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unec.edu.az
Azerbaijan State University of Economics ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət İqtisad Universiteti) is a
public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...
located in
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
,
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. UNEC was founded in 1930 and it is one of the biggest educational institutions of the
South Caucasus The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Arme ...
. UNEC has 14 faculties, where 18.5 thousand students get education, and it offers master programs in 57 specialties, employing more than 1000 teachers, including 62 professors and 344 docents, among whom there are active members of the
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) ( az, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of ...
,
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, winners of state awards, honored teachers and scientists. UNEC is a full member of the
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,
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, University Council of
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and Eurasian Association of Universities. Foreign students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses at UNEC are approximately 650 out of 18,400 student enrollment overall. In 2007, a Library and Information Center and a student Career Center started functioning at UNEC and also a new 7 floor educational building that meets the highest international standards was opened. The same year UNEC received the “European quality” award and the European Club of Rectors and
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. On its Main Building on Istiglaliyyat street, a 24/7 open library is operating since 2018. The strategic direction of UNEC development was to bring the educational process up to the international standards by 2010, finishing the international accreditation process and ensuring full compliance with Bologna Process, as well as more active participation in the international market of educational services. Currently the university is chaired by rector professor Adalat Muradov and five vice rectors.


History

Originally it was a part of
Baku State University Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...
. It became a separate university in 1934. Over the years its name has changed a number of times and it was re-merged and re-separated from Baku State on several occasions. On its creation in 1930, the school was named the Trade-Cooperative Institute. In 1933, the government of
Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...
changed the name to the "Azerbaijan Social-Economic University named after
Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...
" (similar to the naming of the
Azerbaijan Medical University named after Nariman Narimanov Azerbaijan Medical University named after Nariman Narimanov ( az, Azərbaycan Tibb Universiteti) is the formal name of the public medical school located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Due to difficulties with translation, the school is sometimes called: A ...
), and introduced curricula on accounting, law and finance. In 1936 the name was tweaked to the "Azerbaijan Social-Economic Institute named after Karl Marx". With the onset of
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, UNEC was folded into
Baku State University Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...
's Department of Economics. By 1944 the school was separated again, this time as the Azerbaijan National Economic Institute. It remained under this name until March 1959, when war caused it to be folded back into Baku State University. In 1966 the school separated once again, and has remained independent since, initially as the Azerbaijan National Economic Institute named after
Dadash Bunyadzade Dadash Hodge oglu Bunyadzade (1888–1938) was the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic from 14 March 1930 to 23 October 1932. During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of ...
. In 1987 the name was changed to the Finance-Economic Institute; and in 2000 the name was finally changed to its current form by an act of the Azerbaijani government.


Derbent branch

The
Derbent Derbent (russian: Дербе́нт; lez, Кьвевар, Цал; az, Дәрбәнд, italic=no, Dərbənd; av, Дербенд; fa, دربند), formerly romanized as Derbend, is a city in Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea. It is ...
branch of the Azerbaijan State Economic University was founded in 1993 by
Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...
. However, the official opening of the branch of the Azerbaijan State Economic University in the city of Derbent of the
Republic of Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia sit ...
of the
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was held only in November 2016. The total area of the Derbent branch is more than 11 thousand km2. There are 32 classrooms in the university, with a total capacity of 1,000 students. In the first year 69 people were recruited to the university. At the moment, students can study in four areas: *
World economy The world economy or global economy is the economy of all humans of the world, referring to the global economic system, which includes all economic activities which are conducted both within and between nations, including production, consumption, ...
*
Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...
and credit *
Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...
, analysis and
audit An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon.” Auditing ...
* General Economy Along with this, branch students also can enjoy all the privileges and international relations of the university – so they can also receive double diplomas and participate in international exchanges.


Zagatala branch

Under the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, there is also a branch in one of the north-western cities of Azerbaijan – Zagatala. The basis of the Zagatala branch was laid on the basis of the branch of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University under the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of April 29, 2016. The official opening of the branch took place on September 15, 2016. Training takes place in 4 main directions: *
Business management Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
* Finance * Accounting *
Economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...
The first set included 113 students from 37 different regions of Azerbaijan.


