Azerbaijan University of Languages

The higher education institutions of Azerbaijan have started teaching foreign languages since 1920s, and in the academic year of 1936/1937 an independent Chair of Foreign Languages was created at Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute (API).

To improve the training of foreign language specialists in the post-war period the Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages was created on the basis of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the API. The graduate of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, who also had worked as a teacher of the Faculty for a while and later as the Dean of the Faculty, Heybat Pashayev was appointed Rector of the Institute.  

By the Order of the Minister of Education of the Republic dated14 May 1959, Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages was incorporated with the Institute of the Russian Language and Literature named after M.F.Akhundov. 

By the Decree of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, dated 13 June 2000, who always treated the development of the Institute with great care, Azerbaijan State Institute of Languages turned into the Azerbaijan University of Languages through the extension of its activities. By the President’s Decree dated 30 June 2000, Professor Samad Ismayil oghlu Seyidov was appointed as the Rector of the University. 

On 1 June 2017 the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a Decree on appointment of Academician Kamal Abdullayev as the Rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages. 

At present 5 faculties, 32 chairs, scientific centres, laboratories function at the University training specialists in over 60 specialties. The number of the students enrolled on BA, MA and doctorate programs is about 6500 people. 

The AUL, which reacts fast at the reforms conducted in the educational system of the Republic was the first among the state universities to switch to the education with the credit system as a whole. Its relations with the leading foreign universities are expanding day by day. Its links with the other Universities of Turkey, USA, Russia, China, Great Britain, France, of Europe and Asia have become more intensive, mutual contracts are concluded, the exchange of the faculty is expanding and intensive work is being carried out in the recognition of diplomas.