ADA University

ADA University (Azerbaijani: ADA Universiteti) is a public higher-education institution in Baku, Azerbaijan, established on 13 January 2014 by a presidential decree as the legal heir of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and the Information Technologies University.阿塞拜疆外交大学（ADA University，阿塞拜疆语：ADA Universiteti）是阿塞拜疆巴库的一所公立高等学校，2014 年 1 月 13 日依据总统令成立，是阿塞拜疆外交学院与信息技术大学的法定继承者。

It grew out of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy founded on 6 March 2006 by Hafiz Pashayev under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and today it has seven schools, about 4,340 students and alumni in 48 countries.该校源自 2006 年 3 月 6 日由哈菲兹·帕沙耶夫在外交部属下创办的阿塞拜疆外交学院，现有 7 个学院、约 4,340 名学生，校友遍布 48 个国家。

It lies in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027 and stood in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2026, but it did not enter the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 or the Shanghai ARWU 2026.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列 1001-1200 区间，2026 年 QS 世界大学排名曾位列 1201-1400 区间，但未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名、US News 2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名与 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

History

• The Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy was founded on 6 March 2006 by Hafiz Pashayev under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to train diplomats and public servants.阿塞拜疆外交学院于 2006 年 3 月 6 日由哈菲兹·帕沙耶夫在阿塞拜疆外交部属下创办，旨在培养外交官与公职人员。
• In 2007 the academy launched its Advanced Foreign Service Program for diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and civil servants of the government.2007 年学院为外交部外交官与政府公务员开设高级外事项目。
• The academy introduced its first master's degree in September 2009 and its first bachelor's degrees in September 2011.学院于 2009 年 9 月开设首个硕士学位，2011 年 9 月又开设首批学士学位。
• On 13 January 2014 a decree of the President of Azerbaijan established ADA University as a state higher-education institution engaged in degree programmes and research.2014 年 1 月 13 日，阿塞拜疆总统令将该校设立为从事学位教育科研的国立高等学校。
• The university was formed by the merger of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and the Information Technologies University in January 2014 and is the legal heir of both.学校由阿塞拜疆外交学院与信息技术大学于 2014 年 1 月合并而成，是二者的法定继承者。
• In 2007 the university established its Washington Center, a non-profit organisation in Washington, D.C., to support its programmes and manage an endowment fund.2007 年学校在华盛顿特区设立非营利的华盛顿中心，用以支持其项目并管理一项捐赠基金。
• The main campus in Baku has been used by the university since 2013.巴库主校区自 2013 年起供该校使用。
• In 2022 ADA University expanded through the Italy-Azerbaijan University project, established by a decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev to strengthen knowledge exchange between Azerbaijan and Italy.2022 年该校通过「意大利-阿塞拜疆大学」项目扩展，该项目由总统伊利哈姆·阿利耶夫签署法令设立，以加强两国间的知识交流。
• The foundation of the new university's first campus buildings was laid in Baku in 2022, with the first master's students admitted there in 2023.这所新大学首批校园建筑的地基于 2022 年在巴库奠基，2023 年迎来首批硕士生。
