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Western Caspian University

University, Graduate school in Baku, Azerbaijan

Western Caspian University (WCU), formerly Western University, is a private university in Baku, Azerbaijan. Founded in 1991, it describes itself as the first private higher education institution in the country. Its main building is at 31 Istiglaliyyat Street, and further schools are based on Ahmad Rajabli Street. In November 2024 the Education Quality Assurance Agency renewed its accreditation for five years, and the university states that it was the first in Azerbaijan to complete an international institutional accreditation.

WCU has up to 5,000 students on 63 programmes, studying full-time or part-time at bachelor's, master's and PhD level. Teaching is organised in schools that include:

  • Advanced Technologies and Innovative Engineering
  • Philology and Translation
  • Political Science and Social Sciences
  • Economics and Business
  • Design

Programmes are taught in an Azerbaijani section and in Russian, English and German sections. The university runs a dual diploma programme with Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences in Germany, an MBA with the University of Business and International Studies (UBIS) in Switzerland, and exchanges such as Erasmus Mundus and Mevlana. International students come from countries including Turkey, Georgia, Iran and Nepal. Foreign applicants apply through the portal.edu.az website and then have an online interview with the admissions committee.

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Programmes

Bachelor's programmes are grouped in five specialty groups:

  • Engineering and IT: information security, computer engineering, mechatronics and robotics, food engineering, computer science
  • Economics and business: economics, finance, business administration, marketing, tourism and hotel management
  • Humanities and social sciences: translation (English), philology, history, international relations, social work
  • Psychology, biology and ecology
  • Design

Some programmes are offered full-time and part-time. A dual diploma programme with Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences includes a third year of study in Germany.

Admission

International applicants register on portal.edu.az, upload their documents and apply to Western Caspian University for a specific programme; an online interview with the admissions committee follows. Required documents:

  • Copy of the passport, valid for at least one more year
  • Two 3x4 photographs with a red background
  • Legalised (apostilled) school or university certificate with transcript of grades
  • Medical certificate, including tests for HIV and hepatitis B and C

Master's applicants must have their bachelor's degree legalised. Tuition fees must be paid in full before arriving in Azerbaijan.

Subjects taught

  • Arts, Design and Crafts
    • Fashion
    • Interior Design
  • Business
    • Management
    • Advertising
    • International Business
    • Marketing
    • Business Administration
  • Communications
    • Journalism
  • Computing
    • Computer Programming
  • Economics
    • Economics
  • Finance
    • Finance
  • Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
    • Hotel Management
    • Tourism
  • Humanities
    • International Relations
  • Industries
    • Banking
  • Law
    • Law
  • Public Administration and Services
    • Public Administration/Management
  • Sciences
    • Political Science

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