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The Institute of Politics at Khazar University is an independent, non-partisan organization committed to public policy research, analysis and education. This policy oriented research institution was founded in September 2004 at Khazar University through the Center for International and Strategic Studies and Department of Political Science. The Institute holds regular conferences, seminars, workshops and panel discussions with various public officials, diplomats and scholars as well as various student-oriented workshops, such as annual crisis simulation exercises and moot courts on various issues. It has offered a wide range of programs and resources including speakers, visiting and resident fellows, study groups, conferences, and internships.

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On May 9, 2010 a Model OSCE Conference was held at Khazar University as a result of cooperation between the University and the OSCE Office in Baku. More than 60 students from 12 universities across Azerbaijan took part in the country's first Model OSCE Conference.

 In 2005-2006 the Institute of Politics was involved in the partnership with the British Council/Azerbaijan in implementing the project Living Together within the framework of the British Council’s global Connecting Futures program. During this project the Institute conducted a series of workshops in conflict resolution for young people from various regions of Azerbaijan. As part of that project, the Institute also designed and implemented a major training-of-trainers workshop for young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Northern Ireland.

The two-day Modeling Azerbaijan's Future: Examining Trends, Exploring Opportunities conference took place on June 18-19, 2005. A convention of around 60 scholars, practitioners and students of public policy, government executives and civil society leaders met to discuss trends and opportunities pertaining to major public issues in Azerbaijan. The conference was conducted with the financial support of the Embassy of the United States of America in Azerbaijan and Khazar University.

The Second Annual Crisis Simulation Exercise was held on April 30, 2005 and around 70 students from four universities in Baku took part in the exercise. Seven teams of students from Khazar University, Baku State University, Azerbaijan State Economic University, and Baku Slavic University represented mock National Security Councils (NSC) in a role-play game in order to solve an imaginative crisis in the South Caucasus. The working language at the exercise was English.

On November 22-26, 2004, Khazar University Institute of Politics held its First Annual Executive Education Workshop Doing Policy Analysis: How to Tackle Policy Problems in Azerbaijan. This unique workshop was conducted under the auspices of the Eurasia Foundation/ Azerbaijan and the Embassy of the United States of America in Azerbaijan to equip government and public sector executives and analysts as well as faculty and students of public policy with essential tools to handle problem identification, policy formulation and decision-making issues confidently and effectively. Twenty-five government executives and policy analysts, NGO managers, junior faculty and advanced students from Azerbaijan and Georgia participated in this workshop led by Dr. Beryl Radin, Professor of Government and Public Administration at the American University in Washington, DC.