• Meanwhile the ADA Gazakh Center was established in 2022 in the historical building of the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary, whose roots trace back to the Tbilisi Teachers' Seminary founded in 1876.与此同时，ADA 加扎赫中心于 2022 年在加扎赫师范学校的历史建筑中设立，该校可上溯至 1876 年创办的第比利斯师范学校。
• Following the collapse of the Tsarist regime in 1918, the Azerbaijani division of the Transcaucasian Teachers' Seminary was relocated to Gazakh, leading to the establishment of the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary.1918 年沙皇政权崩溃后，外高加索师范学校的阿塞拜疆分部迁至加扎赫，促成加扎赫师范学校的建立。
• That seminary educated notable Azerbaijani figures including the writer Jalil Mammadguluzadeh and the composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.该师范学校培养出阿塞拜疆知名人物，包括作家贾利勒·马梅德古卢扎德与作曲家乌泽伊尔·哈吉贝约夫。
• In 2018 the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary marked its 100th anniversary together with the 150th anniversary of the educator Firudin bey Kocharli.2018 年加扎赫师范学校迎来建校 100 周年，同时也纪念教育家菲鲁丁·贝伊·科查理诞辰 150 周年。
• The Washington Center occupies a building constructed in 1900 that was fully renovated in 2015 and is located near Dupont Circle and the Phillips Collection.华盛顿中心设在一座建于 1900 年、2015 年全面翻新的楼内，毗邻杜邦圆环与菲利普斯收藏馆。
• The university's flagship policy journal, Baku Dialogues, was established in 2014 and revived in September 2020, focusing on the Silk Road region.该校旗舰政策期刊《巴库对话》创办于 2014 年，2020 年 9 月复刊，聚焦丝绸之路地区。
• On 4 March 2025 the university presented the newspaper Azerbaijan, originally published between 1918 and 1920, in Latin script, with a complete collection planned to run to 20 volumes.2025 年 3 月 4 日，学校以拉丁字母呈现了 1918 至 1920 年间出版的《阿塞拜疆》报，并计划将其汇集为 20 卷。
• The newspaper had published nearly 450 issues in Arabic script, and the first two volumes covering September to November 1918 have been issued.该报曾以阿拉伯字母出版近 450 期，涵盖 1918 年 9 月至 11 月的头两卷已经出版。
• As of the 2023-2024 academic year, a total of 127 students were enrolled in the three master's degree programmes offered at the Gazakh centre in Azerbaijani.截至 2023-2024 学年，加扎赫中心以阿塞拜疆语授课的三个硕士项目共有 127 名学生就读。
• Since 2006 the institution has steadily expanded its programme range and grown into a full-fledged university with seven schools.自 2006 年以来，该校不断扩大项目范围，已成长为拥有 7 个学院的完整大学。
• By 2024-2025 the Italy-Azerbaijan University campus enrolled 538 undergraduate and 102 graduate students in eight bachelor's and two master's programmes, including three dual-degree specialisations.到 2024-2025 学年，意大利-阿塞拜疆大学校区已开设 8 个本科与 2 个硕士项目，含 3 个双学位方向，共有 538 名本科生与 102 名研究生。
• Its stated vision is to be a world-class university in Azerbaijan, embedding the excellence of the teacher and the scholar, müəllim and alim, into an innovative learning culture.该校的愿景是成为阿塞拜疆的世界一流大学，将师者与学者（阿塞拜疆语 müəllim 与 alim）的卓越融入创新的学习文化。
• Its core values are academic excellence, accountability and shared governance, honour, integrity and transparency, diversity and collaboration, and social responsibility.其核心价值包括学术卓越、问责与共同治理、荣誉、诚信与透明、多元与协作，以及社会责任。

