Azerbaijan University

Azerbaijan University

Type	Private
President	Salahaddin Khalilov ( 1991-2006)
Location	Baku , Azerbaijan
Website	www.au.edu.az

Azerbaijan University (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Universiteti) is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Campuses

Azerbaijan University owns two campuses in the city of Baku.

• I Corp – Address: Nasimi r, Tbilisi pros. - 72, Azerbaijan. Ünvan: Nəsimi rayonu, Tbilisi prospekti - 72 Azərbaycan AZ1102
• II Corp – Address: Nasimi r., Tbili pros.- 72, Baku, AZ 1102, Azerbaijan. Ünvan: Nəsimi rayonu, Tbilisi prospekti - 72, Bakı, AZ 1102, Azərbaycan

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Background information

Main article: History of Azerbaijan University

Founded in 1991 by Prof. Salahaddin Khalilov, the university became the first private university in Azerbaijan. AU was officially registered by the decision of Higher State Expert Committee on March 3, 1993 and of the Board of Ministry of Education on April 8, 1993 and was registered in the State Register № 1. It was officially registered as non-public Azerbaijan University including a specialized college and English-language gymnasium. On February 24, 2009, AU was re-accredited as higher educational institution with the order number 213 of the Accreditation Commission of the Ministry of Education. The University received the right to award its students with diplomas for degrees and majors determined in this order and to use all privileges for public higher educational institutions including the privilege of deferment of military service.

Academic information

The University has 1,099 students in 19 majors. Azerbaijan University has a faculty body of about 211 faulty members in 6 scholar chairs. The teaching process at the University is carried out in 3 languages (Azerbaijan, Russian and English). The students of BBA program learn the second foreign language beside English (German, French, Arabic, Turkish and others.) according to their preferences.

External links

• Azerbaijan University website