Rector also informed that every year BHOS students undertake internships at those companies, including SOCAR's facilities. Elmar Gasimov emphasized that constantly expanding cooperation between BHOS and many international and national companies operating in the oil and gas sector, chemical industry and automation engineering not only helps to educate BHOS students as high-qualified professionals, but also plays an instrumental role in their future recruitment and career development. Having expressed his satisfaction with the meeting at BHOS, Head of ABB representative office in Azerbaijan Rustam Gasimov pointed out that close partnership relations between the company and BHOS are successfully developing. Then the Cooperation Agreement between the Baku Higher Oil School and ABB company was signed. Philipp Stalder, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Azerbaijan Republic, and Martin Grady, General Manager, Oil, Gas and Petrochemical, ABB, also participated in the Cooperation Agreement signing ceremony.