Academics

• ADA University is organised into seven schools, namely Public and International Affairs, Business, Information Technologies and Engineering, Education, Law, Agricultural and Food Sciences, and Design and Architecture.阿塞拜疆外交大学设有 7 个学院，分别为公共与国际事务、商业、信息技术与工程、教育、法学、农业与食品科学，以及设计与建筑学院。
• The School of Public and International Affairs offers a BA in International Studies, a BA in Public Affairs, a BA in Communication and Digital Media, an MA in Diplomacy and International Affairs and a Master of Public Administration.公共与国际事务学院开设国际研究、公共事务、传播与数字媒体三个学士学位，以及外交与国际事务硕士与公共管理硕士。
• The School of Business offers a BA in Business Administration, a BS in Economics, a BS in Finance, an MBA, an MBA in Finance, a Master in Global Politics and Management and an MS in Human Resource Management.商学院开设工商管理学士、经济学学士、金融学学士、工商管理硕士、金融方向工商管理硕士、全球政治与管理硕士及人力资源管理硕士。
• The School of Information Technologies and Engineering offers bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science, computer engineering, information technologies, electrical and power engineering and high-performance computing.信息技术与工程学院开设计算机科学、计算机工程、信息技术、电气与动力工程及高性能计算等专业的本科与硕士课程。
• The School of Law offers the LL.B. and LL.M., and the School of Agricultural and Food Sciences covers agricultural technologies, food technologies, animal sciences and agricultural and food systems management.法学院开设法学本科与法学硕士；农业与食品科学学院涵盖农业技术、食品技术、动物科学及农业与食品系统管理。
• The School of Design and Architecture awards the Bachelor of Architecture and a bachelor's in interior design, while the College of Humanities and Sciences runs the Foundation Program and English for Academic and Professional Purposes.设计与建筑学院授予建筑学学士与室内设计学士；人文与科学学院则开设预科项目及学术与职业英语课程。
• The university has 4,340 students, of whom 84 per cent are undergraduates and 16 per cent postgraduates, and 52 per cent are female.该校共有 4,340 名学生，其中本科生占 84%、研究生占 16%，女生占 52%。
• Its total faculty staff numbers about 224, with 85 per cent domestic and 15 per cent international members.该校专任教师约 224 人，其中 85% 为本国教师、15% 为国际教师。
• Students, faculty and staff come from 53 countries, and the university hosts 229 international students.该校学生与教职员来自 53 个国家，国际学生共 229 人。
• The university counts 2,500 alumni in 48 countries and 4,442 alumni of its Executive Education programmes.该校校友共 2,500 人，分布于 48 个国家，另有 4,442 人完成其高管教育项目。
• The ADA University Library is a four-storey facility housing approximately 120,000 volumes together with physical and electronic resources and study spaces.该校图书馆为四层建筑，藏书约 120,000 册，并提供纸质与电子资源及研修空间。
• International students participate in Country Profile Days and an annual International Festival, presenting their cuisines and cultures to the wider community.国际学生参与「国情介绍日」与年度国际节，向师生展示各自国家的饮食与文化。
• The Gazakh centre delivers three master's programmes taught in Azerbaijani, in learning and teaching, education management and public administration.加扎赫中心以阿塞拜疆语开设三个硕士项目，分别为学习与教学、教育管理以及公共管理。
• Research output indexed by OpenAlex amounts to 836 works and 4,363 citations.OpenAlex 收录该校 836 篇成果与 4,363 次引用。
• Honorary doctorates awarded by the university recognise heads of state and scholars, including the President of Tajikistan and a former President of Türkiye.该校授予的名誉学位涵盖国家元首与学者，包括塔吉克斯坦总统与土耳其前总统。
• The university runs professional development and certification courses for specialists in addition to its degree programmes.除学位项目外，该校还为专业人士开设职业发展与认证课程。
• Its degree programmes span international studies, public affairs, business administration, economics, finance, computer science and engineering, law, education, agricultural and food sciences, architecture and interior design.其学位项目涵盖国际研究、公共事务、工商管理、经济学、金融学、计算机科学与工程、法学、教育、农业与食品科学、建筑与室内设计。
• The university also delivers executive education, and its Washington Center, a non-profit organisation set up in 2007, manages an endowment fund and runs events that connect the university with partners in the United States.该校还开设高管教育，其 2007 年设立的非营利华盛顿中心则管理一项捐赠基金，并举办活动联系学校与美国的合作伙伴。

