The Azerbaijani-French University (UFAZ) is a unique ongoing project initiated by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and France back in 2014. Operating since September 2016, the university conducts student admission based on four technical specializations.
From the French side, the project includes a consortium of French Universities directed by the University of Strasbourg (Unistra). As for the Azerbaijani side, the project is led by Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) on the basis of a close cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan.
Founded under ASOIU, the university provides its graduates with the diplomas of ASOIU and the University of Strasbourg. Thus, without going overseas, the students will be able to obtain the diploma of ASOIU and Unistra, one of the most ancient universities in France.
Training at the university is led in conformity with the French education system by an international academic staff of highly qualified French and Azerbaijani professors. The education is 4 years: 1 year of foundation and 3 years of Bachelor. Foundation year includes the main technical disciplines, including the intensive English and French language lessons.
141 students were admitted to the university in the recruitment year 2016/2017. The prospective students gaining more than 500 points during state examination organized by State Examination Center in group 1 took part in the recruitment examination held by the University of Strasbourg at ASOIU. The most successful candidates received an opportunity to study at UFAZ.
One of the advantages of being a student of UFAZ is getting a chance to attend summer schools organized at the French universities (University of Strasbourg and University of Rennes 1) that are the partners of this institution. Starting from summer of 2017, 40 students from UFAZ gained an opportunity to participate in these training and cultural trips.
Students with best academic indicators from four specializations of UFAZ (during foundation year) were able to attend the program free of charge.
During the summer schools, students will be offered a rich scientific and cultural program full of cultural events covering a trip to laboratories, conferences, French language courses and discovering France and its historical heritage.
UFAZ firstly seeks for Azerbaijani students with a strong scientific background, with basic English knowledge, who have just graduated from high school and successfully completed the exam of the State Examination Center, as well as the UFAZ recruitment exam organized by the University of Strasbourg in Baku.
What are the goals of UFAZ?
To train a French and English speaking highly skilled workforce that will sustain the social economic growth of Azerbaijan in close partnership with the professional and industrial worlds, especially in the fields of Science and High Technology.