Ganja State University

According to the resolution of the Soviet of People's Commissars of Azerbaijan from April 14, 1938 a two-year pedagogical institute named after Nadezhda Krupskaya was established in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. Due to a lack of space, the college was placed on the third floor of Gorky School. The first two departments of the institute were Natural Sciences Department and the Department of Physics and Mathematics. Twenty three teachers were hired to teach at the institute. The first class of 244 students started on October 1, 1938.

In 1939, the departments of History and Azerbaijani language and literature were established in the institute.

On September 1, 1943 the two-year college was abolished and a four-year Kirovobad (Ganja) State Pedagogical Institute was established on its basis. In fall of 1943, the institute was named after a renowned scientist and publicist of Azerbaijan Hasan bey Zardabi.

• Mathematics and Informatics
• Physics and technical subjects
• Biology and Chemistry
• Philology
• History and Geography
• Foreign languages
• Pedagogy
• Economics and Management

In recent years, international relations have led to cohesion with educational and scientific institutions in foreign countries. GSU has membership in various associations and institutions. In 1995, the International Relations Department was established at Ganja State University. Since then, GDU has been involved in the EU's "TEMPUS" education program. The Professors of the University of Amiens and Gloucester University named after Jules Vern, Sargur Gamchal and Colet Pikar have been invited to the university. They met with professors, teachers, and students, acquainted with teaching laboratories, exchanged ideas and delivered lectures to students and teachers.

International relations have been expanded within the framework of the European Union-funded Erasmus-Mundus Program, "Student's, Master's, Post-graduate, Doctorate Preparation, Professors and Teachers' Project for Increasing Scientific Capabilities and Theoretical Knowledge in European Universities". The project is implemented by consortium members and universities of the Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Georgia are united. Ganja State University, Khazar University, and Tourism Universities participate in the consortium from Azerbaijan.[3]

Ganja State University is a public (state) university. It has a main campus, which is located in Ganja city. The University Rectorate, along with most of the faculties, and the central library the university are located there. Moreover, the University has 3 buildings, a library, a gym, a dormitory and an information center. Currently, there are more than 3400 students study at the University, and 37 teaching staff employs 15 doctors of sciences, 170 candidates of sciences, about 400 senior teachers and instructors.[3]

The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[5]

• Ganja State University website (Azerbaijani)