Western Caspian University

Teachers

School of Economics

Afag Hasanova

PhD in Mathematics, Head of the Department of General Economics

Business math, statistics, econometrics, Micro Economy, macroeconomics, Differential equations

+994 12 565 39 77

afag.hasanova@wcu.edu.az

Afaq Hasanova
Head of the Department of Management and Tourism, Associate Professor, PhD in Physics and Mathematics (Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in Mathematics)

Academic Focus Areas:

  • All sections of Higher Mathematics (in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English)

  • Statistics

  • Economics

  • Microeconomics

  • Macroeconomics

  • International Economic Relations

  • Financial Analysis (in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English)

Education and Professional Background:

Afaq Hasanova was born on August 15, 1965, in Baku. In 1982, she graduated from Secondary School No. 251 in Baku with a gold medal. The same year, she was admitted to the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics at Baku State University and graduated with honors in 1987.

In 1990, she was admitted to the full-time postgraduate program at the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. She successfully defended her PhD dissertation in 1995. During her postgraduate studies, she also began her academic teaching career.

From 1990 to 1995, she worked at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (now Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University) in the Department of Higher Mathematics. Since 1996, she has been working at Western Caspian University in the Department of Economics, Marketing, and Management.

She has consistently participated in international projects and has gained international professional experience by working at Nottingham Trent University (UK), Indiana and Kansas Universities (USA), and Bilgi University (Turkey). She has been awarded numerous international diplomas and certificates.

Afaq Hasanova is the author of several scientific works, articles, and teaching materials.

Selected Publications:

  1. “Principles of Radiation for the Helmholtz Equation in N-Dimensional Layer with Impedance Boundary Conditions”, Turkish Journal of Mathematics, Scientific and Technical Research of Turkey, Turkey, 1996.

  2. “Applied Economics”, (Junior Achievement), textbook, Western University, Baku, 2000.

  3. “Collection of Lectures and Exercises on Operational and Production Management”, teaching aid, Baku, 2014. (in Russian)

  4. “Some Applied Aspects of Game Theory”, Scientific News, Western University, Baku, 2015.