Currently, specialist and personnel training at the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) is carried out on the basis of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Education,” decrees and decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Education, the Education Reform Program, and other normative legal documents.
At ASOIU, education is conducted at all three levels of higher education – bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. At the bachelor’s level, training is carried out in 31 specialties, 18 of which have passed international accreditation. Currently, the university has 7 faculties and 24 departments. In various scientific fields, 15,375 students study in 31 specialties at the bachelor’s level, and 2,661 students study in 62 specializations across 30 specialties at the master’s level. Among them, 648 students study in SABAH groups, and 587 students study at UFAZ. At present, there are 2,962 students at the master’s level, including 81 students at UFAZ. At the doctoral level, 303 individuals are engaged in scientific research at ASOIU.
ASOIU (UFAZ) has dual degree programs with the University of Strasbourg in France (at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels) and with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom (at the master’s level).
Currently, 829 academic staff are involved in education at ASOIU. Among them, 59 are professors, 355 are associate professors, and 415 are lecturers.
Starting from the 2014/2015 academic year, SABAH groups have been established at ASOIU with the aim of improving the quality of education, creating a new and distinctive environment in the higher education system, training knowledgeable, skilled, and well-prepared students, and ensuring personnel training in accordance with the increasing demands of the labor market. Currently, 935 bachelor’s students and 163 master’s students, totaling 1,098 students, study in SABAH groups. More than 100 teachers teach various subjects in different specialties using modern methods.
At present, more than 1,100 international students study at ASOIU. These students represent 58 different countries.
There are 2 research laboratories operating at ASOIU. In order to strengthen the practical knowledge and skills acquired by students in classrooms and laboratories, opportunities for academic and industrial internships are expanded. Students studying at ASOIU participate annually in academic and industrial internships at various enterprises in accordance with the curriculum and academic schedule.
There are 2 Presidential scholarship holders studying at ASOIU. In addition, 15 bachelor’s students receive the Movsum bey Khanlarov scholarship, and 47 master’s students receive the Eyyub Tagiyev scholarship.
University students undergo internships at nearly 500 leading public and private enterprises in the country. Internship bases include SOCAR and its subordinate organizations, Balakhani Oil, Surakhani Oil, Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency, enterprises under the Ministry of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan, AzerGold, SOCAR Upstream, SOCAR Polymer, SOCAR Downstream, UBOC, Baku Steel Company, AIMC, AZCON Holding and its subsidiaries, Baku Metro, Azerbaijan Railways, Azercell, Norm, RAM Holding, Kapital Bank, Express Bank, Yelo Bank, Aztelekom, CBM Engineering, Developia, Absheron Logistics, Milla Dairy, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azersun Holding, Veyseloğlu Group of Companies, and other enterprises.
