International Cooperation Department

International Cooperation Department

International Cooperation Department


Director of International Cooperation Department - Mammadova Gunel

Ratings Specialist (Chief of the staff) - Nuri Billura

Visa Documentation and Student Affairs Senior Specialist - Aliyev Tofig

A strategic development specialist - Afandiyeva Narmin

Project Management Specialist - Sanuray Ganbarzade


Director of International Cooperation Department


Mammadova Gunel

Gunel Mammadova graduated from Azerbaijan University of Languages at the bachelor's level, majoring in English Language Teaching No. 1, and in 2013-2015, she graduated from Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, majoring in "Methodology and methodology of primary school teaching". In 2018, she entered the doctoral level of the Lankaran State University, majoring in "Comparative history and comparative typological linguistics". 2016\2017, she has been working as a tutor at Lankaran State University. Since 2017, she has been working as an English teacher at the "Foreign Languages and Translation" department. In 2022, she started working as a student-teacher exchange specialist of the International Cooperation Department of Lankaran State University. Since January 2023, she has worked as a Head of International Cooperation Department. She is the author of more than 20 scientific works.

Gunel Mammadova participated in the International education week held at the University of Leon, Spain, in the trainings held in the field of internationalization and familiarization with the faculties of the university within the framework of the Erasmus+KA171 contract.

Gunel Mammadova participated in the seminars within the framework of the Erasmus+KA2 project called "Establishment of the Rectors' Conference in Azerbaijan", representatives of 18 higher education institutions that are members of the Project consortium in Brussels, Belgium, attended various trainings (such as "Role of the Council of Rectors in the Belgian higher education system: Periodicals of the Council") at the prestigious European EFMD organization.

Gunel Mammadova participated in the trainings held in Madrid, Spain within the ECAR Erasmus+ KA2 project with the participation of Spanish Rectors' Conference on student and graduate affairs and Spanish higher education institutions, as well as partners from France, Poland and Lithuania.

She participated in the trainings held at the Izmir High Technology Institute of Turkey within the framework of the "Development of research potential through the network of institutional repositories (electronic archives) in Azerbaijan" (DIRNA) project on a number of topics related to the project.

Ratings Specialist (Chief of the staff)


Nuri Billura

Nuri Billura Mammadali was born in Bilasuvar. After completing nine years of education, she was admitted to Lankaran State Humanitarian College. During the years 2007 - 2011, the education in English language teaching was obtained at that college. In 2012-2016 she studied English language teaching at Lankaran State University. During 2016-2023, she worked as an English teacher at Lankaran Medical College. 2018-2020 she studied Master's degree in Linguistics (in English) at Lankaran State University. In 2022, she was admitted to the doctoral program of the Department of General Linguistics at Baku State University, majoring in "Comparative-historical and comparative-typological linguistics." Currently, she works as a project management specialist in the International Cooperation Department of Lankaran State University. She is the author of 4 theses, 4 articles, and one scientific work.

Currently, she works as a project manager on two Erasmus+ projects (ECAR and REFRESH) and actively participates in project-related trainings and meetings. She holds information sessions about study abroad programs and EU projects at the university. Coordinates students going to study at foreign universities, also participates in many local and international events and represents the university. She has been working as a Ratings Specialist (Chief of Staff) since January 2025.

Visa Documentation and Student Affairs Senior Specialist


Aliyev Tofig

Aliyev Tofig Rahim oglu was born on 20.10.1998 in Baku. In 2015, he graduated from School-Lyceum Complex No. 43 of Narimanov district of Baku. In 2015-2019, he studied at Sumgayit State University in the specialty of History teaching. In 2020, he worked as a Specialist on Stamp Issues at the Department of Science and Research of Lankaran State University. Since April 13, 2022, he works as a Specialist on Student-Teacher Exchange at the International Cooperation Department of the University.

A strategic development specialist


Afandiyeva Narmin

Afandiyeva Narmin Ruslan was born in Agstafa. She studied at a secondary school in Surgut, Russian Federation from 02.09.2002 to 31.05.2013. She entered the Faculty of Law of the Tyumen State University of the Russian Federation on September 1, 2013 and graduated from that university on July 7, 2017 with a degree in law.

On May 4, 2021, she has participated in the interview for the civil service competition held by the State Examination Center and succeeded in the interview for the position of court session secretary in the Agstafa Court. From June 4, 2021, she was accepted to the service as a court session secretary in the Agstafa Court for an internship and then for a probationary period. On March 11, 2022, after passing the internship and probationary stage of the civil service, he was granted the rank of junior civil servant and was accepted into the permanent civil service as a court session secretary at the Agstafa Court. On March 11, 2024, she received the rank of 3rd class civil servant. On November 18, 2024, she was dismissed from his position at the Agstafa District Court at his own request. Since January 27, 2025 she has been working as a strategic development specialist at the International Department of Lankaran State University. She is the author of 2 articles.

Project Management Specialist


Sanuray Ganbarzade

Ganbarzade Sanuray Shaig was born on July 23, 2003 in the village of Jil, Lankaran. In 2009, She has graduated from the Rasif Ibadov Jil village secondary school. In 2020, she was admitted to the English language teaching specialty at Lankaran State University and has graduated from her bachelor's degree in 2024. She has been working as a Project management specialist at the International Department of Lankaran State University since January 21, 2025.

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