Lankaran State University

Lankaran State University  was founded in 1992. Currently, more than 6150 bachelors, masters and doctoral students study at the University, about 435 professor-teaching staff, administrative staff  and technical staff work at university.  International and Republican scientific conferences are regularly being held at university.  Students and teachers take an active part in Republican and International Scientific conferences, at knowledge competitions and sports events, also they are an initiator and active participant of a number of socio-political and cultural events.  LSU is a member of Eurasian Associations of the State Universities of Caspian Region Countries, the Eurasian Universities, Azerbaijan-Russia Higher Educational Institutions and Caucasus University, the university has developed educational and scientific relations with more than 50 foreign  universities and signed bilateral agreements.  Lankaran State University is the participant of international grant projects,  such as ERASMUS +, Mevlana, HORIZON 2020 and others. Within the framework of these projects, the university has conducted student and teacher exchange programs with many foreign universities, works on double diploma projects with both foreign and republican universities.

Since 2018 Lankaran State University has created a fully functioning basic profile in QS World University Rankings.

 Currently, education and research activities are carried out in 5 faculties and 13 departments:

FACULTIES:

• Faculty of Natural Sciences   

• Faculty of Philology and Primary Education

• Faculty of History, Geography and Art

• Faculty of Economics and Management  

• Faculty of Agriculture and Engineering 

DEPARTMENTS:

• Mathematics and Informatics

• Chemistry and Physics

• Biology and Ecology

• History and methods of its teaching 

• Geography and methods of its teaching 

• Azerbaijani language and literature 

• Foreign languages and translation

• Primary education and pre-school teaching

• Disciplines of Pedagogy, Psychology and Art

• Financial management and audit

• Economics and innovative management

• Technology and technical disciplines

• Veterinary and agricultural disciplines

Students and teachers benefit from expanded opportunities offered by our university. Based on years of traditions, our university plays an important  role in the life of the country and the region.

Lankaran State University infrastructure includes 4 educational buildings, 1 administrative building, 10 laboratories, Agricultural Practice Center, Tourism Practice Centre, a language lab, 2 mini and one large football fields, a veterinary cabinet, a gym, a fitness hall, a scientific library (electronic), 3 reading rooms, 2 dormitories (dormitory for boys and dormitory for girls), a conference hall,  the service apartments for professor-teaching staff, Tourism Practice Centre, canteens, a publishing house and a greenhouse.  

Tourism Practice Centre, Food Safety and Food Technology Laboratories are using to have practical trainings for students and masters of specialties “Tourism and Hotel Management” and “Food Products Engineering”. 

Citrus plants and agricultural products are growing in 3 ha area of the university. At the same time  5 ha of area in Lankaran and 3 ha in Astara are separated as an experimental field.  

On each university educational building territory there are canteens and parks, surrounded with greenery for students to spend their leisure time. 

There is  a large  conference hall, that meets all modern requirements for holding republican and international scientific conferences and cultural events. University auditoriums are provided with interactive boards, computers and projectors. 

 OUR MISSION

To develop in the field of research and education;

To meet the needs of people and the country,

Basing on international experience;

To prepare highly qualified specialists and scientific pedagogic personals in accordance with employer’s requirements;

To cultivate multicultural and humanistic personality

OUR ADVANTAGES

• Student-oriented education

• Transparent administration

• Guest houses and service apartments for professor-teaching staff

• Experimental fields, modern educational laboratories and Tourism Practice Centre

• Forming of annual “Alumni fair” with the participation of potential employers

• Educational process based on objective knowledge

• Openness of the university to public

• Participation in international programs and projects

• Forming of effective and interesting leisure time