International cooperation

The Azerbaijan State University of Economics has connections with foreign universities. Thus, ASUE cooperates with the Siegen University of Germany in the direction of organizing summer and winter schools. In 2016, a winter school was held at the University of Siegen, in which participated teachers and students from both universities. A joint project entitled "Entrepreneurship education: as the main factor in creation of jobs and employment in Azerbaijan" started in 2016 and is planned to be completed in 2019. UNEC was declared the winner of the
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IV program of the 6th convocation for a project called "Development and improvement of university management in the field of international relations". As a winner, ASUE was awarded a grant for implementation by the
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. In 2017, this project, whose goal was the formation of international relations based on the attraction of students and teachers in the international educational environment, was realized. Closing ceremony was attended by such personalities as the rector of ASUE Adalat Muradov, head of the office of the national program
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Azerbaijan Parviz Bagirov, representative of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Yashar Omarov, UK
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Fellow James Kennedy, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Programs ASUE Shahin Bayramov and as well as representatives of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. In 2015, for the first time in Azerbaijan, ASUE joined the International Program of the London University – the
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(LSE). Within the framework of this program, ASUE students receive education both in accordance with the curriculum of ASUE and in the curriculum of the London School of Economics. Students are provided with all the necessary materials and benefits, and upon completion of the training the students of this program receive two diplomas. In addition to the London School of Economics and Politics, students can receive a second diploma from the French
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in 2016. This can be done in two ways: students can go to the University of Montpellier from the third year to continue their studies for a year there, or continue their studies at ASUE, but according to the curricula of Montpellier. In both cases, students receive accreditation and a second diploma from the University of Montpellier.


Awards and certificates

2006 – Azerbaijan State University of Economics was awarded the "Golden Fortune" prize, which was held by the International Academy of Rating Technologies and Sociology. The university participated under the nomination "Rating of popularity". The award was given for the creation of a new model of economic education in the territory of the
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. Before, ASUE received the "Silver Fortune" award in 2002. 2006 – ASUE was nominated for the National Award "Uğur". The prize was awarded for the fact that the university contributed to the development and advancement of science, as well as to the development of national cadres. 2007 – The university received the "University of the Year" award, which was held at the national level. 2007 – ASUE was awarded the “Intellect – 2007” Prize for the creation of the project of the Information and Library Center in ASUE. 2008 – At the conference held in Ankara, UNEC received an award for the contribution and development of the Turkic world and culture. 2009 – The International Academy of Professionals, which was established in
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in 1996, awarded the "Golden Medal" to the Azerbaijan State Economic University for merits in the scientific sphere and training of personnel. 2009 – The "Child of Motherland" award and the "Dada Gorgud" medal were awarded to the university rector for the fact that the university made a contribution to the development of Azerbaijan, from both economic and social sides. The award was presented by the Supreme Council of the Dada Gorgud Foundation. 2010 – Within the framework of the international image program "Millennium Award" ASUE received three awards – a diploma, a cup and an order for the fact that the university used modern educational technologies and introduced innovations in the educational system. 2015 – The university was awarded the certificate "Best Performance" for the best presentation at the 9th Azerbaijan International Education and Career Exhibition. This is the only university that received the certificate "Best Performance" at the exhibition, which was attended by more than 130 institutions of higher education from 16 countries. 2015 – Business School ASUE was recognized as a full member of the Accreditation of the Business School of the
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(EFMD) for the first time in Azerbaijan. 2016 – UNEC retained its leadership among universities in Azerbaijan in accordance with the list identified by the rankings of the world's higher education institutions "The Ranking Web" and "
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". 2016 – According to the latest results of 2016, introduced by UniRank, which determines the popularity of the world universities on the Internet, UNEC was the first among universities in Azerbaijan.


