Mingechevir Polytechnic Institute

Mingechevir Polytechnic Institute (Azerbaijani: Mingəçevir Politexnik İnstitutu), sometimes written Mingecevir Polytechnic Institute, is a public institute of technology located in Mingechevir, Azerbaijan. The university has two departments, approximately 1200 students, including a dozen graduate students, and a faculty and staff of approximately 150. Originally founded in 1990 as a satellite branch of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, it was called the Azerbaijan Industrial University until 1992 when it became independent as the Mingechevir Energy Institute. In 1993, it was renamed Mingechevir Polytechnic University.