Education Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Article 23. Post-graduate (doctoral) education

 

23.1. Doctoral level education is the highest level of higher education which develops scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff and offers advanced professional and scientific degrees.

23.2. The post-graduate education is provided through doctorate programs at the institutions of higher education and scientific establishments (or adjuncture programs at the military schools) and leads to the relevant scientific degree. The scientific degrees are conferred by the dissertation boards within the institutions of higher education and scientific establishments.

23.3. The following scientific degrees are established in the Republic of Azerbaijan:

23.3.1. Philosophy doctor – indicating the field of science;

23.3.2. Doctor of science - indicating the field of science.

23.4. The procedures for establishment of a doctorate program, admissions to the post-graduate study, conferring scientific degrees and the pertinent policies are determined by the respective executive authority.

23.5. Foreign citizens are admitted to the doctorate programs at the institutions of higher education and scientific establishments under the international agreements that the Republic of Azerbaijan is party to, as well as through contracts for paid education signed between the institution of higher education and the foreign citizen.

23.6. The individuals who complete the post-graduate studies and receive the relevant scientific degree are issued a state document – the diploma, which acknowledges that scientific degree.

23.7. Scientific-pedagogical staff from the institutions of higher education, scientific and other entities is also granted scientific degrees via the doctoral programs offered through “correspondence”. The procedures for admission of students through correspondence to the relevant departments of higher education and scientific-research institutions are determined by the respective executive authority.

23.8. The staff at the higher education institutions are granted scientific titles for their achievements in science and teaching through the appproved procedure. Following scientific titles are established in the Republic of Azerbaijan:

23.8.1. assistant professor;

23.8.2. professor.

23.9. The procedures and requirements for conferring the titles of professsor and assistant professor are established by the respective executive authority.

23.10. The higher education institutions in the Republic of Azerbaijan are entitled to confer the scientific titles of professor/doctor emeritus in accordance with the relevant procedure. The procedures and requirements for conferring the titles of professor/doctor emeritus are determined in accordance with the charter of the higher education institution.