ADA University

Our Story

ADA University was established on January 13th, 2014, by the decree of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The University is a state higher education institution engaged in the delivery of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in addition to the advancement of research.

The University is the legal heir of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) and Information Technologies University. They were merged in January 2014 to establish ADA University.

Founded on March 6, 2006, the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy began offering an Advanced Foreign Service Program to diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and civil servants in the government, as of January 2007. The Academy launched its first master degree in September 2009, followed by bachelor degrees in September 2011.

Mission

Our mission is to cultivate highly intellectual solution providers who are closely collaborating, efficiently communicating members of the global community, possessing ethics and a sense of citizenship.

Vision

We continually strive to be a world-class university in Azerbaijan with the excellence of “müəllim and alim” embedded into an innovative learning culture.

Core Values

  •   Academic excellence
  •   Accountability and shared governance
  •   Honor, integrity and transparency
  •   Diversity, collaboration and communication
  •   Social responsibility

Schools

  •   School of Public and International Affairs
  •   School of Business
  •   School of Education
  •   School of IT and Engineering
  •   School of Law
  •   School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
  •   School of Design and Architecture

Students

  •   3633 students
  •   84.5% undergraduate
  •   15.5% graduate
  •   47.2% men
  •   52.8% women

Alumni

  •   2500 alumni in 48 countries
  •   4442 alumni of ADA Executive Education which became part of IDD as of March, 2022

With students, faculty, and staff from 53 countries around the world, diversity illustrates one of our core values. International representation creates a stimulating environment and learning happens everywhere around us.

Our Brand

ADA University is a vision of the future brought to life. Ours is a community of academic excellence, accountability, shared governance, honor, integrity, transparency, diversity, collaboration, communication and social responsibility that empowers individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of new ideas. Rallying around the ADA Flag, we uphold its symbols.

Blue in the ADA Flag stands for loyalty and communication. Our loyalty to core values has been rock solid. We communicate our story well and transmit our values among ourselves through the years. White means purity of honor, integrity and transparency. We pledge to honor and live by honor. White also stands for the purity of mind, clean of prejudices, in search of knowledge and enlightenment. Red symbolizes vibrancy, change, and innovation. ADA is a thriving locale. In this volcano of ideas and initiatives, we encourage minds to erupt. We challenge static thoughts. We conquer heights through continuous learning and restless innovation of selves.

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Primary Colors
Caspian Blue
White
Pomegranate