Universities in Azerbaijan

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Law

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Recognised public university in Azerbaijan. Verify recognition with the national authority and that the qualification is recognised in your target country before enrolling. CONTEXT (factual, evenhanded, attributed, no side endorsed): Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in a prolonged dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, with wars and large-scale displacement affecting civilians on the sides involved; international bodies have documented humanitarian and human-rights concerns. These facts are stated as documented, attributed to their sources, with no endorsement of any party and no position taken on sovereignty. ISO/region codes are a data-consistency choice, not a political statement. PATH-B NOTE: this records the high-confidence university-level institutions of Azerbaijan. It is NOT guaranteed exhaustive — other institutions may exist and can be added from the national authority's register or a regulator-based collector file later. No fabricated data was added; uncertain fields were left blank.

SubjectsSocial Sciences · Law · Business & Management

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private (non-governmental) higher education institution listed among Azerbaijan's private universities. Website and founding year not verified. Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArchitecture & Design · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Business & Management

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Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MoSE) — renamed from Ministry of Education on 28 July 2022 by Presidential Decree of Ilham Aliyev to strengthen science-education integration (doctrine #28 regulator reform). Operational accreditation is conducted by the State Agency for Science and Higher Education (EATDA) — a public legal entity under MoSE established 2022, listed in the ENQA membership database. Azerbaijan joined the Bologna Process in 2005; new Law on Education adopted 2009. Bachelor (Bakalavr, 4-5 years) → Master (Magistr, 1.5-2 years) → Doctoral (Doktor, 2-3 years).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@azmiu.edu.az

Founded 1975 (chartered as Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute by splitting the Architecture and Construction Faculty from Azerbaijan Polytechnic University into a standalone Construction Engineers Institute; renamed Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AzMIU) in 2000). Azerbaijan's specialised architecture and construction-engineering university, located in Baku. Founded 1975 as Azerbaijan Construction Engineers Institute by splitting the architecture/construction faculty from Azerbaijan Polytechnic University. Renamed Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AzMIU) in 2000. Faculties: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Technology, Construction-Economics, Transport and Logistics, Information Technologies, and the Faculty of Energy and Mechanics. Critical institution for Azerbaijan's significant post-1991 construction boom (Baku skyline transformation, Flame Towers, Heydar Aliyev Center, etc.).

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

Accreditation

JOINT OVERSIGHT: Ministry of Health (clinical and curriculum) + Ministry of Science and Education (MoSE — academic accreditation) — renamed from Ministry of Education on 28 July 2022 by Presidential Decree of Ilham Aliyev to strengthen science-education integration (doctrine #28 regulator reform). Operational accreditation is conducted by the State Agency for Science and Higher Education (EATDA) — a public legal entity under MoSE established 2022, listed in the ENQA membership database. Azerbaijan joined the Bologna Process in 2005; new Law on Education adopted 2009. Bachelor (Bakalavr, 4-5 years) → Master (Magistr, 1.5-2 years) → Doctoral (Doktor, 2-3 years).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

office@amu.edu.az

Phone

+994 12 597 38 98

Founded 1930 (chartered as Azerbaijan State Medical Institute by reorganising the Medical Faculty of Baku State University into a standalone institution — Soviet-era pattern of splitting medicine into specialised institutes; renamed Azerbaijan Medical University in 2000). Azerbaijan's flagship medical university, located in Baku. Founded 1930 by reorganising the Medical Faculty of Baku State University into a standalone Azerbaijan State Medical Institute — Soviet-era pattern of splitting medicine into specialised institutes (similar to Yerevan State Medical, Tbilisi State Medical, etc. across the Soviet republics). Renamed Azerbaijan Medical University in 2000. ~8,000+ students. Faculties: General Medicine I, General Medicine II, Stomatology (Dentistry), Pediatrics, Military Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical-Prophylactic, and Preparatory. JOINT MOH+MOSE OVERSIGHT (typical medical-university pattern across the post-Soviet region). The Ministry of Health handles clinical training and curriculum; the Ministry of Science and Education handles academic accreditation.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Focus on Azerbaijani national music. On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 2000 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 2000 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Engineering & Technology

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State agrarian university located in Ganja. Reportedly founded 1929 (per public sources). Public university in Ganja, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Mathematics & Statistics · International Relations · Languages & Linguistics · Engineering & Technology

