Graduation Day for Over 6,000 BSU Students

26/06/2025

Baku State University (BSU) held its Graduation Day at the National Gymnastics Arena, celebrating more than 6,000 graduates. The ceremony began with the Azerbaijani national anthem and a tribute to national leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs. Participants also watched a video presentation about BSU.

Rector Elchin Babayev congratulated the graduates, emphasizing that they are completing their studies during a period of significant national achievements, including the restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and large-scale reconstruction efforts in liberated territories. He highlighted that BSU, founded 106 years ago, now has 16 faculties, over 25,000 students, and ranks 688th in the QS World University Rankings, making it a leading university in the South Caucasus.

Deputy Minister of Science and Education Kenan Kerimzade spoke about BSU’s vital role in developing human capital and strengthening national identity, while Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov expressed confidence that the graduates will become successful professionals serving society and their Motherland.

A congratulatory message from the Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was read out, and a video dedicated to the “Year of Constitution and Sovereignty” and the 5th anniversary of the Victory in Karabakh was shown.

Deputy Chairman of the Milli Majlis and Head of the Department of Constitutional Law at BSU Ziyafat Askerov, Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan Sahib Mammadov, BSU Board of Trustees member and BP Vice President for Communications and External Relations in the Caspian Region Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, Hero of the Patriotic War Zaur Huseynov, Executive Director of the Shusha City State Reserve Tural Novruzov, Head of the Department of the Structure of Matter of the Physics Faculty Sajida Abdulvakhabova, and BSU graduate Fidan Kerimli, now a master’s student at the University of Chicago, also congratulated the graduates.

Additionally, rectors and university leaders from Türkiye, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, as well as prominent BSU alumni working abroad, conveyed their congratulations through video messages.

During the ceremony, graduates with high academic performance and those who demonstrated exceptional activity were presented with certificates and gifts. The event concluded with the performance of the BSU anthem and a concert program.

 

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