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Western University - Azerbaijan | |
| Description | Private, non-profit officially recognised educational institution, founded in 1991, member of the International Association of Universities (IAU), included in the International Handbook of Universities, provides training in higher education on a full-time and part-time basis as well as correspondence courses. |
| Courses | |
| Description | Management (Banking, International, Tourism and Hospitality, Public Financial), Marketing, Foreign Languages & Literature (English, French, Spanish, German), Political Studies, Caucasus Studies, Journalism, International Relations, Law (International, Transport, European, Economic), Country Studies, Culture Studies, Design (Interior, Landscape, Graphic), Computer Programming, Information Technologies, Management and Engineering of Information, Applied Mathematics. |
| Number of students | 876 students |
| Main teaching lang. | Azeri |
| Other teaching lang. | All the courses are also offered in English and Russian for English and Russian language groups of students |
| Students facilities and other practical information | |
| Facilities | |
| Computers | Computer labs with more than 80 multimedia Pentium II PCs |
| Internet | Special Internet centre with free access for students and staff |
| ECTS | Applicable when accepting students from other universities abroad |
| Sports | Western University soccer and basketball teams, annual draughts and chess championships among universities, mountaineering |
| Fees | Full-time - from 3,300,000 to 6,600,000 Azeri Manats (AZM) per year; Evening - from 2,200,000 to 3,960,000 AZM per year; Correspondence - 2,640,000 AZM per year |
| Term dates | Fall semester from 8 September to 30 December, spring semester from 10 February to 30 May |
| Students's accomodation | |
| Description | No dormitory space is available. However students are provided assistance in the arrangement of accommodation in private apartments. |
| Research interests | |
| Description | Caucasus, Turcik and Post-Soviet Studies; Information and Humanitarian Research. |
| Last update: 2/21/2002 | |