Western Caspian University

Western Caspian University, established in 1991, was the first private institution of higher education in Azerbaijan. The University has become a member of several significant institutions, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation- UNESCO, the European Development Fund-EDF, the European Centre for Development Policy Management-ECDPM.

There are 8 faculties/schools, 11 departments and 22 chairs at WCU. Our team includes 152 academic staff- 27 Doctors of science/professors and 42 associate professors. The University accepts students from all over the world regardless of race, sex, language, nationality or religion. Currently, the international community at the University includes students from Turkey, Albania, Portugal, Georgia, Iran, Nepal and Russia. Our multi-cultural family creates a favourable environment for education and training. WCU offers students the opportunity to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to keep up with the demands of a rapidly changing world.

• Gender Research Center
• Institute of Sustainable Human Development
• Center for Applied Politics
• Center for Multiculturalism
• Research and Coordination Center
• Mountain Culture and Landscape Research Institute
• Caspian Sea Problems Research Center
• Environmental Research Center