Academic Information
In Azerbaijan, Khazar University is recognized for providing innovative Western-style education at all levels: undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral. It also runs a lab school (Dunya School) with programs at kindergarten, elementary and secondary school levels.
Khazar University has a faculty body of about 200 lecturers, many of whom were educated and/or trained in Europe and the United States. Khazar University is the pioneer in Azerbaijan to have a flexible student-centered credit accumulation system. Khazar’s curricula meet the standards of the leading universities in advanced industrialized democracies. The primary language of instruction at Khazar is English. These factors aim to increase the academic and professional opportunities for the students and train them to work in a globalizing international environment.
| There are six schools (colleges) operating within Khazar University: | |
| 1 | School of Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2 | School of Economics and Management |
| 3 | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 4 | School of Law |
| 5 | School of Education |
| 6 | School of Medicine |
The schools offer undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs in the following broad fields of study:
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