Institute of Pakistan was Hosted by IDD

IDD Hosted a Delegation from the University of Warsaw

President Ilham Aliyev Attended the International Forum “COP29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan”

Round Table Meeting with Youth Held Within the 6th ADA University Policy Forum, "COP29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan"

Over 30 International Experts Convened in Lachin for Sideline Panel of 6th ADA University Policy Forum, "COP 29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan"

The "Caspian Basin Studies" Program Brings Together Representatives of 18 Countries

IDD’s First International Event Abroad: “Policy Workshop on New Policy Objectives of the EU in EaP”

A Joint Event on the Study and Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage was Held

Prof. Ricardo Haussmann from Harvard's Kennedy School Delivered a Lecture

“National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Support Project for Adaptation Planning and Implementation in Azerbaijan” project of UNDP Azerbaijan

“Promoting the Role of Women in the Energy Sector”

Roundtable discussion with Ambassador Matthew Bryza about the Great Return and smart and green technologies

Institute for Development and Diplomacy Hosts Roundtable on Armenian Ethnic Cleansing of Azerbaijanis

Roundtable on “International Criminal Court (ICC): Clash of Law and Politics”

Discussions on the volume of the Caspian Sea

The First Youth Climate Negotiation dedicated to #COP29

Training program for MDDT specialists completed

The last Board of Trustees meeting for 2023 was held

Roundtable discussion: Water Diplomacy

President Ilham Aliyev attended the Forum, "Karabakh: back home after 30 years. Accomplishments and challenges"

Experts from 30 countries convene in Zangilan

We hosted a roundtable, "The role of women in food security”

IDD and UNDP Concluded a Four-day Training Workshop

Roundtable, “Women’s Leadership and Gender “in” equality in Academia”

IDD and UNDP Organize a Four-day Training Workshop

The CBS 2023 brings together diplomats and academicians from 20+ countries

Role of the Greater Caspian Region's logistic corridors in ensuring global food and energy security

New Program, "Leadership Development Program for State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan"

Future of Azerbaijan's foreign policy in the post-conflict era

A new training program, "Leadership Mastery: Empowering Mid-Level Managers" by IDD for SOCAR employees

We held a Policy Design Workshop, “The Future of the EaP. The European Union – Azerbaijan relations: prospects and difficulties. Perspectives from Eastern Neighborhood”

IDD co-organized Capacity-building workshop for Diplomatic Academies

Memorandum between IDD and the Foreign Service Academy of Pakistan

The application of "GIS" technologies to the study of rivers and the application of this potential

The "Return to Karabakh" project is in full swing with focus group meetings attended by former IDPs

UNESCO Participation Program: 2nd round of National Workshops on Empowering Women for Leadership Roles in Academia

Smart farming for sustainable agriculture as an exemplary model in Karabakh to identify conditions for future policies

Institute for Development and Diplomacy organised a business etiquette training course for employees of PASHA Insurance

ICESCO Youth Talks - Director General of ICESCO, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik

“News sources of journalists specializing in foreign policy: Azerbaijan’s foreign policy and new realities in international relations”

“Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity: strengthening Azerbaijan’s system of protected areas through improved governance and management”

The record is clear: there is no more reliable, non-Western pipelined oil and gas supplier to the EU than Azerbaijan

IDD experts participated at international conference held in Italy

IDD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)

IDD hosted Roundtable Discussion with Mr. Giancarlo Alberti, Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of Chile Republic in Azerbaijan

ADA University will cooperate with the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.

IDD’s Director for Policy Research, Damjan Krnjevic, spoke at a panel titled “The Middle Corridor’s Potential for Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia”

"Return to Karabakh" project is in full swing with its second phase

IDD hosted a discussion with British Chamber of Commerce Azerbaijan in cooperation with "BDO" Azerbaijan LLC

IDD's Director Dr. Fariz Ismailzade has been elected as the Chair of ASAP

Caspian Policy Conference: Connecting Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Beyond was held

Aktau stream of Baku Summer Energy School 2023

Baku stream of Baku Summer Energy School 2023

Deputy Ministers of Venezuela attended in the Roundtable Discussion

An intensive two-week Jean Monnet Summer School on European Union Studies was held

The graduation day of French and Spanish language classes designed for local diplomats was held at ADA University

Managing Director of the European Neighbourhood Council Samuel Doveri Vesterbye delivered the lecture

Dr. Fariz Ismailzade delivered a speech at the 2023 CAMCA Regional Forum held in Almaty, Kazakhstan

ADA EU Summer School 2023 has officially launched

We hosted the experts from “Azergold” CJSC within CASPISNET Annual Meeting

Second day of CASPISNET annual meeting has been successfully ended

IDD hosts CASPISNET (Caspian Integrated Scientific Network) annual meeting

IDD participated in the 28th Baku Energy Forum

IDD hosted Pakistan Foreign Secretary

IDD hosted delegation of the Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST)

Book talk: Central Asia's Economic Rebirth in the Shadow of the New Great Game

IDD's Deputy Director Ms. Aygun Hajiyeva is on a visit to Vietnam

Participants of the Advanced Foreign Service Program met with Mr. Hikmat Hajiyev

The closing ceremony of media training series designed for journalists and media specialists was held

Seminar on "Promoting Azerbaijan-China Relations to a New Level of Strategic Cooperation"

Training series for journalists and media specialists of the Organization of Turkic States

Roundtable discussion: Caspian Sea Level Problem in a Changing Climate roundtable discussion

Roundtable discussion on waste management practices in Azerbaijan

Participants of Capacity Building Program met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov

Sabina Amirova, Manager of International Projects and Outreach at IDD attended the regional workshop

IDD's Research fellow, Anastasia Lavrina, moderated the session on "Islamophobia in France"

IDD EU program conducted an EU Winter Training School on Local Governance

We hosted Qatar delegation

Rector of ADA University, Ambassador Hafiz Pashayev met with Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev

IDD EU Program conducted the first round of National Workshops on Empowering Women for Leadership Roles in Academia

IDD hosted a delegation led by Alberto Villa Villegas, the head of the Mexico-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary friendship group

IDD representatives participated in the third meeting of the Russian-Azerbaijani Expert Council

IDD conducted the 5th Early Career Researcher’s Training School (TS)

IDD's Senior Research Fellow Jahangir E. Arasli attended Tri-Service International Defence Expo & Conference - IDEX 2023

Damjan Krnjević Mišković attended discussion at Hudson Institute's Center for Peace & Security in the Middle East

Roundtable Discussion: "China 2023-the Reopening. Implications for the South Caucasus and Central Asia"

IDD hosted a discussion with the participation of the UK Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty

We had a meeting with the Board of Trustees

Military attachés from 18 countries visited Institute for Development and Diplomacy

IDD hosted the Conference on Strengthening the International Cooperation of NGOs

IDD co-hosted "Caspian Energy MeetUp"

"Return to Karabakh" project is in full swing with its second phase

The "Return to Karabakh" project is in full swing with its second phase.

Driven by the joint efforts of ADA University, the State Committee for Affairs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and the Institute of Economics of the Ministry of Science and Education in Azerbaijan, this phase involves conducting focus group meetings with IDPs.

These meetings offer a platform to IDPs for expressing their thoughts on the return process to Karabakh.

We delivered a training session for the project's moderators who will conduct focus group meetings to equip them with the essential skills and principles necessary for facilitating productive focus group discussions.