The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan are pleased to announce the “Heydar Aliyev - International Education Grant Program” for 2024-2025 academic year. The higher education scholarship by the Government of Azerbaijan will be offered on an annual basis for a period of 5 years. To get detailed information, please click here. Interested candidates should submit their applications to the relevant government authorities (Ministries, Embassies, etc.) of the applicant’s home country no later than May 20, 2024. 

General information Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport offers “Mergen” scholarship opportunity for the master's degree studies  for citizens of the member-states (Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) and observer states (Hungary, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkmenistan) of the Organization of Turkic States. Who can apply for the scholarship program? A citizen of one of the program countries Candidates under the age of 30, who have completed their bachelor's degree within the last 3 years. How to apply for the scholarship? - Prospective applicants are required to submit their applications through the electronic application system of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.  https://portal.edu.az/   For more information about the scholarship program, please visit the link below: https://sport.edu.az/en/international-relations/international-projects-1/mergen/

Dear students across the globe, Due to the extreme amount of applications from you, we would like to inform you that the application process for the “International Education Grant named after Heydar Aliyev” program has not been launched by our side. You can follow our social media pages as well as official website to keep posted regarding the opening for the call for the application of the grant program. We thank you for the patience that you show and wish you luck in your journey!

On 26th of December, International Educational Opportunities Forum was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The authorities shared the final report of the year on the education of international students, spoke about the statistics of foreigners studying in our country where they announced the number of international students studying in Azerbaijan exceeding ten thousand, the ranking of our higher education institutions in international rankings, and participation in exchange programs with the participants of the event. Later on, panel discussions were held on the topics of " How to recruit or expand the capacity for international students" and "Participation in the international rankings and accreditations of programs". Apart from local higher education institutions authorities, International students from Azerbaijan State University of Languages and Baku Engineering University - Kibriyo Inamova and Abdullah Muhammed Azaruddin shared their experiences and opinions on the panel discussions. At the end of the day, 8 successful higher education institutions and 4 international students were awarded for their active involvement in the 2022/2023 education year. Then, students shared the stage where they performed beautiful songs and narrated poems which were highly appreciated by the participants of the event.