Organization:Khazar University
Xəzər Universitəsi | |
Motto | “Always leading the way” |
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Type | Private |
Chairman | Professor Hamlet Isakhanli |
President | Dr. Hassan Niknafs |
Academic staff | 250 |
Students | 2500 |
Location | , |
Language | English |
Khazar University Azerbaijani: Xəzər Universiteti, which directly translates as Caspian University, is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]
Campuses
Khazar University owns three campuses in the city of Baku.
- Neftchilar Campus
- Downtown Campus
- Binagadi Campus – New education complex for “Dunya” School, also Khazar University School of Education`s Internship Center, Sports Center, Dormitory and Technopark
Background information
Founded in 1991 by Prof. Hamlet Isakhanli ([1]), the University became one of the first private universities in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and the first in Azerbaijan to introduce Western-style, research-oriented higher education. Isakhanli formed Khazar in the interest of reforming the previous system of higher education under Soviet rule.[2][3][4] For more information on education system in Azerbaijan, read:
1. Hamlet Isakhanli. In Search of Khazar. Khazar University Press, Baku, 2006.[5]
2. Hamlet Isakhanli. Education System in Transition Economy: A View from Azerbaijan. Khazar University Press, Baku, 2007.[6]
Academic information
In Azerbaijan, Khazar University is providing Western-style education on all levels: undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral.[7] It also runs a lab.
There are four schools (colleges) operating within Khazar University: | |
1 | School of Engineering and Applied Science |
2 | School of Economics and Management |
3 | School of Humanities and Social Science |
4 | School of Education |
Notable alumni
- Adnan Hajizadeh, blogger and youth activist
- Nargiz Birk-Petersen, television commentator
- Nigar Jamal, winner of Eurovision 2011
Affiliations
The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.khazar.org/
- ↑ Emily Van Buskirk, "Current Trends in Education in Azerbaijan - A discussion with Professor Hamlet Isakhanli ", Caspian Studies Program, Harvard University, April 25, 2001, Accessed on April 14, 2006
- ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/node/3285/ranking-details/world-university-rankings/2013
- ↑ http://www.webometrics.info/en/search/Rankings/khazar
- ↑ Isakhanli, Hamlet. In Search of Khazar. Baku, KU Press, 2006. See In Search of Khazar (The story of Khazar University's origins)
- ↑ Isakhanli, Hamlet. Education System in Transition Economy: A View from Azerbaijan. Baku, KU Press, 2007. http://dspace.khazar.org/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1001/1/on%20education%20system_Isaxanli.pdf/ On Education System in Transition Economy
- ↑ https://www.4icu.org/reviews/184.htm
- ↑ Tüm Uyeler. kunib.com