Khazar University
Khazar University (, which directly translates as Caspian University) is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Campuses. Khazar University owns four campuses in the city of Baku and two campuses in regions of Azerbaijan. Background information. Khazar University was founded in March 1991 by Hamlet Isakhanli, the university became one of the first private universities in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and the first in Azerbaijan to introduce Western-style, research-oriented higher education. Isakhanli formed Khazar in the interest of reforming the previous system of higher education under Soviet rule. Academic information. In Azerbaijan, Khazar  University is providing Western-style education on all levels: undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral. Khazar University participates in foreign student exchange programs. It also runs a lab. Departments. History and Archaeology. The Department of History and Archaeology was established in June 1993 and was formerly known as the Department of History. It falls within the School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences. Political Sciences and Philosophy. Institute of Politics. The Institute was formerly known as the Center for International and Strategic Studies. Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center. The Khazar University Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center, located on the campus of Khazar University in  Baku, Azerbaijan, has been in operation since April 1996. The center is directed by Professor Tofik Abaskuliyev. The center’s main functions are to perform linguistic and lexicological research and to prepare, evaluate and publish bilingual, multilingual and encyclopedic dictionaries. Affiliations. The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.