About university

Our Mission

Training highly-qualified specialists in the fields of business and entrepreneurship, playing a significant role in the formation and development of relations concerning to a market economy in the Azerbaijan Republic.

Baku Business University creates an opportunity for everyone who intends to acquire knowledge in the fields of business and entrepreneurship and he/she may join international business world having this chance.

About University

Baku Business University was founded in 1993. It is a private higher-educational institution training highly-qualified economists beginning the period of transition to market economy.

Transition to market economy created need for highly-qualified specialists with new thinking, as well as economists in international relations, commerce, business and other fields of entrepreneurship. Baku Business University plays an important role in solution of these problems as a higher-educational institution. The University has got license under Order № 204 by the Cabinet of Ministers in compliance with the decision made by Ministry of Education of the Azerbaijan Republic for its activity. Training students on Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University is defined according to the license. On January 19, 2016, the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Republic granted an unlimited license to Baku Business University.

Teaching process at Baku Business University is carried out on 18 specialties according to training students for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, by 2 schools and 8 chairs.

The authorized scholars and specialists of the Azerbaijan Republic try hard to train great specialists with wide profile in economy, management and business branches. At present 126 academic staff work at our University for training specialists.

The main goal of the teaching process is to create conveniences for revealing the individual qualities of a student. The main subjects taught during the teaching process cover 80% of the training time.

The teaching process, specialty and scientific research practice are based on world practice and carried out in accordance with enterprises and laboratories using interactive methods.

The University trains specialists on two stages: Bachelor and Master Grades. Students take courses by correspondence or by daily attendance. At present, 2310 full-time and 184 part-time students study at our University.

Strategic Development:

Specialties:

Bachelor

1st group: 

• Information techologies

​2nd group:

• International trade and logistics
• Accounting (full-time and part-time)
• Finance (full-time and part-time)
• Economy (full-time and part-time)
• Management
• Marketing  (full-time and part-time)
• Business Management  (full-time and part-time)
• State and Municipal Management  (full-time and part-time)

​​3rd group:

• Translation (English)
• Social work (full-time and part-time)

​Master

• World Economy
• Finance
• Accounting and Audit
• State and Municipal Management
• Management
• Social Work, 42nd programme
• Business Management, 56th MBA programme
• Marketing
• Economy

Our students act in different fields – state and private structures, as well as independent business and service fields.

Well-known professor-teaching staff, possessing deep theoretical knowledge and large practical experience, spends hard work for training higher professional specialists.

There is a library at Baku Business University. Our students like to work in the library related with their specialty. There is a great number of books, periodical editions, audiovisual and computer information.

There is a modern computer center, language laboratories, specialty cabinets supplied with audio-video and other modern techniques, sport complex and assembly hall, and a publishing house for printing different educational materials. At the University the journal “Audit” is published once in a quarter in the volume of 6-7 printing lists.

In order to organize scientific activity of the students, “Student Scientific Society”, investigation centers act at Baku Business University carrying out an economic and social investigation.

The University organizes a number of conferences, symposiums, scientific seminars and lectures, which are necessary for business life.

Legal Bases

Baku Business University was founded in 1993 on the basis of scientific-research and investigations of a number of distinguished scientists of economy of our Republic, begun from 1989 and registered by decision № 7/3 dated on March 13, 1993 of the State Higher Expert Commission at the Ministry of Education of the Azerbaijan Republic and began its activity according to the institute status. It was officially registered by decision № 204 of the Cabinet of Ministers on October 11, 1997. According to the mentioned decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic, Ministry of Education gave a license (a special consent) and the University was permitted to train students on Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. On January 19, 2016, the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Republic granted an unlimited license to Baku Business University. By the order of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated May 26, 2017, the Baku University of Business was awarded a certificate for 5 years (valid until 2022) with registration number 013 dated July 07, 2017.