Western University

Faculty of Humanity

Faculty of Political Science and International Relations

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Language Training and English Philology

Faculty of Economics, Marketing and Management

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Technologies

Tamilla Shahbaba gizi Mammadova 1946.

In 1973 Tamilla graduated from the Moscow Highest Art and Industry School (former Stroganov). Tamilla holds a PhD in Arts and is a member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan. Subjects: composition, drawing, painting, coloristics, applied graphic art, principals of calligraphy, ornament and system of symbols, problems of the modern art.

Scientific works: A Carpet in Art Structure of Azerbaijan’s National Interior (essay), The Carpet and Miniature, The Carpet and Interior; furthermore, Tamilla is an author of numerous articles and a participant of various republican and international exhibitions.

Minavar Arif gizi Abdullayeva 1959.

Graduated from Faculty of Philosophy at the Lomonosov Moscow State university (1986).

In 1995 Minavar made her PhD at the Institute of Philosophy with the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, defended her essay «Views of Ovhadi Maragei»

The same year Minavar took place in the conference in the I.R. of Iran dedicated to the works of Ovhadi Maragei. Since 1996 Minavar worked as a lecturer; currently she is a docent at the Chair of Humanitarian Sciences at the Western University

Minavar is an author of a number of articles and academic programs. She often acts an an opponent during master essays defense.

Bayramova Alla Haji Aga

Education: Azerbaijan State Conservatoire – Faculty of history and

theory of music (1975-1980, Diploma)

University of Warsaw – “Culture and Society” session (Certificate, 2001)

CEU Summer University (Budapest, Hungary) – Innovative Cultural

Policies and Cultural Management in Societies in Transition (Certificate, 1999.)

English language courses (Certificate)

French language courses (Certificate)

Work experience:

1988 - present - director, The State Museum of Azerbaijani Musical Culture

1983-1988 – chief curator of the same museum

1980-1983 – junior researcher of the same museum

1996-present - Western University, lecturer, English

Philology Department and Humanity Department. Subjects:

Culture of Western Countries, Religion and Art, Cultural

Context of Literature, etc.(in English)

1993-1996 – High Diplomatic College - lecturer of History and

Theory of World Culture.

Member of ICOM (since 1993)

Scientific degree: Ph.D. in musicology. Thesis Museum’s Role in the Collecting,

Preservation and Analysis of the Documents of the Azerbaijani

Musical Culture (2004).

Author of more than 30 publications on cultural studies, museology and musicology.

Awards: The Honoured Culture Worker of the Azerbaijan Republic (2007).

Tagi Kazim oglu Bashirov 1954.

In 1976 Tagi was graduated from the Faculty of Power Engineering with the Oil and Chemistry Institute as an electrical engineer.

In 1985 Tagi was awarded his PhD at the Institute of Philosophy with the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

In 1986 Tagi defended his essay «Structural and Functional Relations in Cybernetic Structures» and obtained his PhD in Philosophy.

In 2003 Tagi published his work, Heidegger’s Teaching of Truth (15 pgs)

In 2007 he published another work, Anthropic World (37 pgs)

Siyavush Dadashov 1942.

In 1965 Siyavush was graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute. He worked as an architect in design institutes of Ashgabat and Baku.

Since 1969 Siyavush worked as a lecturer at the Chair of Architectural Composition with the Azerbaijan Construction Engineering Institute.In 1975-1977 Siyavush was working on his PhD at the Moscow Architectural Institute. He defended his essay, Formation of Architecture on Central Absheron in 1929-1932, and was awarded PhD in Architecture.

Since 1980 he worked as a docent and then a head of the Chair of Architectural Composition with the Azerbaijan Construction Engineering Institute.

In 1991 for his scientific work Siyavush was awarded Hudu Mammadov Republican Prize.

Since 1998 Siyavush worked as a docent and since 2002 as a Professor at the Chair of Humanitarian Sciences with the Azerbaijan Western University. Siyavush teaches the following subjects: composition, art design, modeling. He also supervises undergraduate and graduate essays.

In 2006 Siyavush published a book in Russian, The Theory of the Formal Descriptive Language of the Turkish Miniature (124 pgs). Mega Publishing House, Istanbul. For Siyavush was awarded Humay 2007 national prize. Siyavush is an author of nearly 70 scientific publications, participant of international symposia and conferences on art and architecture issues.

Tahir Rauf oglu Bayramov 1972.

In 1993 Tahir graduated from the Azerbaijan Culture and Art University.

In 1997 Tahir defended his PhD essay, The Problem of Tradition in Fine Arts of Azerbaijan.

Tahir is the author of 30 articles and 4 monographs:

1.     The Tradition and Process of Art, Baku, ELM, 2002, 232 pgs.

2.     Advaita and Duality in the Art Picture of the World. Baku, Teknur, 2004, 168 pgs.

3.     The Light of Sufism, Fire of Tantra and Wind of Zen. Teknur, 2005, 152 pgs.

The Art Typology and Dialog of Cultures in Terms of Tradition Problem. Baku, ELM, 2007, 274 pgs.

Gulrena Mirza 1956.

In 1979 Gulrena graduated from the Azerbaijan State Music Conservatory (honor diploma).

In 2004 Gulrena defended her PhD essay, The Creative Process and Individual Style of an Artist in Azerbaijani Easel Painting of the last One-third of XX century.

Gulrena is the author of over 50 scientific articles and 3 monographs:

1. E. Shakhtakhtinskaya. Baku, XXI century YNE, 2000, 176 pgs.

2. О. Sadigzade. The Life in Art. Baku, Chashioglu, 2002, 176 pgs.

3. О. Eldarov. Lodon, ACP LTD, 2005, 245 pgs.

Gulrena works as a senior research officer in the Institute of Architecture and Art with the NASA and is a member of the union of Artists of Azerbaijan.

Lyubov Aleksandrovna Seytlina 1978.

2001.Obtained Master degree at the Baku State University on Applied Math and Cybernetics.

From 2001 Lyubov worked with STA-Info News/PR Agency, where she developed presentation CD, web banner and ads webpages. Lyubov is an administrator of the following projects: www.psychology.az, www.bioso.az, www.sara-ashurbeyli.info. From 2007 Lyubov works as a lecturer at the Applied Design Depastment of the Western University, Baku, Azerbaijan.