BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY Azerbaijan is the largest country

BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY

Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of EURASIA. Located at the crossroads of WESTERN ASIA and EASTERN EUROPE ON THE SHORE OF the CASPAN SEA. 2

Azerbaijan (cont’d) 3

Baku – capital of Azerbaijan 4

Baku – capital of Azerbaijan (cont’d) 5

Baku – capital of Azerbaijan (cont’d) 6

Baku – capital of Azerbaijan (cont’d) 7

Baku State University Main Building 8

Baku State University Org Structure Lyceum for talented pupil 17 schools e-Learning Center Institute of Applied Mathematics Institute of Physics BSU Center of Information Technologies Publishing House 3 Scientific Centers Scientific Library 24 Research labs 9

Baku State University Main Hall 10

Baku State University Statistics Schools 17 Departments 123 Specialties 208 Number of students 18658 BA 17053 MA 1465 Ph. D 87 Post Doc 53 Honorary scholars Student Gender Balance (BA & MA) Male 9088 Female 9430 Study subjects: Total 2857 BA 1800 MA 1057 12 11

Baku State University Lectures Hall 12

Baku State University Staff Statistics Teaching staff 1371 Academicians 7 Member correspondents of the ASAR 15 Doctors of Sciences 239 Professors 238 Ph. Ds 787 Assistant professors 561 Non-academic degree holders 323 13

Baku State University Staff Statistics (cont’d) Technical and operating staff 414 Scientific staff 346 Doctors/professors 42 Ph. D 143 Non-academic degree holders 161 14

Baku State University Library Foundation Over 3 million units available 2009 2010 16591 17013 Professors/doctors 710 1038 Scientific staff 261 284 Number of users Students Ph. D students Bachelor Master Visitors 11488 14928 163 158 10450 14388 875 382 4132 763 15

Baku State University Library Foundation (cont’d) 16

Baku State University Library Foundation (cont’d) 17

Baku State University Embedded Centres The Center of Nano - researches Center of Information Technologies E-Learning Center American Studies Center Azerbaijani – Korean Center The Russian Center for Environmental Studies & Environmental Monitoring Lab 18

Baku State University Embedded Centres (cont’d) 19

Baku State University Embedded Museums The Museum of Heydar Aliyev The Museum of History of the BSU The Museum of Archeology & Ethnography The Museum of Evolution Theory The Museum of Minerals The Museum of Bicycles 20

Baku State University Sport Facilities 21

Baku State University Sport Facilities (cont’d) 22

Baku State University Sport Facilities (cont’d) 23

Baku State University Law on Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (19. 06. 2009 N 833 -IIIQ) Joining to the Bologna process Azerbaijan - May 2005 (Bergen, Norway) BSU – September 2005 in 2005/2006 implementation to 2 pilot schools: School of Biology School of Journalism Later on – entire schools 24

Baku State University International Relations About 100 partners Europe USA Asia Africa International institutions CIS Germany Italy France United Kingdom Spain Austria Hungary Lithuania Latvia Moldova Romania Albania Greece Russia Belorussia Ukraine Georgia Japan China S. Korea Turkiye Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Iran Egypt UNICEF MWL AYA Int-l CIS IICN 25

Baku State University International Relations (cont’d) 26

Baku State University International Relations (cont’d) Membership and participation on authoritative associations and institutions Association of Universities of Eurasia (consolidates most of universities of former USSR) Association of Universities of Caspian Sea States Association of Universities of Black Sea States (during 2002 - 2004 BSU led this Association successfully) Association of European Universities Others 27

Baku State University International Relations (cont’d) RANKING (independent) QS World University Rankings URAP [University Ranking by Academic Performance] Global Universities Ranking Webometrics The Leiden Ranking The World University Ranking INVITED PROFESSORS & CONSULTANTS Total of 10 lecturers: 1 – School of Theology (Turkiye) 3 – School of Oriental Studies (Korea) 1 – School of Oriental Studies (Japan) 4 – School of Philology – Chinese (China) 1 - School of Philology – French (France) BSU staff members, working abroad 3 lecturers (in different universities of Turkiye) 28

Baku State University International Relations (cont’d) 29

Baku State University International Relations (cont’d) Some facts about foreign and exchange students: Total number – 1272 BA – 802 MA – 43 Ph. D – 427 Students /alumnies of the BSU studying abroad: BA – 45 MA – 11 Ph. D – 1 (in Portugal) 30

Baku State University International Relations (cont’d) 31

Baku State University Quality Assurance Establishment of the Center of Quality Assurance of the Study Programmes Working group: Professor Irada Alieva – Vice-rector of the BSU Dr. Gulheyran Ragimova – Dean for International Students & Programs Professor Vasif Baba-zade – Head of Methodic Council of the BSU Professor Ismet Akhmedov Dr. Rafael Hasanov Dr. Lale Bayramova 32

Baku State University Quality Assurance (cont’d) 33

Baku State University Reforms Implementation of different assessment methods: Tests Written exams Oral exams Assurance systems: Wide application of IT Using of observing monitoring in exam halls Coordinators (cross-functional moderators) Extra layer of assurance (in force-major cases) Summer semesters Independent Student Council 34

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Contacts Web-page: www. bsu. edu. az Postal: Acad. Z. Khalilov str 23, AZ 1073 Baku, Azerbaijan Phone: (+99412) 539 08 58 / 539 05 17 Fax: (+99412) 598 33 76 Email: info@bsu. az 36

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