Azərbaycan Dövlət
İqtİsad Unİversİtetİ

Why MBA Program?

• You will receive education in Azerbaijan – a country characterized by the following features: located at the crossroads of East and West,on the shores of the Caspian Sea where stability reigns; encouraged civilizational values and multiculturalism, religious and ethnic tolerance; one of the fastest growing economies in the world;
• Chosing MBA Program is your succesful decision;
• MBA Program shapes you as a business professional. The program challeges your potentials and enhances your abilities. Your peers in MBA Program will be at least as successful and hard working as you. This means expectations from your professors and instructors will be high;
• Education is delivered in Azerbaijan, English and Russian language separately;
• MBA is a special program which is formed by individuals who are respectful for diversity, diligent, energetic, and initiative-taking. By studying here, you get a chance to join a dynamic program, you succeed by the innovative development of the program and you gain knowledge and experience;
• We provide future’s leaders with business education and teach them to speak in professional business language globally;
• MBA program operates in the main building of UNEC, in the center of Baku. Mini-library and case packs for all the courses have been established. In order to meet your scientific research enthusiasm “Development Economy” laboratory and different research related sub-sectors have been created;
• Most of 100 professors and instructors who hold doctoral and master’s degreeshave graduated from highly ranked universities of the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy, Sweden, France, Turkey, Russia and others;
• Teachers focus on their scientific products and practical exercises during the education process;
• Courses are determined in accordance with the programs of world’s leading universities and graduate students are free to choose elective courses;
• Graduate students are developed professionally and personally.

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Information about the Program of UNEC Business School

The MBA program was created in 2001 through an academic agreement on “the training of faculty, staff, and the preparation of magistrates in business administration and management” between Azerbaijan State University of Economics and Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics. During 2001-2014 the MBA (Master of Bussines of Administration)  program run as a structure in the Center of Master’s Preparation. In 2014 the MBA Department was created and the MBA Program of the Center of Master’s Preparation was transferred into the MBA department and has been continuing as a new structure.

The program aims at improving leadership qualities of specialists with graduate degrees, teaches systematic knowledge, ability and competence in management skills, provides continuous improvement of specialization, analysis of modern business information, analytical thinking and decision making skills, and helps graduates to prepare for top decision making positions in various corporations and institutions.

Majority of the lecturers are graduates and PhDs from high class universities with rigorous education programs in USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France and Turkey. The MBA department has around 100 full-time faculty members 50% of which with foreign PhD, doctoral and master degrees from USA, Canada, Germany, France, Turkey and others.

Current cohort in UNEC has more than 1000 magistrates, among them students with diverse backgrounds from China, Russia, Korea, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Sudan.

Admission to UNEC Business School is made in the following majors:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

GENERAL MBA

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

FINANCE

MARKETING

MANAGEMENT

ACCOUNTING

SECURITIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SPORTS MANAGEMENT

BANKING AND INSURANCE MANAGEMENT

RISK AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

General İnformation on MBA Program (Business management)

TUITION AND EXPENSES

Full membership at EFMD

UNEC Business School is a member (fully – fledged) of EFMD and EFMD’s Global Network. 

UNEC Business School of Azerbaijan State University of Economics is a full members to (European Foundation for the Management Development). EFMD is one of the key business schools’ networks in the world and being a part of the network will bring many opportunities for faculty & student exchanges, knowledge sharing and collaboration”.

UNEC Business School is an EFMD Full Member
UNEC Business School is an EFMD Global Network Member

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Full membership at AACSB

Accreditation is a voluntary, nongovernmental process that includes a rigorous external review of a school’s ability to provide the highest quality programs. The accreditation process is a comprehensive review of a school’s mission, faculty qualifications, and curricula, and the process includes self-evaluations, peer-reviews, committee reviews, and the development of in-depth strategic plans. Accreditation ensures that students are learning material most relevant to their field of study, preparing them to be effective leaders upon graduation.

UNEC-UBIS (University of Business and International Studies)
Dual Degree Graduate Program

Granting of Master Degrees and diplomas within the Dual Degree Graduate Program on the following majors is carried out by UNEC and UBIS University of Business and International Studies situated in Geneva, Switzerland:

• MBA (UBIS Master of Business Administration)
• MA in International Relations (Master of Arts)
• MS in Banking and Finance (Master of Science)

UNEC-UBIS Dual MBA Program encapsulates 14 subjects and a capstone project (a total of 48 US credits). The Dual MBA Program consists of 10 subjects which are taught and graded by UNEC professors whereas 5 subjects are lectured and graded by UBIS professors.

The program ends with a capstone project (6 US credits). 4 subjects, out of 5 subjects in UBIS, will be taught in UNEC (1-2 intensive weeks) by professors from UBIS whereas 1 subject will be taught (1 week intensive) in Geneva  by a UBIS professor.

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The exchange program with the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany

On May 6, 2015 a bilateral cooperation agreement between the MBA Department of UNEC and the School of Economics and Business Administration of Friedrich-Schiller University Jena has been signed.

Main objectives of the cooperation are to organize:

• Exchange of faculty
• Student exchange
• Joint researches and publications
• Conferences and
• Educational and cultural programs.

Major advantages of this cooperation is that each university considers a minimum of one-term (semester long) student exchange. No tuition payment is required. Living and transportation expenses and other costs are planned to be paid by the participants.

Bachelors (B2 level, German), graduate and PhD (TOEFL IBT – 85, IELTS – 6.5) students are allowed to join the program. Eligible students must have been studying at least for two semesters.

Additionally, we would like to inform that the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena holds 381^th position in according to QS ranking, 235^th position according to Webometrics and 86^th position in Europe.

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CODES OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY OF THE AZERBAIJAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS (UNEC)

CHARTER OF UNEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

EDUCATION CONCEPT OF UNEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

STAKEHOLDER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON LEGAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIORS

FACULTY/STUDENT HANDBOOK OF UNEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

The department attached to the UNEC Business Center:

Business management