Documents

№	Title
1	Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Education
2	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Implementation of the Law “On Education”
3	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Optimizing the Activities of Scientific Institutions Subordinated to the Ministry of Science and Education
4	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Granting Presidential Scholarships to Students Admitted to Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the 2025–2026 Academic Year
5	Requirements for the Compatibility of Educational Programs (Specialties) During the Transition from One Educational Level or Stage to Another
6	Requirements for Organizing the SABAH Program in Higher Education Institutions
7	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Establishing Presidential Scholarships for Students of Higher Education Institutions
8	On increasing the amount of scholarships provided to doctoral students and students studying in higher education, secondary special, and vocational education institutions, and on amending Order No. 961 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 14, 2019, “On granting scholarships to doctoral students and students studying in higher education, secondary special, and vocational education institutions.”
9	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Additional Measures to Enhance the International Competitiveness of the Higher Education System in the Republic of Azerbaijan
10	Rules for Changing the Educational Institution, Specialty, or Form of Study at the Bachelor’s (Basic Higher Medical Education) and Master’s Levels, for Expulsion or Reinstatement of Students, and for Granting Academic Leave
11	Unified Tariff-Qualification Handbook of Service Positions Related to the Field of Education
12	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on the Introduction of a New Financing Mechanism in Higher Education Institutions
13	On ensuring the execution of Order No. 545 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 4, 2025, “On additional measures regarding the optimization of the activity and increasing the efficiency of scientific institutions under the subordination of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
14	Charter on the Academic Council of State-Established Higher Education Institutions
15	Charter on the Organization of the Activities of the Rector in State and Municipal Higher Education Institutions
16	On the approval of the classification of specializations for the bachelor’s, basic (base higher) medical education, master’s, and residency levels of higher education; On amending Decision No. 45 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 11, 2019, regarding amendments to: Decision No. 95 dated June 14, 2011, “On the approval of the ‘Classification of specializations (specialities) for the master’s level of higher education’, the ‘Classification of specializations for doctor-specialist training in residency’, and the ‘List of some repealed decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan’”; Decision No. 8 dated January 12, 2009, “On the approval of the ‘Classification of specializations (programs) for the bachelor’s (basic (base higher) medical education) level of higher education’ and the approval of the ‘Classification of specializations (programs) for the bachelor’s level of higher education’”; Decision No. 177 dated October 31, 2011, “On the approval of the ‘Classification of some specializations (specialities) for the bachelor’s and master’s levels of higher education’”; and Decision No. 314 dated December 24, 2012, “On the approval of the ‘Classification of specializations for basic education of medical education at the higher education stage’ and regarding amendments to Decision No. 8 of the Cabinet of Ministers dated January 12, 2009”; And on the repeal of Decision No. 177 of the Cabinet of Ministers dated October 31, 2011, “On the approval of the Classification of some specializations (specialities) for the master’s level of higher education.”
17	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the “State Standard and Program of Higher Education”
18	Rules for the Content, Organization, and Awarding of Master’s Degrees
19	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for the Content and Organization of Residency Education
20	On amending Decision No. 9 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 21, 2011, regarding the approval of the “Model Charter of a Higher Education Institution Created by the State and Municipality” and the approval of the “Model Charter of a Higher Education Institution” and the “List of Some Amended Decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
21	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Expanding the Coverage and Financing of New-Content Educational Programs in Higher Education
22	REQUIREMENTS regarding the compatibility of the educational program (specialization) during the transition from one stage or level of education to another
23	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Annual Official Statistical Report Form No. 1-Education (Finance) and Instructions for Completing It
24	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the List of Higher Education Institutions and Scientific Organizations Authorized to Establish Doctoral Programs (Adjunct Programs)
25	Rules for Issuing Education Loans Using the Funds of the Education Student Loan Fund
26	Ethical Conduct Rules for Educators
27	Rules for Opening New Educational Programs (Specialties)
28	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Determining Types of Entrepreneurial Activities Allowed for Educational Institutions to Generate Additional Income
29	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving Unified Standards for Construction, Material-Technical Supply, General Sanitary Requirements, and Student-Seat Norms in Educational Institutions
30	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Student Internships in Higher and Secondary Specialized Education Institutions and on Repealing the 2008 Charter
31	Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Approving the Rules for Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications Awarded by Foreign States
32	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Granting the “Heydar Aliyev International Education Grant” and Determining Its Amount
33	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for the Content and Organization of Bachelor’s (Basic Higher Medical) Education
34	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Admission to Master’s Programs of Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan
35	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Annual Official Statistical Report Form No. 1-Higher Education (Bachelor’s) and Instructions for Completing It
36	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Criteria and Procedures for Selecting Students to Study Abroad within the 2022–2028 State Program for Education of Azerbaijani Youth in Prestigious Foreign Universities
37	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Financing Education in Foreign Higher Education Institutions within the 2022–2028 State Program
38	Decree of the President on Establishing “Baku Engineering University” Public Legal Entity under the Ministry of Education
39	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Admission to Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan
40	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Establishing the “Education Development Fund” Public Legal Entity under the Ministry of Education
41	Decree of the President on Approving the 2022–2028 State Program for Education of Azerbaijani Youth in Prestigious Foreign Universities
42	Decree of the President on Providing Scholarships to Doctoral Students and Students of Higher, Secondary Specialized, and Vocational Education Institutions
43	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the List of Scientific Institutions and Organizations Eligible for Basic (Core) Funding
44	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Assigning and Paying Scholarships to Doctoral Students and Students of Higher, Secondary Specialized, and Vocational Education Institutions
45	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for the Education of Azerbaijani Citizens Abroad and Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in Azerbaijan
46	Decree of the President on Establishing the Education Development Fund under the Ministry of Education
47	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for the Content, Organization, and Issuance of Certificates for Continuing Education
48	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Rules for Accreditation of Educational Institutions
49	Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on Approving the Conditions for Admission to Higher Education Institutions Outside the General Competition for Applicants Who Studied in Internationally Accredited Educational Programs
50	On the repeal of Decision No. 119 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 25, 2010, regarding the approval of the “List of international and republic subject olympiads, international competitions and contests, and the Rule for out-of-competition admission of their winners to higher education institutions” and the approval of the “List of world subject olympiads, high-level international competitions and contests providing grounds for out-of-competition admission to higher education institutions in relevant specializations.”
