Office of International Relations held meetings with "University of Illinois College of Medicine" located in Chicago, USA, to establish an Erasmus+ KA171 agreement. During the meeting, detailed information about our university was provided and a roadmap was determined for the development of cooperation between the two universities. Our university was represented by the General Coordinator of International Relations Prof. Dr. Sercan EROL and Surmene Faculty of Marine Sciences academic staff member Prof. Dr. Ersan BASAR, who accompanied him due to his congress duties. Assist. Prof. Dr. Melvin SPEISMAN, who also serves as the president of "American College of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine", represented "University of Illinois College of Medicine".