Azerbaijan State Agricultural University ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Aqrar Universiteti, literally "Azerbaijan State Agricultural University"), also referred to as the Azerbaijan State Agricultural University (Az. AA), is a

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located in

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. The university has eight schools, 3830 students and 560 faculty members. In addition, there is a teaching site in

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with nearly 500 correspondent students.

History

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University traces its history to the Baku Polytechnical Institute's Department of Agriculture, which was established on November 14, 1920. Originally located in

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, the school was original formed in 1920 after the invasion of the

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and the establishment of the fledgling

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. The new government decreed that the previous technical school, Baku Polytechnicum, would close and be replaced by Baku Polytechnical Institute, a more traditional polytechnic institute. The new school focused on training engineers in a broad range of industries: agriculture, civil engineering, electromechanical, economics and oil. The new school went through many name changes over the years as its emphasis changed to meet the needs of Azerbaijan. In 1923 the school changed its name to Azerbaijan Polytechnical Institute. In March 1929, the Azerbaijan Communist Party decreed that the school be split into three independent schools covering agriculture, economics and oil. Today the university is the only state school in Azerbaijan that offers a university-level degree for the agricultural sector. Ex-rector Məmmədtağı İbrahim oğlu Cəfərov died and his replacement was appointed on November 21, 2008

Building

The main building of Azerbaijan State Agricultural University located at 276 Atatürk Street, was built in 1897. “

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” office called DUMA was settled there. In 1908 the building was turned into the residence of the

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. Azerbaijan Democratic Republic operated in this building in 1918 when the capital was

. The meetings of the Parliament of ADR were held in this building formerly. The ADR museum is located in the nearby building built in the ancient historical-architectural style.

References

External links

Official website of Azerbaijan State Agricultural University
Buildings and structures in Ganja, Azerbaijan Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union Universities in Ganja Science and technology in Azerbaijan Educational institutions established in 1929 1929 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Azerbaijan-university-stub

History

Building

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