Sumqayit State University (Azerbaijani: Sumqay?t Dövl?t Universiteti), sometimes written as Sumgayit State University or Sumgait State University, is a public university located in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. The university has seven departments and approximately 4000 students.
Originally founded in 1961, it operated as a remote branch of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy until 1992 when it became independent as the Azerbaijani Industrial Institute. On June 13, 2000, it was renamed into Sumgayit State University.
More than 3500 students are trained for Bachelors' degree in 17 directions and 200 students for Masters' Degree in 28 specialities in 7 departments of the University: "Mechanics-mathematics", "Physics and electrical power engineering", "Chemistry", "Computer techniques and technologies", "Economy", "History" and "Philology".
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