Campus

• The main campus is located in Baku, at about 40.38 degrees north and 49.89 degrees east, and has been used by the university since 2013.主校区位于巴库，地理坐标约为北纬 40.38 度、东经 49.89 度，自 2013 年起供该校使用。
• The Baku campus features several key buildings, including Building A, Building B, Building D, Building E, the Student Center, Building L and the ADA Gardens.巴库校区拥有多座主要建筑，包括 A 楼、B 楼、D 楼、E 楼、学生中心、L 楼以及 ADA 花园。
• The Student Center contains an auditorium, an exhibit hall, studios, lounges and dining areas and serves as a central gathering place for students and faculty.学生中心内设礼堂、展览厅、工作室、休息区与餐饮区，是师生聚会的核心场所。
• The university library is a four-storey building with about 120,000 volumes, study rooms and collaborative spaces, and the ADA Gardens and Student Center provide the campus with its main open and social areas.校图书馆为四层建筑，藏书约 120,000 册，并设有研讨室与协作空间；ADA 花园与学生中心则是校园主要的开放与社交空间。
• The School of Business is connected to the Caravanserai and includes classrooms, faculty offices and a rooftop terrace.商学院与「商队驿站」相连，设有教室、教师办公室与屋顶露台。
• The architecture of the campus incorporates elements that reflect Azerbaijani culture and values in its materials, courtyards and decorative motifs.校区建筑在材料、庭院与装饰纹样中融入了体现阿塞拜疆文化与价值的元素。
• The ADA Gazakh Center, established in 2022, occupies the renovated historical building of the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary, supported by partners including the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and NEQSOL Holding.2022 年设立的 ADA 加扎赫中心位于翻新后的加扎赫师范学校历史建筑内，得到盖达尔·阿利耶夫基金会与 NEQSOL 控股等合作伙伴的支持。
• The Washington Center of ADA University, set up in 2007, occupies a four-storey building near Dupont Circle constructed in 1900 and renovated in 2015.该校华盛顿中心设立于 2007 年，位于杜邦圆环附近一栋建于 1900 年、2015 年翻新的四层楼内。
• The Italy-Azerbaijan University campus was laid out in Baku from 2022, with its first academic buildings opened and eight bachelor's and two master's programmes running there.意大利-阿塞拜疆大学校区自 2022 年在巴库兴建，首批教学楼已经启用，开办 8 个本科与 2 个硕士项目。

Reputation

• ADA University is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, its position in the global table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，阿塞拜疆外交大学位列 1001-1200 区间，这是其在该全球榜单上的位次。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2026 it stood in the 1201-1400 band, so the 2027 edition marks an improvement.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列 1201-1400 区间，可见 2027 年版位次有所提升。
• It has also been ranked in the QS regional tables for Emerging Europe and Central Asia and for Europe, reflecting its standing in the wider region.该校亦曾进入 QS 新兴欧洲与中亚地区排名及欧洲排名榜单，反映其在更广区域内的地位。
• It did not enter the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 or the Shanghai ARWU 2026.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名、US News 2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名与 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。
• ADA is widely regarded as Azerbaijan's leading institution for public policy, diplomacy and international affairs education.该校被普遍视为阿塞拜疆在公共政策、外交与国际事务教育方面的领军学府。
• OpenAlex records 836 research works and 4,363 citations for the university.OpenAlex 记录该校 836 篇研究成果与 4,363 次引用。
• Its honorary degrees have been conferred on the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, former Turkish President Abdullah Gül, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa and the economist Jeffrey Sachs.其名誉学位曾授予塔吉克斯坦总统埃莫马利·拉赫蒙、土耳其前总统阿卜杜拉·居尔、阿拉伯国家联盟秘书长阿姆鲁·穆萨以及经济学家杰弗里·萨克斯。
• The university counts 2,500 alumni in 48 countries, a network that supports its diplomatic and policy reputation.该校拥有分布于 48 个国家的 2,500 名校友，这一网络支撑着其外交与政策领域的声誉。
• Its flagship journal Baku Dialogues contributes to policy debate on the Silk Road region and its geopolitical and economic significance.其旗舰期刊《巴库对话》为丝绸之路地区及其地缘政治与经济意义的政策讨论作出贡献。
• With students and staff from 53 countries, ADA positions itself as the most international university in Azerbaijan.师生来自 53 个国家，该校将自身定位为阿塞拜疆国际化程度最高的大学。
• Azerbaijan's Ministry of Science and Education noted the university's entry into the QS global ranking for 2026, and in the 2027 edition it improved to the 1001-1200 band.阿塞拜疆科学教育部曾指出该校进入 2026 年 QS 全球排名，而在 2027 年版中该校提升至 1001-1200 区间。

