Today, relatively high demands are made on higher education institutions, because this is the environment in which the training of future highly qualified specialists takes place. High-quality educational process, modern technology, practice-oriented - necessary indicators of the work of any university. If the university occupies a leading position at the national level, then its activities should be built in accordance with even higher standards. Baku State University belongs to this category.
How it all began?
The decision to open a higher educational institution in Baku was made almost a hundred years ago, in 1919. The first rector of the university was the famous surgeon, professor V.I. Razumovsky. Four faculties became the base: law, medical, physical and mathematical, and historical and philological. In 1922, the university was renamed Azerbaijan State University.
In 1930, during the reorganization, the university was disbanded, a number of independent institutes were created on its basis (Higher Pedagogical, Medical, National Economy, etc.). However, a few years later he was restored to its former status.
After World War II, the university, as a republican center of science and education, took a significant part in the creation of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences.
University today
Currently, Baku State University is the largest multifunctional educational cluster. It consists of 17 faculties (124 leading departments), 3 research centers, 24 research laboratories that study a wide range of problems. There are two research institutes (physics and applied mathematics) at the university, the work of which is provided by 200 employees.
The number of students is more than 22 thousand people. The university implements educational programs for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral studies, several dissertation councils are available, allowing you to get a degree.
Over the past twenty years, as the rector of Baku State University - Maharramov Abel Mammadali oglu (until November 2018).
Organization address: Baku, Academician Z. Halilov street, 23.
Leadership and teaching staff
One of the most important characteristics that make up the image of any university is the teaching staff. Occupying the post of director of Baku State University, Abi Maharramov paid great attention to the preservation and increase in the number of teachers. To date, the university has more than 1300 teachers, the vast majority of whom have a degree and title, including 250 doctors of science. The combination of teaching and research is a traditional practice for university employees. Therefore, among the professors there are many corresponding members of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
Among the honorary doctors of the university are a number of well-known political and public figures of the republic, the Russian Federation, and other countries.
The main directions of work
The three main vectors of the university: training of specialists, research practice, international cooperation.
The main task of the faculties of Baku State University is vocational training in priority areas of economic development, production, social disciplines. Among the specialties: journalism, theology, psychology, oriental studies, international relations, geology, chemistry, biology, ecology, physics, applied mathematics and cybernetics and many others. Much attention is paid to the principles of organization of the educational process: modern technology, democracy, fundamentality.
In the framework of scientific activity, preference is given to integration and cooperation with large republican research centers and entrepreneurial structures.
Environment and Opportunities
The modern educational process is impossible without an advising technological and material base. Therefore, the leadership of Baku State University pays great attention to its constant modernization. Students and teachers have at their disposal specially equipped classrooms, educational laboratories, computer rooms, ligafon rooms.
A printing house and a publishing house (more than 20 magazines) that meet modern European standards work on the basis of the university. The library is constantly operating (5 subscription and 14 reading rooms), the fund of which has more than 2.5 million storage units.
Two training centers have been organized for students to practice and relax in the villages of the Kubinsky and Khizinsky districts.
Undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate education
Back in 1997, the university switched to a three-stage system of education. In addition to undergraduate and graduate programs, there is a doctoral program that allows you to continue training in the field of science.
The university implements bachelor's programs in 63 specialties, master's programs - in 210. The duration of studies in the first stage is 4 years, which end with a state exam and the defense of final work. The next stage is two-year training and the preparation of a master's thesis.
The educational process uses the Azerbaijani and Russian languages. Since 2011, in order to integrate into the system of European education and increase academic mobility of students for a number of specialties, the main language of instruction is English. There are also a number of faculties of Baku State University with the Russian language.
Gradually, a credit 100-point system for assessing educational achievements of students is introduced.
Postgraduate training of scientific personnel in doctoral studies takes place in two stages. The first: three-year (or 4-year, part-time) studies, ending with a Ph.D. To obtain a doctorate degree will require another 4-5 years of study in the dissertation.
The international cooperation
Baku State University has a multi-year system of established interaction with foreign educational and scientific organizations.
In 2008, it was decided to participate in international university rankings. The integration of the university into the Bologna educational system has become a priority.
In recent years, contacts have been established with hundreds of universities around the world (Russia, USA, Belarus, Georgia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Yemen and many others).
Key areas of cooperation:
- participation in international associations and programs;
- training of foreign citizens;
- student exchange programs;
- jointly developed master's programs.
For several years, the university has been part of the Association of Universities of the Caspian littoral states, a network of universities on the Black Sea coast, and the Eurasian University Association. In the framework of bilateral cooperation, he takes part in academic mobility programs (Movlan, ERASMUS + and others).
University Centers
A number of scientific, cultural and educational organizations and associations operate on the basis of Baku State University. Among them:
- Center for innovative projects for young talents.
- Center for Nano Research and High Technology.
- Information Technology Center.
- Center for Continuing Education.
- Center for Career and Alumni Relations.
- Russian world.
- Confucius Institute.
- Center of Abay.
- Azerbaijan-Korean Center.
And this is not a complete list. The University also opened the Lyceum for gifted students “Young Talents”, four museums, a television studio, a clinic for students and teachers.
Baku State University: reviews
An indicator of the university’s work is, first of all, the level of success of its graduates. Over the years, the university has trained many well-known experts in the field of science, entrepreneurship, politics, culture.
The popularity of the university is also evidenced by the fact that the annual competition for admission is from 5 to 10 people per place. At the same time, up to 40% of students who received a republican scholarship study here. Judging by the reviews, the position of students and graduates boils down to the fact that studying at the university is not easy, because the requirements are quite high, but the result is worth the effort. Since Baku State University is a quality education, operating scientific schools, demanded specialties and competent teachers.