The academic departments plan, coordinate and ensure the quality of the college's academic activity. Working together with teachers, these departments ensure that students receive the best possible learning environment.
Academic Affairs Department
Main Areas of Activity and Responsibilities of the Department: 1. Ensuring compliance with state educational standards, academic curricula, working curricula, and educational programmes. 2. Allocating teaching workloads across specializations and monitoring their implementation. 3. Preparing class schedules and monitoring the delivery of classes. 4. Collecting information and statistical data on student enrolment and teaching staff. 5. Preparing orders concerning student expulsion, reinstatement, and the granting of academic leave. 6. Managing classroom facilities, including monitoring classroom occupancy and allocating rooms to subjects. 7. Implementing innovative teaching methods and conducting monitoring activities. 8. Conducting systematic analyses and preparing the necessary proposals. 9. Organizing quality assurance activities for specializations, departments, and subject-cycle commissions. 10. Organizing and conducting examination sessions. 11. Preparing all statistical data and presentations related to the educational process.
Human Resources Department
The Human Resources and Information Department operates in accordance with the Labour Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, relevant laws and regulatory legal acts, the College Charter and other regulatory legal acts governing its activities, as well as the Department’s Regulations. The Department’s primary objective is to ensure that the College is staffed in a timely manner with qualified and professional personnel who are suitable for their respective positions and meet the requirements of the College’s human resources policy. The Department’s main areas of activity include organising further education and training for employees to enhance their professional qualifications, theoretical knowledge and practical skills, as well as maintaining a strong team spirit throughout the College. Other key priorities include increasing employee motivation, improving productivity and strengthening employees’ commitment to the College by addressing their material, moral and social needs. The Department’s human resource management approach is based on the “3R” principle: - Right time — at the right time; - Right position — in the right position; - Right person — appointing the right person for the role.
Quality Assurance Department
Main Responsibilities of the Department: - Monitoring quality indicators of the educational process; - Ensuring the development and implementation of an internal evaluation system; - Monitoring the quality of educational programmes, subject curricula, and methodological materials; - Organizing surveys to assess teacher and student satisfaction and analyzing the results; - Preparing annual quality assurance reports and submitting them to the management; - Implementing improvement measures in accordance with international quality standards. Main Areas of Activity: - Implementing systematic measures to assess and improve the quality of education; - Analyzing data, measuring outcomes, and ensuring accountability in educational and administrative processes; - Organizing internal audits, accreditation, and certification processes within the educational institution; - Supporting the enhancement of teachers’ professional competencies and the improvement of teaching methodologies; - Monitoring student achievements and developing a results-oriented management system.
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Department
The department manages the digital infrastructure and provides technical support. It ensures the uninterrupted operation of computer equipment, network systems, and software, monitors information security, and provides technical assistance to staff members.
Internship Department
The purpose of industrial practice is to reinforce and deepen the theoretical knowledge acquired by students at the educational institution and complement it with practical skills and competencies. It aims to prepare students for independent and effective professional activity and participation in an academic environment, while supporting their future career development. Depending on the profile and specific characteristics of their field of study, the practice enables students to become familiar with new technologies, modern production sectors, advanced professional practices, working methods, and other relevant aspects of professional activity.
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Academic Planning Department
The department’s primary responsibility is to ensure the preservation, cataloguing, and accessibility of archived documents. Documents are systematically organised by academic year, content, and group, carefully arranged on shelves, and maintained under appropriate storage conditions. The department also undertakes the digitisation of documents as part of this process. The department brings together the archives of two historic colleges: the former Baku Industrial-Pedagogical College and the former M. A. Sabir Azerbaijan State Pedagogical College.
Facilities Department
Powers and Responsibilities of the Department: - Ensures the preservation, repair, and timely renewal of facilities supplies and equipment in accordance with their operational condition, as well as compliance with cleanliness standards in serviced areas. - Develops current and capital repair plans for the college’s fixed assets, including water supply, heating systems, boiler rooms, lighting, and auxiliary equipment. - Prepares estimates for хозяйственные (facilities and maintenance) expenses. - Organizes the conclusion of contracts for facilities services and the procurement and storage of stationery, maintenance supplies, and inventory. - Equips structural units in accordance with established needs-based criteria and maintains records of equipment use. - Submits proposals to the management regarding staff recruitment for the department, the application of disciplinary measures, and employee incentives. - Develops proposals for improving the material and technical infrastructure. - Participates in conferences and meetings where facilities and maintenance issues are discussed. - Organizes the inventory of the material and technical resources within the time limits established by law. - Ensures, jointly with the accounting department, the valuation of property and fixed assets.