Established in 2006 as the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and now named ADA University is committed to prepare innovative global leaders and to promoting useful collaborative research on diplomacy, public and international affairs, business, humanities and sciences, information technologies and system engineering. Schools are built in perpetuity. Building a permanent endowment fund by expansion of private partnerships and increasing alumni participation will be a key factor to ensuring the University’s sustainable growth. For the last 5 years the University has built extensive relations with private sector, both in Azerbaijan and abroad by establishing concrete academic programs with industries, offering services to its corporate members, sending students to internships, training professionals through Executive Education and implementing student-led research projects.

1. H I GH ER EDUCATI ON - BUSI N ESS
COOPERATI ON , OPPORTUN I TY FOR
SUSTAI N ABI LI TY: CASE OF ADA UN I VERSI TY
B udapest, H ungary
January 2 8- 2 9 , 2 016
B y M r.N atig H ajiyev
P resident, A D A U niversity F oundation
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2. Outline
ADA University
Partnerships with Businesses
Achievements and Lessons Learned
Questions for Discussions
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3. FROM AZERBAI JAN DI PLOM ATI C ACADEM Y I N
2 0 0 6 TO A FULL FLEDGED UN I VERSI TY I N
2 0 1 4

4. V)S)ON: Based on Four Pillars
G l o ď a l L e a d e r s h i p
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IŶŶoǀ atiǀ e LearŶiŶg
SoĐial RespoŶsiďilitLJ
Thriǀ iŶgLoĐatioŶ

5. Schools & Programs
SĐhool of
PuďliĐaŶd IŶterŶatioŶal
Affairs ;SPIAͿ
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Degree Prograŵs
UŶdergraduate
IŶterŶatioŶal Studies
PuďliĐAffairs
Graduate
DiploŵaĐLJaŶd
IŶterŶatioŶal Affairs
PuďliĐPoliĐLJ
SĐhool of BusiŶess ;SoBͿ
Degree Prograŵs
UŶdergraduate
BusiŶess AdŵiŶistratioŶ
EĐoŶoŵiĐs
Graduate
BusiŶess AdŵiŶistratioŶ
EĐoŶoŵiĐs
EdžeĐutiǀ e MBA
SĐhool of IT aŶd
EŶgiŶeeriŶg ;SITEͿ
Degree Prograŵs
Coŵputer aŶd IŶforŵatioŶ
SĐieŶĐes
EleĐtriĐal aŶd Coŵputer
EŶgiŶeeriŶg
IŶdustrial SLJsteŵs aŶd
EŶgiŶeeriŶg MaŶageŵeŶt
Ciǀ il aŶd EŶǀ iroŶŵeŶtal
EŶgiŶeeriŶg
MeĐhaŶiĐal EŶgiŶeeriŶg
SĐhool of EduĐatioŶ aŶd
LaŶguages ;SELͿ
Degree Prograŵs
Higher EduĐatioŶ
MaŶageŵeŶt
SĐhool AdŵiŶistratioŶ
EAPP
EŶglish for AĐadeŵiĐ
Purposes
EŶglish for ProfessioŶal
Purposes
ForeigŶ LaŶguages

6. Executive Education
Adǀ aŶĐed ForeigŶ Serǀ iĐe Prograŵ
CaspiaŶ BasiŶ Studies Prograŵ
Leadership aŶd MaŶageŵeŶt Deǀ elopŵeŶt
CoŵŵuŶiĐatioŶ Skills
BusiŶess EsseŶtials
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7. )nternational Students
AfghaŶistaŶ
Algeria
Bahaŵas
BaŶgladesh
ChiŶa
Coloŵďia
EĐuador
EgLJpt
Ethiopia
FraŶĐe
Gaŵďia
Georgia
GerŵaŶLJ
IŶdia
IraŶ
ItalLJ
JapaŶ
KazakhstaŶ
KeŶLJa
KLJrgLJz RepuďliĐ
Latǀ ia
Maldiǀ es
Moldoǀ a
MoŶteŶegro
Nigeria
Norǁ aLJ
Russia FederatioŶ
Serďia
Sloǀ akia
S. Korea
SudaŶ
SLJria
TurkeLJ
TurkŵeŶistaŶ
UkraiŶe
UŶited KiŶgdoŵ
UŶited States
UzďekistaŶ
VietŶaŵ
) aŵďia
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8. ADA University Foundation
EŶdoǁ ŵeŶt BuildiŶg Arŵ
Driǀ er of FiŶaŶĐial AutoŶoŵLJ
MeĐhaŶisŵ of TraŶspareŶĐLJaŶd
CoŶtrol
OffiĐes iŶ Baku aŶd WashiŶgtoŶ, DC
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9. Ecosystem: Triple ( elix Model
Triple
( EL)X
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University
Government )ndustry

