Year: 2023
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Azerbaijan is an upper-middle-income country with a population of about 10 million people. Since its independence, Azerbaijan experienced economic problems : the transition to a market economy, economic resource scarcity, and the dependence on socialist republics. After its independence, Azerbaijan started reforming its higher education system so that it is aligned with the new economic and political structure. Because of the economic decline and resource scarcity, Azerbaijan implemented reforms that advocate for market privatization and liberalization. In 2019, the higher education landscape consisted of 40 state and 12 non-state HEIs (the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan [SSCRA], n.d.). State universities used to be subsidized by the government, whilst private universities did not use to receive any public funding. Six HEIs have a relatively higher degree of autonomy able to define the educational content, develop admission plans and award academic degrees and titles. The Academic Council is the primary governing body, chaired by the rector.
Authors: Merey Mussabayeva, Serik Ivatov
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4387328199