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MoSE) — renamed from Ministry of Education on 28 July 2022 by Presidential Decree of Ilham Aliyev to strengthen science-education integration (doctrine #28 regulator reform). Operational accreditation is conducted by the State Agency for Science and Higher Education (EATDA) — a public legal entity under MoSE established 2022, listed in the ENQA membership database. Azerbaijan joined the Bologna Process in 2005; new Law on Education adopted 2009. Bachelor (Bakalavr, 4-5 years) → Master (Magistr, 1.5-2 years) → Doctoral (Doktor, 2-3 years).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@unec.edu.az

Phone

+994 12 437 10 86

Founded 1930 (chartered as Azerbaijan State Economic Institute by splitting the economics faculty from Azerbaijan State Industrial Institute; renamed Azerbaijan State University of Economics in 2000, then Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC) thereafter). Azerbaijan's premier economics and business university, located in Baku. Founded 1930 as Azerbaijan State Economic Institute by splitting the economics faculty from the predecessor Industrial Institute. Renamed Azerbaijan State University of Economics in 2000, then Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC — from 'Azərbaycan Dövlət İqtisad Universiteti'). Among Azerbaijan's largest universities with ~25,000+ students. Faculties: Economics, International Economics and Management, Business Management, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Information Technologies and Statistics, Finance and Accounting, Marketing, Translation Studies, and Russian Teaching Centre. Strong international partnerships including double-degree programmes with European universities.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State maritime higher education academy. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1996 (per public sources). Public university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics · Business & Management

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MoSE) — renamed from Ministry of Education on 28 July 2022 by Presidential Decree of Ilham Aliyev to strengthen science-education integration (doctrine #28 regulator reform). Operational accreditation is conducted by the State Agency for Science and Higher Education (EATDA) — a public legal entity under MoSE established 2022, listed in the ENQA membership database. Azerbaijan joined the Bologna Process in 2005; new Law on Education adopted 2009. Bachelor (Bakalavr, 4-5 years) → Master (Magistr, 1.5-2 years) → Doctoral (Doktor, 2-3 years).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

info@asoiu.edu.az

Founded 1920 (chartered as Baku Polytechnic Institute on 16 November 1920, immediately after Soviet takeover, building on existing Baku petroleum-industry expertise; renamed Azerbaijan Industrial Institute 1930; renamed Azerbaijan State Oil Academy 1992; renamed Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University 2014). Azerbaijan's premier petroleum, energy, and engineering university, located in Baku — the BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN COMMERCIAL PETROLEUM INDUSTRY (the world's first commercial oil well was drilled at Bibi-Heybat in 1846, a decade before Pennsylvania's Drake well). Founded 16 November 1920 as Baku Polytechnic Institute, building on Baku's already-mature petroleum-industry expertise. Renamed Azerbaijan Industrial Institute 1930, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy 1992, and ASOIU in 2014. Among the world's oldest petroleum-engineering universities. Faculties: Petroleum Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Petroleum Geology, Mechanical Engineering, Energy, Information Technology and Control, Chemical Technology, Pipeline-Transport and Hydrocarbons Engineering, Petroleum-Mechanical Engineering, Mining, and Economics and Management. Critical to Azerbaijan's oil-and-gas economy.

SubjectsEducation · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Branches in Shaki, Guba, Shamakhi, Jalilabad and Aghjabadi. On official Ministry list. Reportedly founded 1921 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1923 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Science · Computer Science & IT

English

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Tuition

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Recognised public university in Azerbaijan. Verify recognition with the national authority and that the qualification is recognised in your target country before enrolling. CONTEXT (factual, evenhanded, attributed, no side endorsed): Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in a prolonged dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, with wars and large-scale displacement affecting civilians on the sides involved; international bodies have documented humanitarian and human-rights concerns. These facts are stated as documented, attributed to their sources, with no endorsement of any party and no position taken on sovereignty. ISO/region codes are a data-consistency choice, not a political statement. PATH-B NOTE: this records the high-confidence university-level institutions of Azerbaijan. It is NOT guaranteed exhaustive — other institutions may exist and can be added from the national authority's register or a regulator-based collector file later. No fabricated data was added; uncertain fields were left blank.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Located in Ganja. On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1971 (per public sources). University in Ganja, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Education

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Described as Azerbaijan's first private university, founded by Salahaddin Khalilov in 1991. Recognised by the Ministry of Science and Education. Reportedly founded 1991 (per public sources). Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Education

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Also known as ADU. On official Ministry list. Reportedly founded 1948 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Computer Science & IT · Law · Social Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private higher education institution registered in 1993 under the State Higher Expert Commission. Recognised by the Ministry of Science and Education. Reportedly founded 1993 (per public sources). Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Business & Management

