Azerbaijan Medical University (AMU)
Azerbaijan Medical University (AMU) is a public institution in Baku, Azerbaijan, accredited by 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).. Primary language: Azerbaijani. AlmiStudy lists 2 canonical subject areas, all verified against 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)..
- Country
- Azerbaijan (AZ)
- City
- Baku
- Control
- public
- Language
- Azerbaijani
- 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.
- Source
- Azerbaijan Medical University (AMU) — collector batch + MoSE/EATDA cross-verification (Day 13) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://amu.edu.az
Subjects offered
Show all 3 listed subjects (raw)
Medicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy
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.
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