Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction

About the university

Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AUAC; Azerbaijani: Az?rbaycan Memarliq v? Insaat Universiteti) is a state university located in Baku, Azerbaijan, specializing in civil engineering and architecture. The university was established in 1975 as a spin-off from the Azerbaijan Technical University, named Azerbaijan Civil Engineering Institute. AUAC started out in 1920 as a Construction faculty within the Baku Polytechnic Institute. In 1930?34, AUAC operated as an independent Construction and Architecture Institute, from 1934 as a faculty in the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute, and from 1951 as a faculty in the Azerbaijan Technical University. In 1975, Azerbaijan Civil Engineering Institute was established with the decision of Azerbaijan SSR Council of Ministers. The institute received the status of a university in 1992. After the decision made by Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev on June 13, 2000, the name of the university became Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction.