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system (which is the first in the country), its hospitable service-
oriented atmosphere, etc.
Various labs, museums, research and training centers, and the
“Dunya” (“World”) concert hall with its colorful concerts,
spectacles, and conferences enrich the academic and cultural
environment of the University. Unforgettable presentations
and scientific gatherings devoted to the life and activities of
classical and modern men of science, politics, and culture,
noteworthy meetings with eminent scholars and distinguished
people of literature and art, national and international dances,
folk, mugam and classical music parties, and similar activities
held with Hamlet Isaxanli’s active participation, have turned
this higher learning institute, if one may say so, into a place of
pilgrimage for intellectuals, youth and the general public.
In addition to its schools and academic departments, the
Institute of Education Policy, Institute of Politics, Translation
Studies Center, Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center, Economy
and Business Research and Training Center and other centers
affiliated with Khazar work on a number of international and
regional programs and conduct research on problems related
to the economic, political, scientific and cultural development
of the country and broader region.
Khazar University Press and Publishing House established by
Hamlet Isaxanli have successfully undertaken publication of
textbooks as well as scientific and literary works. The
University Press is a publisher of academic research
periodicals (such as the Journal of Azerbaijani Studies, Khazar
Journal of Mathematics and Azerbaijani Archeology) and
Khazar View/ Xəzər Xəbər magazine, which is published
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programs, to invite visiting professors, and in general, to break
ties with inertia and open the door to a new way of thinking.
The innovative endeavors of Hamlet Isaxanli in person and as
they played out in the experience of his Khazar University
played an important role in introduction and successful
application of the two-cycle (Bachelor, Master) system and
new knowledge-evaluation methodology in the higher
education system of Azerbaijan, which was later envisaged in
the Bologna Process for the creation of the European Higher
Education Area. He was one of the main initiators of
Azerbaijan’s participation in the Bologna Process in 2005.
Khazar University
(Development)
Thinking matters over in advance, Hamlet Isaxanli undertook
with enthusiasm the difficult task of establishing—besides
social sciences and humanities—divisions of natural sciences,
engineering, and applied sciences, including departments of
Information
Technology
and
Computer
Engineering,
Economics and Management, Petroleum Engineering, and Life
Sciences at Khazar University.
Even from the early days of Khazar University’s establishment,
Hamlet Isaxanli advocated that “there is no peripheral science
or higher education in the globalizing world; consequently, to
be successful in achieving general standards, it is necessary
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and vital to develop international cooperative programs.” He
began working to bring these ideas to fruition. Initially, he
established relations with UCLA (University of California at
Los-Angeles); later, with Harvard, Princeton, Columbia
University, Purdue University in Indiana, Georgia State
University in Atlanta, George Mason University, South
Connecticut State University, California State University
System, East Carolina University, American University in
Washington D.C. and other US and Canadian universities,
which facilitated research cooperation, faculty and student
exchange, establishment of academic and support centers, and
improvement of the university management system.
Partnership programs with European universities and
relationships established with higher education institutions in
the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, Norway,
Sweden, Greece, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey
were particularly fruitful. In most of these programs, three to
seven universities were drawn to participate. The third power
center of the world – the Far East – was not forgotten either.
Beginning in the 21st century, cooperation with institutions in
Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, also India, and other countries
was established, and student exchange and joint research
projects were carried out.
Many undergraduate and graduate students, young
researchers, and experienced professors study, conduct
research, and teach, respectively, coming from various
countries including Asia, Africa, Europe and North America to
become an organic part of the pleasant atmosphere and social
environment of Khazar University. With respect to diversity,
care and friendship are part of the well-developed education
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model and organizational culture of Khazar; international and
national values merge here.
Graduates of Khazar University hold influential and high-
salaried positions in all continents. Students and graduates of
Khazar continue their education at various leading universities
of the developed world. Not only the graduates, but also the
senior and even the junior undergraduate students are the
center of attention of leading companies. Is this not the true
power and influence of a higher education institution?
The triangle model of international partnership set forth by
Hamlet Isaxanli is an important step for the growth of
university-industry relations. One vertex of the triangle is
Khazar University, on the second vertex – a company
representing the industrial world (such as BP Exploration or
StatoilHydro), and on the third vertex – a university in the
Western world (for example, a university from UK or from
Norway). This model is a good example of how partnership
creates a stimulus for quality teaching, research and training,
effectively and efficiently using the resources of all three parties.
Khazar University students, scholars and teachers, administ-
rators and service sector workers alike effectively work
together in its growing campuses. Here students have all the
necessary amenities and facilities for successful study.
Khazar’s Library and Information Center holds the largest
collection among private universities and is one of the best in
the country regarding its variety and its selection of English
resources. It is model library in Azerbaijan, according to the
review of external experts, with a computerized catalog, access
to online databases, special services, an electronic archive
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