Strategic Plan
The Baku Modern University Strategic Plan (2020–2023) outlines the institution’s roadmap for advancing academic excellence, innovation, and international competitiveness over a three-year period. It sets a clear framework for decision-making, resource allocation, and performance evaluation aligned with national education priorities and global higher education standards.
The plan articulates the university’s vision to become a leading center of education and research recognized for quality teaching, technological integration, and contribution to societal development. Its mission emphasizes fostering a student-centered learning environment, cultivating intellectual curiosity, and preparing graduates equipped with professional competence, ethical values, and global awareness.
Key strategic goals focus on:
- Academic Quality and Innovation – enhancing curricula, modernizing teaching methodologies, integrating digital technologies, and promoting interdisciplinary research.
- Student Development – improving student support services, employability programs, and opportunities for international mobility.
- Research and Innovation Capacity – expanding scientific output, establishing research centers, and increasing collaboration with industry and global institutions.
- Institutional Governance – strengthening management efficiency, transparency, and data-driven decision-making.
- Partnerships and Internationalization – forming strategic alliances with local and international universities, fostering academic exchange, and enhancing global reputation.
- Infrastructure and Sustainability – upgrading facilities, ensuring digital transformation, and promoting environmentally responsible practices.
The strategic plan defines performance indicators and monitoring mechanisms to evaluate progress, ensuring alignment between operational activities and long-term objectives. It underscores the university’s commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and societal contribution through education, research, and community engagement.
Strategic Objective 1: Improving the Quality of Education
“This focuses on modernizing teaching methods, achieving international accreditation, and providing professional development for academic staff.”
Strategic Objective 2: Strengthening Scientific Research Activities
“Empower our students to become globally minded engineers and innovators by fostering diversity, inclusion, and a robust support system.”
Strategic Objective 3: Increasing Student Satisfaction
“This involves enhancing communication channels between students and the university and expanding career services to support graduates.”
Strategic Objective 4: Digital Transformation
“This is about upgrading the university's management systems, creating virtual labs, and integrating AI into the curriculum.”
Strategic Objective 5: Improvement of Infrastructure
“This focuses on modernizing physical learning spaces like classrooms and labs, and establishing new centers for continuing education and social activities.”
Strategic Objective 6: Enhancing Management and Rankings
“This strategy aims to turn research into commercial products and improve the university's position in global rankings.”
Strategic Objective 7: Internationalization
“This involves building partnerships with foreign universities, creating dual degree programs, and attracting more international students.”
Strategic Objective 8: Inclusivity
“This focuses on creating a campus environment that is accessible and barrier-free for everyone.”
Strategic Objective 9: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
“This initiative is about promoting sustainable practices on campus, raising climate change awareness, and fostering a sense of social responsibility.”