French-Azerbaijani University
Azərbaycan-Fransız Universiteti | |
 UFAZ building at Nizami Street | |
| Type | Joint program |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016 |
| Director | Vazeh Əsgərov |
Academic staff | 70 |
| Students | 538 |
| Address | 183 Nizami küçəsi , Baku 1001 , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.ufaz.az |
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The French-Azerbaijani University (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan-Fransız Universiteti, French: L'Université franco-azerbaïdjanaise, UFAZ) was created in 2016 on the initiative of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and French President François Hollande as a joint project led by the University of Strasbourg and the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU).
The UFAZ campus is housed in a historical building at Nizami Street 183 in the city center of the Azerbaijani capital city Baku.
It has around 70 professors and other faculty members, and around 538 students.
Education[change | change source]
Teaching at UFAZ is in the English language, and the academic curriculum followed is the one of the University of Strasbourg, and the University of Rennes 1 for oil and gas engineering bachelor program.
To harmonize the 3-year undergraduate course in France with the 4-year bachelor program in Azerbaijan, the first year at UFAZ is a foundation year.[1] The teaching staff consists of both French and Azerbaijani professors.[2] Upon graduation, UFAZ graduates receive Azerbaijani (ASOIU) and French (University of Strasbourg or University of Rennes 1) national diplomas.
At present, the UFAZ counts 4 specialties at the bachelor level: chemical engineering,[3] geophysical engineering,[4] computer science,[5] and oil and gas engineering.[6]
Most UFAZ students, more than 80%, are scholarship holders who receive free education based on Azerbaijani government's financial support.
UFAZ will open new master's programs for the 2020/2021 academic year in the following areas: chemical engineering / physical chemistry, geosciences and applied computer sciences (big data and artificial intelligence).[7]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Foundation Year Program". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "Core Faculty". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "BSc. Of Chemical Engineering". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "BSc. Of Geosciences Engineering". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "BSc. Of Computer Science". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "BSc. Of Oil and Gas Engineering". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "Admission for Master's degrees". Ufaz.az. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official website (in Azerbaijani, French, and English)
