STUDY IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan Statistics

Geography-Population 

Capital : Baku

Area : 86,600 km² 

Climate : dry out, semiarid steppe 

Total Population : 9,297,507 (est. end of 2012) 

Languages : Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, some other 3.3%

Government-Economy 

Government Type : RepublicIndependence : May 28, 1918 

GDP : $73.65 billion (est. 2008) 

GDP – for every capita (PPP) : $ 9,000 (est. 2008) 

Information for Foreign Students in Azerbaijan

Airfare

Book your ticket effectively earlier so that you could discover an affordable ticket. The following airlines fly to Azerbaijan : AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines), Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Austrian Airlines, Improtex, Aeroflot. 

Obtaining a Visa

An entry visa for any unmarried entry (validity from 3 to ninety days and nights) is available being issued in 48 hours. It can cost 64€. The Letter of Invitation will just be processed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (private people in addition to authorized entities acting as a host must apply for any visa on the behalf in Baku using the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can deliver us the visa confirmation letter). Note : Address of the Consular Department on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan is 4 Shikhali Gurbanov Street, Baku, AZ 1009, Republic of Azerbaijan. Consular Department accepts applications from 10AM till 1PM and from 2. 30PM till 4PM. Consular fee for that visa confirmation letter is 1 Manat and 10 qapiks (roughly equivalent to 1 GBP). You may have a visa in the Bina International Airport in Baku.

Accommodation

While in Baku, should you stay at a hotel it must be about $21 for every night.

Bank Account

A passport is needed to open up a bank-account in Azerbaijan. There are a lot of ATMs in the capital Baku and also other main cities. However, since only a few merchants settle for payments in the form of credit cards, it's strongly recommended you keep money along with you all of the time.

Telephone

Area codes to phone Azerbaijan : Baku- 12 ; Nakhchivan- 136 ; Neftchala- 153 ; any mobile phone- 50 or 55.

Transportation

Cars and buses are the ultimate way to acquire all all over Azerbaijan. Buses connect Baku and most of the primary towns.

OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN AZERBAIJAN

2 Palme - LOCAL Reference

Khazar University - School of Economics and Management

Rank by Palmes league : 1

Dean’s recommendation rate 2013 : 53%

Qafqaz University - Department of Business Administration

Rank by Palmes league : 2

Dean’s recommendation rate 2013 : 28%