On April 9 -10, 2014 Training in the framework Horizon2020 / IDEALIST2014 / EAST-HORIZON/ NCP activity in Third Countries was held in the main building of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences of (ANAS). The event was jointly organized by International Relations Office and Regional Information Technologies Academy (R.I.T.A) and Presidium of ANAS. 
The event started with the tribute to the founder of Azerbaijani state, National Leader Heydar Aliyev and famous ophthalmologist academician Zarifa Aliyeva by the members of International Relations Office and guests from European Union (EU) who laid flowers on their grave. The guests are ICT NCP in Hungary Edina Nemeth, ICT NCP in Norway Kim Davis, ICT NCP in Latvia Dina Berzina, Project coordinator of PLANET organization in Greece Raphael Koumeri.
 The head of International Relations Office Gulam Babayev underlined Heydar Aliyev’s role in the development of EU and Azerbaijan relationship. Gulam Babayev also mentioned the high-level policy of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev who is continuing Heydar Aliyev policy which is behind success and development.
The event continued in the building of ANAS with participation of the researchers from various institutes of ANAS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Science Development Fund under the President of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Education, representatives of the Delegation of the European Union in Azerbaijan, and other relevant structures. The training was opened by welcoming remarks of Assoc. Prof. Gulam Babayev, Head of International Relations Office of Presidium of ANAS and also Dr. Tofig Babayev, Director of R.I.T.A, Head of Foreign Relations and Innovations Department of the Cybernetics Institute, NCP ICT of the Framework Program in Azerbaijan.