Ganja State University (GDU,
Azerbaijani: ''Gəncə Dövlət Universiteti'') is a
public university
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in
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja (; az, Gəncə ) is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600.Azərbaycan Respublikası. — 2. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və inzibati rayonları. — 2.4. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və ...
. Officially accredited and recognized by the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan), Ganja State University is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 6,000-6,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The university offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, and doctorate degrees in several areas of study. The 80 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. The admission rate range is 80-90% making this Azerbaijani higher education organization a least selective institution. There are 20 doctors and professors, 156 doctoral candidates and associate professors, and 150 assistant professors and lecturers in the 26 departments of the university. The university has a library, several computer rooms and laboratories. The university ranks as 19th best nationwide and 8547th best worldwide.
History
According to the resolution of the
Soviet of People's Commissars of Azerbaijan from April 14, 1938, a two-year
pedagogical
Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and Developmental psychology, psychological development of le ...
institute named after
Nadezhda Krupskaya
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya ( rus, links=no, Надежда Константиновна Крупская, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə ˈkrupskəjə; 27 February 1939) was a Russian revolutionary and the wife of Vladimir Lenin ...
was established in the city of
Ganja
Ganja (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.
Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: aːɲd ...
,
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 ...
. Due to a lack of space, the college was placed on the third floor of Gorky School. The first two departments of the institute were the Natural Sciences Department and the Department of Physics and Mathematics. Twenty-three teachers were hired to teach at the institute. The first class of 244 students started on October 1, 1938.
In 1939, the departments of
History
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and
Azerbaijani language
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and
literature
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were established in the institute.
On September 1, 1943, the two-year college was abolished and a four-year Kirovobad (Ganja) State Pedagogical Institute was established on its basis. In the fall of 1943, the institute was named after a renowned scientist and publicist of Azerbaijan
Hasan bey Zardabi
Hasan bey Zardabi ( az, Həsən bəy Zərdabi ), born Hasan bey Salim bey oghlu Malikov ( az, Həsən bəy Səlim bəy oğlu Məlikov, links=no ; 28 June 1842 — 15 November 1907), was an Azerbaijani journalist and intellectual, founder of the ...
.
University
On June 13, 2000, the
President of Azerbaijan
The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", ...
renamed the institute Ganja State University. Ganja State University offers 41 bachelor programs, 63 master programs, and 36 Ph.D. programs. There are 8 faculties and 31 departments in the university. The university has 7692 students who are currently studying in three cycle system. There are 5 academic campuses and on these campuses, there are facilities such as libraries, gyms, dormitories, and youth centers. Several centers function in the university to promote students’ academic success. For example, centers such as Training and learning center, E-learning center, Student ombudsman center, centre for students with disabilities, Electron education center, Career and internship center, Language resource center, and several others centers operate in order to assist students to increase their performance.
Faculty Departments
* Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
* Faculty of Physics and Technical Subjects
* Faculty of Chemistry and Biology
* Faculty of Philology
* Faculty of History and Geography
* Faculty of Foreign Languages
* Faculty of Pedagogy
* Faculty of Economics and Management
Majors
* Mathematics (bachelor, 4 years)
* Mathematical Informatics (Bachelor, 4 years)
* Mathematical Physics (Bachelor, 4 years)
* Physics (bachelor, 4 years)
* Vocational education (higher education - 5 years)
* Geography (bachelor, 4 years)
* Economics (bachelor, 4 years)
* History (bachelor, 4 years)
* Azerbaijan language and literature (bachelor, 4 years)
* English (bachelor, 4 years)
* French (Bachelor, 4 years)
* Russian (bachelor, 4 years)
* Biology (bachelor, 4 years)
* Chemistry (bachelor, 4 years)
* Chemistry-biology (bachelor, 4 years)
* Pedagogy and elementary education (higher education - 5 years)
* Pedagogy and Psychology (higher education - 5 years)
* Preschool education psychology and pedagogy (higher education - 5 years)
* Music Education (higher education - 5 years)
* Drawing and fine arts (higher education - 5 years)
* Basic military and physical training (higher education - 5 years).
Organizations
The organizations of GSU help to support organizational and development initiatives for all members of the University’s staff communities.
* YAP GSU
* Student Youth Organization
* Student Union
International Relations
In recent years, international relations have led to cohesion with educational and scientific institutions in foreign countries. GSU has collaborations with various associations and institutions. In 1995, the International Relations Department was established at Ganja State University. Since then, GDU has been involved in the EU-funded "TEMPUS" capacity building and Erasmus Mundus exchange mobility programmes.
International relations have been expanded within the framework of the European Union-funded Erasmus-Mundus Program, "Student's, Master's, Post-graduate, Doctorate Preparation, Professors and Teachers' Project for Increasing Scientific Capabilities and Theoretical Knowledge in European Universities". The project is implemented by consortium members and universities of the Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Ganja State University, Khazar University, and Tourism Universities participate in the consortium from Azerbaijan.
International Projets
Since last decades Ganja State University has been actively enrolled to EU funded projects.
Partner Universities and Organizations
*
DAAD Organization in Germany
* Cultural Department of the French Embassy
* Embassy of the Republic of Germany
* European Language Training Center" on the "Tasis" Program
* Nottingham Trent University
* Kars Caucasus University
* NLBA
Campus
Ganja State University is a public (state) university. It has 5 campuses, which are located in the central part of Ganja city. The main campus building is located in the very center of Ganja city.
Affiliations
The university is a member of the
Caucasus University Association Caucasus University Association is an association of universities founded in 2009.
The members are in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Northern Cyprus, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.
List of members
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References
External links
Ganja State University website (Azerbaijani)https://gdu.edu.az/en/
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