10. PARTN ERSH I PS

11. ( ighlights: Affiliations with Private Sector
School of Public and
)nternational Affairs
School of Business
School of )T &
Engineering
School of Education
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment ȋEndowed by State Oil
Company of AzerbaijanȌ
Capstone Research Projects by Students ȋsponsored by BusinessesȌ
Executive Board Comprised of ͳͷcompanies
Center for Entrepreneurship, Technologies and )nnovation
A-Lab Project
)nternship Opportunities for Students
( igh-Tech Parks
Science and )nnovation Parks
Joint Projects
English language trainings for Private
Sector
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12. ADA Career Management Center
First ever full-fledged University Career Center in Azerbaijan
Serves more than ͳͶͲͲstudents/ ͳͶ͵ Alumni
Partnering with major organizations, businesses and state agencies
Offers internships with diplomatic missions abroad, international
organizations, state agencies and business companies
Curriculum mapped professional development courses across degrees
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13. Employment outcomes ȋindustry distributionȌ
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14. ( ighlights: Affiliations with Private Sector
Corporate Programs
Caspian basin
Studies
Advanced Foreign
Service Program
ͳ͹͵ Ͷjunior, mid level and senior managers from ͹ͷcompanies in
Baku
ͷʹ Ͷforeign mid career government officials ȋAsia, Africa,
Middle East, Latin America, USA and EuropeȌ.
800 Azerbaijani junior and mid career civil servants including 518
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diplomats.

15. ADA University Foundation: What we
offer
Capital Gifts
CeŶters
StudeŶt Support
Meŵďerships
SpoŶsorships
DoŶors, PartŶers,
SpoŶsors, Meŵďers
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16. Partnerships
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17. ACH I EVEM EN TS AN D LESSON S LEARN ED

18. Achievements
AĐtiǀ e Support of BusiŶess ĐoŵŵuŶitLJhas ďeeŶ reĐeiǀ ed throughout the
eǀ olutioŶ of the UŶiǀ ersitLJfroŵ ϮϬϭϮ‐ϮϬϭ6
JoiŶt projeĐts ǁ ith 6ϬUŶiǀ ersities ǁ orldǁ ide
BusiŶesses ĐoŶsider our UŶiǀ ersitLJas a huď for HR Ŷeeds through CMC aŶd
EdžeĐutiǀ e EduĐatioŶ
UŶiǀ ersitLJ’s SĐieŶĐe aŶd IŶŶoǀ atioŶ Park ǁ ill eŶhaŶĐe BusiŶess‐UŶiǀ ersitLJ
partŶership
CorrelatioŶ ďetǁ eeŶ diǀ ersifiĐatioŶ of eĐoŶoŵLJaŶd UŶiǀ ersitLJprograŵs
UŶiǀ ersitLJCeŶters partiĐipate as thiŶk taŶks for BusiŶesses or oŶ aŶLJ
issues of ĐoŶteŵporarLJĐoŶĐerŶs
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19. Challenges
Legislatiǀ e restriĐtioŶs
ForgotteŶ philaŶthropiĐtraditioŶ iŶ AzerďaijaŶ
BusiŶesses' uŶderstaŶdiŶg of the ǀ alue of ĐooperatioŶ ǁ ith UŶiǀ ersitLJ
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20. Questions for Discussion
ͳ. ( ow public and private sector can collaborate for education
development effectively in a scenario such as current oil crisis?
ʹ . What are the innovative / non-traditional methods to involve business
communities into partnership with University?
͵ . Why in post socialist countries support for education by private sector
is not as developed as in other countries?
Ͷ. ( ow to regulate transparency issues in public private partnership?
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21. TH AN K YOU!
N H AJI YEV@ADA.EDU.AZ