U.S. ambassador visits Caucasus University
Baku, October 24 (AZERTAC). The ambassador of the United States to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar on Wednesday visited a Qafqaz University (Caucasus University) in Baku.
Rector of the University, Professor Dr Ahmet Sanic briefed the ambassador on the activity and foreign ties, established by the University.
The ambassador Richard Morningstar spoke about the United States - Azerbaijan relations.
Qafqaz University was founded in 1993 and is the first and the only foreign private university in the country. The university states that its mission is to give students a university education at international standards and infuse them with enthusiasm to constantly reach for new horizons. Great care is also taken to endow them with a respect for national and universal humane values. The university also aims to play an active role in promoting cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
The University has undertaken a role of being an educational bridge between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
The university is the first and the only educational institution authorized by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Education to have a ‘Distinguished Status’ in applying its own curriculum. Accordingly the programs of Turkish and western universities have been taken as a model in preparing the curriculum. In doing so, a ‘credit system’ was put into practice for the first time in Azerbaijan. The University offers B.A, M.A., M.Sc., MBA and doctoral programs.
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