Faculty of Construction and Economics

Faculty of Construction and Economics

About the faculty

Origin history. As the largest faculty of the Azerbaijan Institute of Civil Engineers was the "Construction" faculty (there were about five thousand students), in 1990 by the decision of the Scientific Council of the Institute it was divided into two and became "Construction-I" and "Construction-II" independent faculties. In 1991, by the decision of the Scientific Council of the Institute, the faculty "Construction-II" was renamed "Construction-Economics". The faculty of "Construction and Economics" trained staff in two specialties:
1. "Industrial and civil construction";
2. "Economics and management of construction" 

Education at the faculty

Teaching at the faculty is conducted in Azerbaijani, Russian and English languages, in person and by correspondence. Admission to specialties is based on the results of examinations organized by the SSAC. At present, 1217 full-time and 15 part-time bachelors study at the faculty, 12 doctoral students are engaged in research work.

Organization of education
Classes at the faculty are conducted in the format of projects, lectures and practical classes. Depending on the specialization, project-oriented subjects consist of a course project, a course work, which consistently complement each other throughout the entire teaching process.

The student's knowledge is assessed with a maximum of 100 points. The student gets 50 points during the semester and 50 points in the exam. The 50 points collected during the semester include:

for attendance - 10 points

for individual work - 10 points

according to the results of classes, seminars or laboratory classes - 30 points

If the course work (project) on the subject is envisaged, then 20 points are given for training (seminar) and laboratory classes, 10 points for preparation and defense of the course work (project).

The student's score on the exam should not be less than 17 points. A student who does not participate in more than 25% of all hours allocated to the subject will not be admitted to the exam in that subject.

According to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), a student's knowledge of the final score on a subject during the semester is assessed as follows:

Less than 51 points	- "insufficient" (F)
51-60 points	- "fair" (E)
61-70 points	- "satisfactory" (D)
71-80 points	- "good" (C)
81-90 points	- "very good" (B)
91-100 points	- "excellent" (A)

4th year students undergo a 14-week Technological Manufacturing internship in the last (VIII) semester under the supervision of an internship supervisor appointed at the relevant specialties, and are evaluated by a commission established at the university on a 100-point scale.

Students are considered to have graduated from the university by passing the State Examination on Final Certification or defending their dissertation.

The process of assessing the knowledge of students is carried out by means of tests and written examinations at the end of the semester (autumn and spring semesters), depending on the subjects taught. Academic debt arises if students studying in relevant specialties do not pass the semester exam in any subject during their studies. Participates in individual and subgroup classes for the relevant semester on the basis of the student's application to the dean's office to cancel the academic debt, and an exam is held at the end of the semester. According to item 3.2.14 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 24, 2013 No. 348 "On approval of the Rules of organization of education at the bachelor's and master's levels of higher education institutions and master's level of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences" On the basis of the student's application to the dean's office for cancellation, there is an opportunity to cancel the academic debt by re-examining with 25% of the credit of the relevant subject for the relevant semester.

Tuition fees

The annual tuition fee for specialties is AZN 2,300 for full-time department and AZN 1,900 for part-time department. According to the current rules, according to the results of the semester, scholarships are allocated up to the number of students studying by state order, and paid students participate in the competition and receive regular (AZN 100 per month), percussion (AZN 145 per month) and excellent (AZN 175 per month) scholarships. Each semester, students are provided with additional scholarships, while students without academic credit debt have the opportunity to receive scholarships.

All graduates of the faculty can work in the fields of economics, marketing, business and management.
Currently, the faculty is training in the following specialties:
At the bachelor's level:    

1. Economy	050405
2. Management	050407
3. Marketing	050408
4. Business Management	050409
5. Sustainability management	050403

There are four departments at the faculty:
Business Economics and Management - Head of the Department i.e.d., Prof. Mahabbat Mammadov Ashir 
Economic theory and marketing - head of the department i.e.n., docent Asaf Agayev Mirza 
Organization and management of industry - head of the department Ph.D., docent Ruhangiz Aliyeva Tofig 
Foreign languages - head of the department Ph.D., docent Aygun Mammadova Jahan
Areas of practice of the faculty. Students studying at the faculty have an internship at the Chamber of Auditors of the Republic of Azerbaijan, “Standard Insurance “ Company, “Azeri” Multidisciplinary Construction Company, “Neft-Gas” Construction Trust SOCAR, ‘Azer Inshaat”  Project Institute, “AECOM EXP” Russia Limited Company. In the branch of the Republic of Azerbaijan, “Caspian Servise” LLC, “Training and certification” department, State Social Protection Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, “Mechanical Engineering Technology” Scientific Research Institute, EF Inshaat LTD LLC, SOCAR, “Az VIRT LLC.
The faculty has 5 professors, 25 associate professors, 35 senior teachers, 20 teachers and assistants.

Dean - Associate Professor - Turan Tofig Aslanova  
Tel: (+994 12) 538-94-74 

Deputy Dean -Associate Professor - Arif Javad Binnatov 
Tel: (+994 50) 717-37-01

Deputy Dean-Teacher-Ayyat Ahmad Abdullayev 
Tel: (+994 51) 345-46-14

Address: AZ 1073, Baku, A. Sultanova str., 11
E-mail: [email protected]