Italy-Azerbaijani Design Center

History of origin

On July 18, 2018, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the Italian-Azerbaijani Design Center at the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction. The Center (IADC) was established.

The opening ceremony of the Design Center was held in 2019. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov, Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Augusto Massarini and rectors of several universities.

The rector said that this year, for the first time, English language training in design was conducted, thus taking the first steps. He informed the participants that the project jointly implemented by the University and the Polytechnic University of Milan will be implemented within 2 years, but the goal is to increase this period in the future and implement double degree programs.

Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov said the center will make a great contribution to raising and developing the design profession in the country. I hope that not only the teachers and students of AzUAC, but also the staff, teachers and students of the educational institution operating in our country will be able to benefit from the opportunities of this center.

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassador of Italy to the country Augusto Massarini also joined the congratulations, emphasizing the importance of the center in the development of students majoring in design.

After the speeches, the participants of the ceremony watched the presentation of projects prepared by students majoring in design in a workshop conducted under the guidance of Italian teachers.

 

The purpose of establishing the center is to train educated, skilled professionals studying design in our country, to try to raise design education to the level of Italian design education.

  

Vice-Rector of the Polytechnic University of Milan, UNESCO expert, Professor Federico Bucci giving a lecture to teachers and students of the Faculty of Architecture of the University.

The center also plays a key role in creating higher design education in Azerbaijan based on the Italian model and is of great importance in the development of design students as specialists.

In addition to promoting and supporting the teaching of design at the University, the Italian-Azerbaijani Design Center holds seminars, competitions, trainings, exhibitions, workshops, works with students and participates in international and local design projects.

The center also produces various design products in its laboratories, organizes meetings with industrial designers, architects and specialists in this field.

The Italian-Azerbaijani Design Center includes a Rapid Prototyping Laboratory, a Model Studio, a Photo Studio and a Wood Workshop.

   

The center also aims to work with students of architecture and design and manufacturers.

 

Ünvan : AZ 1073 , Bakı, A.Sultanova küçəsi 11, III tədris binası, 1-ci mərtəbə , 107-ci otaq.

Əlaqələr : Tel: (+994)12 539 10 45 (5 96)