Student life

• ADA University has no formal Latin motto, and it instead expresses its identity through a mission to cultivate highly intellectual solution providers for the global community.阿塞拜疆外交大学没有正式的拉丁校训，而是以「为全球社会培养高度智慧的解决方案提供者」这一使命来表达自身定位。
• The ADA Flag carries symbolic colours: blue for loyalty and communication, white for the purity of honour, integrity and transparency, and red for vibrancy, change and innovation.ADA 校旗以颜色寄意：蓝色象征忠诚与沟通，白色象征荣誉、诚信与透明的纯粹，红色象征活力、变革与创新。
• International students organise Country Profile Days, presenting their home countries to local and international peers.国际学生举办「国情介绍日」，向本地与国际同学介绍自己的祖国。
• The university holds an annual International Festival in which members of the international community gather at a large student fair to share their cuisines.该校每年举办国际节，国际社群成员汇聚于大型学生集市，分享各国饮食。
• With 52 per cent female and 48 per cent male students, the university maintains a gender-balanced student body.该校女生占 52%、男生占 48%，学生性别结构均衡。
• Students, faculty and staff from 53 countries create a diverse campus environment that the university lists among its core values.来自 53 个国家的学生与教职员营造出多元的校园环境，这被学校列为核心价值之一。
• The Student Center acts as the social hub of the campus, with studios, lounges and dining areas for student activities.学生中心是校园的社交枢纽，设有工作室、休息区与餐饮区，供学生活动使用。
• The Executive Education programmes have produced 4,442 alumni, many of them professionals in Azerbaijan's public and private sectors.高管教育项目已培养 4,442 名结业校友，其中许多是阿塞拜疆公共与私营部门的专业人士。

Notable people

• Hafiz Pashayev founded the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy in March 2006 and served as rector of ADA University.哈菲兹·帕沙耶夫于 2006 年 3 月创办阿塞拜疆外交学院，并担任阿塞拜疆外交大学校长。
• Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, signed the January 2014 decree establishing ADA University and the 2022 decree creating the Italy-Azerbaijan University.阿塞拜疆总统伊利哈姆·阿利耶夫签署了 2014 年 1 月设立该校的总统令，以及 2022 年设立意大利-阿塞拜疆大学的法令。
• Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, received an honorary degree from ADA University.哥伦比亚大学可持续发展中心主任杰弗里·萨克斯获该校名誉学位。
• Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, was awarded an honorary degree by the university.塔吉克斯坦总统埃莫马利·拉赫蒙获该校名誉学位。
• Abdullah Gül, former President of Türkiye, received an honorary degree from ADA University.土耳其前总统阿卜杜拉·居尔获该校名誉学位。
• Amr Moussa, former Secretary-General of the Arab League, was among those awarded honorary degrees by the university.阿拉伯国家联盟前秘书长阿姆鲁·穆萨是获该校名誉学位者之一。
• S. Frederick Starr, chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University, received an honorary degree from the university.约翰斯·霍普金斯大学中亚-高加索研究所所长 S. Frederick Starr 获该校名誉学位。
• Anatoly Torkunov, rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, was awarded an honorary degree by ADA University.莫斯科国立国际关系学院院长阿纳托利·托尔库诺夫获该校名誉学位。
• Thomas Goltz, an American analyst and author on the Caucasus, received an honorary degree from the university.研究高加索地区的美国分析家与作家托马斯·戈尔茨获该校名誉学位。
• Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, the Azerbaijani writer, was educated at the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary whose historical building now houses the ADA Gazakh Center.阿塞拜疆作家贾利勒·马梅德古卢扎德曾就读于加扎赫师范学校，其历史建筑如今成为 ADA 加扎赫中心所在地。
• Uzeyir Hajibeyov, the composer of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic era, was likewise educated at the Gazakh Teachers' Seminary.阿塞拜疆民主共和国时期的作曲家乌泽伊尔·哈吉贝约夫同样就读于加扎赫师范学校。