Honorary doctorates

* H.E Mr.
Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...
, former president and national leader of
Azerbaijan Republic Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
* H.E Mrs.
Suzanne Mubarak Suzanne Mubarak ( ar, سوزان مبارك , née Thabet; born 28 February 1941) is the widow of Egyptian former president Hosni Mubarak and was the First Lady of Egypt during her husband's presidential tenure from 14 October 1981 to 11 Februar ...
, former First Lady of
Arab Republic of Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
* Dr.
Ismail Serageldin Ismail Serageldin (; born 1944 in Giza, Egypt), Founding Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), the new Library of Alexandria, inaugurated in 2002, is currently, Emeritus Librarian, and member of the Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexa ...
, director of
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* H.E Mr.
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος (Κωστής) Στεφανόπουλος, 15 August 1926 – 20 November 2016) was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Gree ...
, former President of
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
*
Joseph Stiglitz Joseph Eugene Stiglitz (; born February 9, 1943) is an American New Keynesian economist, a public policy analyst, and a full professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the Joh ...
, Nobel prize winner * Erik Stark M, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Professor at University of Harvard * Finn Erlinq Kidland, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Professor at University of Carnegie-Mellon University, Norway *
Christopher A. Pissarides Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides (; el, Χριστόφορος Αντωνίου Πισσαρίδης; born 20 February 1948
, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Head of Chair and program director at London School of Economics *
Robert Mandell Robert Mandell is an American animated series and film writer, director and producer. Mandell headed New Frontier Productions/New Frontier Entertainment and Red Sky Entertainment. He is now the head of the company Voyager. Robert Mandell is ...
, Columbia University Professor – US, Nobel Prize Laureate *
Roger Myerson Roger Bruce Myerson (born March 29, 1951) is an American economist and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The Pearson Institute for the ...
, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Professor of Arizona University (USA) *
Kenneth Arrow Kenneth Joseph Arrow (23 August 1921 – 21 February 2017) was an American economist, mathematician, writer, and political theorist. He was the joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with John Hicks in 1972. In economics ...
, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Professor at Harvard University (USA), Founder of School of Economy


Rectors

* Mehdi bay Ismayilov (1930–1934) * Rashid Qayıbov (1934–1937) * Macid Quliyev (1937) * Habib Huseynov (1937–1939) * Bilqeyis Hashimzade (1939–1941) * Aliqulu Farajov (1945–1950) * Xurshud Mammadov (1951–1954) * Shamil Aliyev (1955–1959) * Sarvar Aslanli (1966–1973) * Zeynal Alakbarov (1973–1986) * Ragib Guliyev (1986–1989) * Fuad Alasgarov (1989–1992) * Hasan Gasimov (1992–1994) * İslam Garayev (1994–2000) * Ali Abbasov (2000–2004) * Shamsaddin Hajiyev (2004–2014) * Adalat Muradov (2014-right now)


Famous graduates

* Ismat Abbasov, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic *
Avaz Alakbarov Avaz Alakbarov Akbar oglu ( az, Əvəz Ələkbərov Əkbər oğlu) (born July 23, 1952) is an Azerbaijani politician and scientist who served as Ministry of Finance (Azerbaijan), Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic from July 1999 to April ...
, former Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic *
Fizuli Alakbarov Fizuli Alakbarov Hasan oglu ( az, Füzuli Ələkbərov Həsən oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Republic. Early life Alakbarov was born in 1958 in Julfa, ...
, former Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Republic * Azer Amiraslanov, The chief of Department for Agrarian Policy Issues of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic * Heydar Asadov, Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic * Rufat Aslanli, Chairman of State Committee for Securities of Azerbaijan Republic *
Nazim Ibrahimov Nazim Ibrahimov Huseyn oglu ( az, Nazim Ibrahimov Hüseyn oğlu; born 23 December 1963) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Chairman of State Committee of Azerbaijan Republic on Work with Diaspora. Early life Ibrahimov was born on 23 De ...
, Chairman of State Committee on Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan Republic *
Telman Ismailov Telman Mardanovich Ismailov ( az, Telman Mərdan oğlu İsmayılov, russian: link=no, Те́льман Марда́нович Исмаи́лов; born 26 October 1956) is an Azerbaijani-born businessman and entrepreneur of Mountain Jewish origin ...
, Ex Businessman * Karam Hasanov, Chairman of State Property Issues Committee of Azerbaijan Republic *
Mikayil Jabbarov Mikayil Chingiz oghlu Jabbarov ( az, Mikayıl Cabbarov Çingiz oğlu born 19 September 1976) is the current Minister of Economу of the Republic of Azerbaijan (since 23 October 2019), Minister of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2017–2019) ...
, Minister of Education of Azerbaijan Republic *
Eldar Mahmudov Eldar Mahmudov Ahmad oglu ( az, Eldar Mahmudov Əhməd oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician formerly serving as the Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic. Early life Mahmudov was born in Baku in 1956 to the family of a scientist. ...
, former Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic *
Fazil Mammadov Fazil Mammadov Asad oglu ( az, Fazil Məmmədov Əsəd oğlu; 28 March 1964 – 4 November 2022) the first Minister of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2000–2017), first class adviser of the state tax service, president of the Azerbaijan ...
, Minister of Taxes of Azerbaijan Republic * Ali Masimov, former acting Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic * Salim Muslumov, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Republic *
Shahin Mustafayev , image = Shahin Mammadov in 2016.jpg , office = First Deputy Prime Minister , term_start = 22 October 2018 , predecessor = , successor = , office1 = Minister of Economic ...
, Minister of Economy and Industry of Azerbaijan Republic *
Elman Rustamov Elman Rustamov ( az, Elman Rüstəmov) is an Azerbaijani politician. He was the chairman of Azerbaijan Central Bank from January 1995 until April 2022. Biography Rustamov was born 29 June 1952 in Jabrail district of Azerbaijan. Education I ...
, Chairman of the Management Board of Central Bank of Azerbaijan * Aris Hüseynov, Economist-Accountant of BCC Group of Companies


