Within the framework of the PICASP project, a seminar on "Cultural heritage and business" was organized on April 07, 2023, at the Azerbaijan University of Tourism and Management, according to the Action Plan of MIRAS Public Union for the current year. Mr. Fariz Khalilli, the Doctor of Philosophy in History, administrative head of the project by the MIRAS Public Union as the national partner made an interesting presentation for the students and teachers of the Social Management Faculty. The seminar was held in an interractive form and a wide information was given on business opportunities, business environment, financial recourses, the existing legislation and state regulatory methods, as well as private sector role in this sphere, business effect on the protection and develoment of the cultural heritage, practise and examples concerning the cultural heritage business, especially of the MİRAS. The students showed a great interest to the seminar and expressed their willingness to develope their knowledge in this sphere.

As you know the purpose of the MİRAS-PİCASP seminars is to create basis for university-enterprise cooperation in the cultural heritage, archeaology, museums and tourism spheres in the Casipan region. The program of the seminars was prepared according to the PICASP project by the MIRAS’s experts. We should note that starting from 2021, “MIRAS” Public Union in Support of Studying Cultural Heritage is a partner of the PICASP project ("Pilot courses for industrial enterprises to implement university-enterprise cooperation in the development of the Caspian region") funded under the ERASMUS+ Program of the European Commission. The main goal of the project is to increase the competencies of the teachers in the small and medium business field, especially based on pilot courses combining theory and practice with the implementation of MOOCs (free open online courses). As well as to introduce new methodologies and teaching tools, to raise the level of personnel training in the field of cultural heritage protection, and most importantly, strengthening the potential in the field of higher education. For this purpose, during the current year, MIRAS Public Union will organize seminars, familiarization tours, trainings and expeditions with the participation of teachers and students of interested higher education institutions.