Culture and Creativity
Holiday celebrations and concerts, “What? Where? When?” quiz competitions, theatre visits, the Academy’s anthem and museum. In 2026 the Academic Council discussed a working group for student clubs.
- Academy anthem2026
- Quiz competition“What? Where? When?”
- MuseumSince 2015
How to get involved
Follow the events
Concerts, celebrations and competitions are announced in the calendar and the news; recent events appear on this page automatically.
Events calendarBuild your team
Quiz teams have five members; six teams took part in the December 2023 competition.
Join a club
Students who play an instrument, sing, dance or draw join the amateur arts clubs through their dean’s office.
The 2022 announcementPropose an initiative
Bring your idea for a new club or event to the Student Youth Organisation: setting up clubs, studios and societies is one of its tasks.
Student Youth Organisation
Cultural Events
Holidays and concerts
- Novruz, 17 March 2026 — the first anthem in the Academy’s history was presented. It was registered with the Intellectual Property Agency on 13 February 2026; the lyrics are by Rasif Imanoghlu and the music by Aydin Gafarov, senior lecturer in the Marine Navigation Department. A concert by the Gara Garayev Central Art School and a bonfire in the Academy courtyard followed (news).
- Independence Day, 26 May 2026 — “Freedom that Leads to Victory”, held with the Republican Youth House of Arts, with a student concert (news).
- National Flag Day — a concert by the clubs of the Republican Youth House of Arts (news).
Quiz competitions
- “What? Where? When?” — 29 December 2023: six teams of five; the winner was “Kharibulbul” (news). In 2022 there was a competition for the “Year of Shusha” (news).
- “Legal Mind” — international students took part as well (news).
- Fibonacci (2025) — a project of the Ministry of Youth and Sport and ATGTİ (news).
Literature, theatre and museum
Clubs
- When the amateur arts clubs were set up in 2022, students who play an instrument, sing, dance or draw applied through their dean’s offices (announcement).
- At its meeting on 24 April 2026 the Academic Council discussed creating a working group to form clubs that make the most of students’ free time and increase their social engagement (news).
- Setting up clubs, studios and societies is one of the tasks of the Student Youth Organisation and the Trade Union Committee.