Interesting facts


Setting for Novel ''Ali and Nino''

Kurban Said Kurban Said ( az, Qurban Səid/, ) is the pseudonym of the author of ''Ali and Nino'', a novel originally published in 1937 in the German language by the Austrian publisher E.P. Tal. The novel has since been published in more than 30 languages. ...
's landmark novel, ''
Ali and Nino ''Ali and Nino'' is a novel about a romance between a Muslim Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani boy and Christians, Christian Georgians, Georgian girl in Baku in the years 1918–1920. It explores the dilemmas created by "European" rule over an ...
'', opens in a classroom in the Economics University building in Baku. Ali Khan, the protagonist, took his final graduation exams in that building, which is located on one of Baku's most prestigious streets – Independence (Istiglaliyyat), though at the time of the novel, it was called Nikolay Street, named after the Russian czar
Nicholas II Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...
. Nino's school, now Public School No. 132, was located across the street. Curiously, both Yusif Vazir (Chamanzaminli) (1887-1943), the Core Author of ''Ali and Nino'', as well as Essad Bey /
Lev Nussimbaum Lev Nussimbaum (October 17, 1905 – August 27, 1942), who wrote under the pen names Essad Bey and Kurban Said, was a writer and journalist, born in Kiev to a Jews, Jewish family. He lived there and in Baku during his childhood before fleeing th ...
(1905-1942) both attended this school. Vazirov attended Baku Realni High School (having transferred in as a refugee from
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) beginning in 1906 and he graduated in 1909.
Lev Nussimbaum Lev Nussimbaum (October 17, 1905 – August 27, 1942), who wrote under the pen names Essad Bey and Kurban Said, was a writer and journalist, born in Kiev to a Jews, Jewish family. He lived there and in Baku during his childhood before fleeing th ...
attended Men's Gymnasium No. 2, which at that time (1914-1920) was housed inside Baku Realni. Though Nussimbaum was often absent due to sickness and political unrest, he was enrolled from Junior Preparatory to the beginning of Fourth Grade when he fled the Bolshevik takeover of the Baku government (1920). This school offered classes through Eighth Grade. Documents indicate that Nussimbaum failed his Azerbaijani class in 1919, the only time records exist showing that he had enrolled in Azerbaijani.Azerbaijan Republic State History Archives: Fund 392, List 1, Case 470, Page 13. Photo of Lev Nussimbaum's grade report is published in "Secrets in the Archives: Lev Nussimbaum's Early School Record in Baku," in
Azerbaijan International ''Azerbaijan International'' is a magazine that discusses issues related to Azerbaijanis around the world. It was established in 1993 shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union when Azerbaijan gained its independence. Since then, it has bee ...
, Vol. 15:2-4 (2011), p. 153. Available i
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For the first time in the country, the 7/24 library at UNEC allows students to easily prepare for classes and exams.


References


External links


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