Azərbaycan İdman Akademiyası | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1930 |
| Rector | Fuad Hajiyev |
| Address | Fatali Khan Khoyski avenue 98, AZ 1072 , , |
| Website | https://sport.edu.az/en/ |
Azerbaijan Sport Academy, founded in 1930, is a higher education institution in Azerbaijan. [1] [2] [3]
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More than 15,000 specialists have graduated from the school.
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The Youth Organization (YTO) was founded on May 30, 2005. The organization's first president was Yusif Babanlı. YTO members benefit from TGRT's opportunities and become department heads, club presidents, designers, teachers, photographers, etc. They can try themselves in professions.
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