The 2nd Forum of Azerbaijani Scientists Living Abroad will be held in Baku on December 9–10, 2026.  The event aims to bring together Azerbaijani scientists residing abroad, expand scientific ties, and discuss opportunities for cooperation.

Organized by the World Association of Azerbaijani Scientists with the support of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), the opening ceremony of the forum is expected to bring together more than 100 Azerbaijani scientists living abroad, alongside nearly 500 scholars, young doctoral candidates, and researchers representing the country’s leading scientific and educational institutions.

The core aim of the forum is to strengthen ties between Azerbaijani scientists from various countries and Azerbaijan's scientific community, to promote the exchange of knowledge and experience, expand opportunities for scientific cooperation, bring together Azerbaijani scientists living abroad within a unified network, as well as discuss the activities carried out since the First Forum, and discuss planned projects and programs for the upcoming period.

On the second day of the forum, visiting scientists are scheduled to participate in meetings, scientific discussions and master classes at universities in their respective fields.

Azerbaijani scientists living and working abroad are kindly requested to register by October 20, 2026, via the following link in order to secure their participation in the Forum: https://diaspor.gov.az/forum/.

It should be noted that the First Forum of Azerbaijani Scientists Living Abroad was held in Baku on September 9–11, 2024. The Forum brought together more than 80 Azerbaijani scientists from 23 countries, as well as scholars and professors from various scientific institutions across Azerbaijan and rectors from scientific institutions across Azerbaijan.