Here at French-Azerbaijani University, diversity and multiculturalism is also one of our core values, and we are proud to host students and teachers from all around the world!

Teimur Alkhazov, an international student from Kazakhstan studies Geophysical Engineering at UFAZ. 

Born in Aktau city, Kazakhstan, Teimur has been actively involved with sports from childhood, specifically karate-dō ever since he was 5 years old. He took part in various tournaments and championships in both regional and international level. Among many others, he won two gold medals in the world championship organized in Las Vegas, USA in 2012.

Since the majority of his family relatives live here, Teimur has been visiting Baku for a long time. He loves the combination of historic and modern architecture and his favorite place in Baku is Old Town where he can sense the very spirit and history of surroundings. Despite some cultural differences that exist between Kazakh and Azerbaijani people, Teimur finds Azerbaijanis to be kind and friendly.

Teimur says, “studying in a different educational system is a pretty unique experience and classes at UFAZ are pretty interesting and unusual!”

We took a short interview from Teymur on his impressions and experience at both Baku and UFAZ:

How did you hear about UFAZ ?

I first learned about UFAZ when I was finishing the 9th grade from my relatives, just at that time in the summer I came to Baku to take English courses. 

Did you face any challenges adapting to Baku ?

At first, it was a little challenging for me because of the language barrier I faced, but pretty quickly I was able to adapt, just as one of the problems at first was the lack of knowledge of the city. 

How would you compare your life and education in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

I would say that the mentality in these two countries is quite similar and I did not notice a big difference in living, but as for education, there were some differences in the education system, especially felt with the UFAZ (French) education system. 

What are the advantages of studying at UFAZ ?

I think that the main advantages of UFAZ are the educational system provided by the university, professors both from France and from Azerbaijan with strong academic background, as well as many additional lectures on various topics. 

Would you recommend UFAZ to a friend ?

Of course, I would recommend UFAZ  to my friends and acquaintances who want to get an excellent education, who are ready to strive for the best and work hard on themselves.