Western University
Garb Universiteti

Established	1991
Type	Private
Rector	Husein Baghirov
Faculty	180
Students	1000
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Campus	Urban
Website	www.wu.edu.az

Western University (Azerbaijani: Garb Universiteti) is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Founded in 1991 by Husein Baghirov, it has six schools, 25 majors, 180 faculty and approximately 1000 students. The university took its name because it is modeled after Western universities in style of instruction and values, the latter in response to some of the corrupt practices under the Soviet system^[1]. Much of the instruction there is conducted in English. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Municipality: Baku Area: 1000 km² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/km² Postal Code: AZ1000 Area code: 012 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41° 01 52 N Longitude: 21° 20 25 E Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... Municipality: Baku Area: 1000 km² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/km² Postal Code: AZ1000 Area code: 012 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41° 01 52 N Longitude: 21° 20 25 E Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

In the late 1990s, the school partnered with American universities, such as Indiana University, to help set up its programs in business and law ^[2][3]. Many of its partnerships were formed through the now defunct United States Information Agency. Currently, the school has ties with Indiana University, University of Kansas, Mississippi Valley State University, University of North Alabama and Delta State University^[4]. Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... The United States Information Agency (USIA), which existed from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to what it called public diplomacy. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as just KU or Kansas) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. ... The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a four-year public coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama. ... Delta State University is a regional public university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta; one of eight publicly funded universities in the state. ...

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External links

• Western University website