National Defense University (Azerbaijan)
Milli Müdafiə Universiteti | |
| Type | Military university |
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| Established | 2022 |
| Rector | Colonel Gunduz Abdulov[1] |
Academic staff | Baku |
| Location | , |
National Defense University (Azerbaijani: Milli Müdafiə Universiteti) is a military university established in 2022 and primarily located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The university is based on the Turkish National Defense University as part of an effort to make the Azerbaijani Armed Forces mirror the Turkish Armed Forces.[2][3] In June 2022, the professor, Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev, who previously headed the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, started working as a rector.
The National Defense University was established in 2022 by the order of the President Ilham Aliyev.[4]
Composition
Previously existing institutions under the NDU
- Training and Education Center of the Armed Forces
- Heydar Aliyev Military Institute (formerly the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy)
- Secondary Military Medical School of Azerbaijan
- Military Medical Faculty of Azerbaijan Medical University
- Military lyceums
New institutions created under the NDU
- Military Scientific Research Institute
- Military Administration Institute
References
- ^ New rector appointed at National Defense University abc.az. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "National Defence University established in Azerbaijan". Apa.az. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ Veliyev, Cavid (2022-12-23). "Azerbaijan-Türkiye military cooperation: One nation, one army | Opinion". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi". MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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