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Located in Khirdalan, Absheron. On official Ministry list. Reportedly founded 2016 (per public sources). University in Khirdalan, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsSocial Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Business & Management · Law · Education

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university in Baku; member of the Caucasus University Association. Recognised by the Ministry of Science and Education. Founding year and official website not verified. Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Social Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private (non-governmental) higher education institution listed among Azerbaijan's private universities. Website and founding year not verified. Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli. On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1921 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Education · Social Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Focus on Slavic languages and philology. On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1946 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsMathematics & Statistics · Natural Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · International Relations · Theology & Religious Studies · Communication & Media Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Education

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MoSE) — renamed from Ministry of Education on 28 July 2022 by Presidential Decree of Ilham Aliyev to strengthen science-education integration (doctrine #28 regulator reform). Operational accreditation is conducted by the State Agency for Science and Higher Education (EATDA) — a public legal entity under MoSE established 2022, listed in the ENQA membership database. Azerbaijan joined the Bologna Process in 2005; new Law on Education adopted 2009. Bachelor (Bakalavr, 4-5 years) → Master (Magistr, 1.5-2 years) → Doctoral (Doktor, 2-3 years).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.

Email

admission@bsu.edu.az

Founded 1919 (chartered as Baku State University by Decree No. 735 of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on 1 September 1919 — opened with 4 faculties and 1,094 students; survived the Soviet takeover in April 1920 to become the foundational university of Azerbaijani higher education). Azerbaijan's flagship and oldest modern university, located in Baku. Founded on 1 September 1919 by Decree No. 735 of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR, 1918-1920) — only months before the Soviet Red Army takeover in April 1920. Opened with 4 faculties (History-Philology, Physics-Mathematics, Law, Medicine) and 1,094 students. SURVIVED the Soviet takeover and continued as the foundational university of Azerbaijani HE through Soviet era and post-1991 independence. ~17,000+ students across 17 faculties spanning Mathematics and Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Geography, History, Philology, Oriental Studies (notable given Caspian-region position), Library and Information Sciences, Law, Journalism, International Relations and Economics, Theology, Social Sciences and Psychology, Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics, and the Faculty of Ecology and Soil Sciences. Among the leading Caucasus universities.

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Social Sciences · Law

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private (non-governmental) higher education institution listed among Azerbaijan's private universities. Website and founding year not verified. Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsNatural Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1938 (per public sources). University in Ganja, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEducation · Engineering & Technology · Social Sciences · Natural Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Newly established (2023) in Khankendi. On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 2023 (per public sources). University in Khankendi, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Science · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Social Sciences

English

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Tuition

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Scholarships

Recognised private university in Azerbaijan. Verify recognition with the national authority and that the qualification is recognised in your target country before enrolling. CONTEXT (factual, evenhanded, attributed, no side endorsed): Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in a prolonged dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, with wars and large-scale displacement affecting civilians on the sides involved; international bodies have documented humanitarian and human-rights concerns. These facts are stated as documented, attributed to their sources, with no endorsement of any party and no position taken on sovereignty. ISO/region codes are a data-consistency choice, not a political statement. PATH-B NOTE: this records the high-confidence university-level institutions of Azerbaijan. It is NOT guaranteed exhaustive — other institutions may exist and can be added from the national authority's register or a regulator-based collector file later. No fabricated data was added; uncertain fields were left blank.

SubjectsEducation · Natural Sciences · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1991 (per public sources). University in Lankaran, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 2015 (per public sources). University in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Arts & Humanities · Education

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Comprehensive university; reorganised as a university in 1990. On official Ministry list. Reportedly founded 1967 (per public sources). University in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEducation

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 2003 (per public sources). University in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

State higher aviation education institution. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1992 (per public sources). Public university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Engineering & Technology · Education

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university founded in 1995, degree-granting from 1999. Recognised by the Ministry of Science and Education. Reportedly founded 1995 (per public sources). Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private higher education institution located in Nakhchivan, listed among Azerbaijan's non-governmental universities. Website and founding year not verified. Private university in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Education · Social Sciences

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1962 (per public sources). University in Sumgait, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Joint Turkish-Azerbaijani state university, established 2023. On official Ministry list. Website omitted to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 2023 (per public sources). University in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Law · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Education

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Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan — recognises universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.

Private university founded in 1991 by Husein Baghirov. Recognised by the Ministry of Science and Education. Reportedly founded 1991 (per public sources). Private university in Baku, Azerbaijan; Ministry of Science and Education-recognised.