51	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rule on the organization of secondary special education in higher education institutions.”
52	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules on the organization of psychological services in educational institutions.”
53	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules on the organization of formal education.”
54	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Samples of state documents on education and the Rules for their issuance.”
55	DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN Regarding the application of a new financing mechanism in higher education institutions.
56	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Classification of specializations for secondary special education” and on amending Decision No. 11 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 19, 2010, “On the approval of the ‘Classification of specializations for secondary special education’, making amendments to some decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and considering some decisions as ceased to be in force.”
57	STATUTE on the Board of Trustees of higher education institutions created by the State
58	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules for student admission to secondary special education institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of full secondary education.”
59	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules for student admission to secondary special education institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of general secondary education.”
60	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the determination of teaching load norms for pedagogical staff of educational institutions.
61	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules on the admission of bachelors to secondary special education institutions, the admission of sub-bachelors to the bachelor’s level (basic (base higher) medical education) of higher education institutions in relevant specializations, as well as the transfer of persons who have not completed the bachelor’s level (basic (base higher) medical education) to secondary special education institutions.”
62	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rule on issuing a certificate to persons who have not completed any stage or level of education due to various reasons.”
63	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rule on the organization of teaching in preparatory groups of higher education institutions.”
64	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
65	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Classification of specializations for the doctoral level of higher education.”
66	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “State standard and program of the secondary special education stage.”
67	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Requirements for granting ‘Research University’ status to higher education institutions.”
68	RULES for holding the positions of head of department, dean, and deputy dean in higher education institutions.
69	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules on the organization of teaching with the credit system at the bachelor’s and master’s levels of higher education institutions, and in basic (base higher) medical education.”
70	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Concept and Strategy of continuous pedagogical education and teacher training in the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
71	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Model Statute of the library of a higher education institution” and the “Model Statute of the library of a general education institution.”
72	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Criteria for special services in the development of the fields of science, culture, healthcare, and education allowing for the extension of the employment term of an employee who has reached the age limit for employment in state-funded institutions for more than 5 years.”
73	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Normatives for the material-technical base and educational infrastructure of an educational institution.”
74	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules on the organization of teaching with the credit system in secondary special education institutions.”
75	ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “State Strategy for the development of education in the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
76	DECISION OF THE PLENUM OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN Regarding the interpretation of the provision “higher legal education” stipulated in Article 126 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and in a number of normative legal acts.
77	DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the improvement of the education system in the Republic of Azerbaijan
78	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the determination of additional concessions and stimulating measures for young specialists who have graduated from higher and secondary special education institutions with pedagogical profiles and have started working in general education institutions
79	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rule on providing free medical services to learners in an educational institution.”
80	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rule and Norms for the organization of catering and medical services in an educational institution.”
81	ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the Reform Program in the field of education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
82	STATUTE ON SUBJECT (SUBJECT UNION) COMMISSIONS IN STATE SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
83	STATUTE ON THE PEDAGOGICAL COUNCIL OF A STATE SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION
84	STATUTE ON THE COUNCIL OF RECTORS (DIRECTORS) OF STATE HIGHER EDUCATION (SECONDARY SPECIAL VOCATIONAL) INSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
85	MINIMUM NORMS SET FOR THE MATERIAL-TECHNICAL SUPPLY, PERSONNEL POTENTIAL, AND STRUCTURE OF SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
86	STATUTE ON THE STATE ATTESTATION OF STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SPECIAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
87	STATUTE ON THE RULES FOR HOLDING THE POSITIONS OF ACADEMIC STAFF AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
88	LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On acceding to the Convention on the recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees concerning higher education in the states belonging to the Europe Region
89	LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
90	ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the approval of the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region.”
91	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the determination of the types of entrepreneurial activity permissible for an educational institution to engage in for the purpose of obtaining additional income
92	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Duration of execution of educational programs (curricula).”
93	DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules for the establishment of special purpose educational institutions” and the “List of special purpose educational institutions.”
94	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rules for the payment of tuition fees in state higher and secondary special education institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
95	DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the establishment of the Presidential Scholarship for students of higher education institutions of the Republic of Azerbaijan
96	ADDITIONS TO THE STATUTE ON THE COUNCIL OF RECTORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
97	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of Statutes regarding the activity of higher and secondary special education institutions
98	ON THE APPROVAL OF THE “EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION OF A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION” AND THE “EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE PROGRAM ACCREDITATION OF A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION”
99	DECISION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN On the approval of the “Rule on the accreditation of scientific institutions [and] organizations.”