Sumqayit State University

Sumqayit State University (Azerbaijani: Sumqayıt Dövlət Universiteti), sometimes written as Sumgayit State University, or Sumgait State University, is a public university in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan.

Sumqayit State University
Sumqayıt Dövlət Universiteti (SDU)
Former names
Branch of Azerbaijan Oil and Chemical Institute (1962-1975)
Higher Technical Education School (1975-1992)
Azerbaijan Industrial Institute (1992-2000)
TypePublic
Established2000 (2000)
RectorElxan Huseynov
Students8,000
Location,
CampusUrban

Founded in 1962, it operated as a remote branch of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy until 1992 when it became independent as the Azerbaijani Industrial Institute. On June 13, 2000, it was renamed into Sumgayit State University.

More than 3500 students are trained for bachelor's degrees in 17 directions and 200 students for master's degrees in 28 specialties in seven departments: Mechanics-mathematics, Physics and Electrical Power Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Techniques and Technologies, Economy, History, and Philology.

Sumgayit State University is the main university of Sumgayit, the third biggest city in Azerbaijan.

Affiliations

The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[1]

References

  1. Tüm Uyeler. kunib.com

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