Student Life
Life outside the classroom is part of a seafarer’s training. Accommodation, scholarships and support, three student organisations, sport, culture and volunteering — all in this section.
- Student organisations3
- Residence hall311 places
- Sports facilitiesSwimming pool and gyms
- Uniform and textbooksFree of charge
First steps for first-year students
Apply for the residence hall
Full-time students apply for a place in the residence hall when they submit their documents. Accommodation is arranged under a contract with the student.
Residence hallCollect your uniform and textbooks
Summer and winter uniforms and textbooks are provided free of charge. Uniform sizes are taken when you submit your documents.
Learn how scholarships work
Scholarships are awarded by the Rector’s order on the basis of exam-session results: excellence, incentive and standard. ASCO pays an additional scholarship to top students.
Scholarships and student supportJoin a student organisation
Membership is voluntary. The organisations represent students and run events, competitions and research activities.
Student organisationsChoose a sport or a creative activity
Swimming, sailing, volleyball, football, basketball and wrestling sections; amateur arts and quiz competitions.
SportFollow the events
Academy events are listed in the calendar; upcoming events and student-life news appear on this page automatically.
Events calendar
Upcoming Events
- 06 November 2026, 11:00
8 Noyabr – Zəfər Gününə həsr olunmuş tədbir
Əsas tədris binası, Akt zalı
Akademiyanın rəhbərliyi, professor-müəllim heyəti, tələbələri və Vətən müharibəsi qazilərinin iştirakı ilə Zəfər Gününə həsr olunmuş tədbir.
Read more - 10 November 2026, 09:30
Xəzər dənizinin ekoloji problemləri və həll yolları
Xəzər dənizinin unikal florası, faunası, çirklənmə mənbələri və "Yaşıl dünya naminə həmrəylik" çərçivəsində mübarizə yollarına həsr olunmuş vebinar.
Read more - 01 December 2026, 10:00
Gəmiçilikdə Simulyator Məşğələsi
Təlim və Tədris Mərkəzi, Simulyator Otağı
Naviqasiya fakültəsinin sonuncu kurs tələbələri üçün ekstremal hava şəraitində gəmi idarəetmə simulyasiyası.
Read more - 11 December 2026, 11:00
Ümummilli Lider Heydər Əliyevin anım günü
Əsas tədris binası, Akt zalı
12 Dekabr – Ümummilli Lider Heydər Əliyevin anım günü ilə əlaqədar Akademiyada anım mərasimi.
Read more - 25 December 2026, 10:00
ADDA Məzunlar Şəbəkələşmə Tədbiri
Əsas Binası, Böyük Akt Zalı
Müxtəlif illərdə Akademiyanı bitirmiş, hazırda dənizçilik sektorunda çalışan məzunların tələbələrlə görüşü və təcrübə mübadiləsi.
Read more
Student Life News
- 05 November 2019A seminar was held for ASMA students
Accommodation and daily life
- Residence hall — 114 Uzeyir Hajibeyli Street: 104 rooms, 311 places; offered to students on preferential terms and free of charge to international students in 2026/2027. Rules and facilities: Residence hall.
- Free provision — summer and winter uniforms and textbooks (news).
- Library — maritime literature in Azerbaijani, Russian and English: Information Resource Centre.
- Sport — swimming pool and gyms: Sport.
Scholarships and additional support: Scholarships and student support.
Student organisations
| Organisation | What it does |
|---|---|
| Student Youth Organisation | represents and defends students’ interests; events, competitions, festivals, awareness campaigns |
| Student Trade Union Committee | social and economic rights, timely payment of scholarships, accommodation, leisure and sport |
| Student Research Society | research seminars, olympiads, debates, the annual spring student conference |
Students have a voice: the Youth Organisation raises students’ problems with the Academic Council and the management, and the chair of the Student Research Society is a member of the Academic Council.
Sport
The Physical Education and Sport Department has existed since 2004. Inter-faculty competitions are held every year; in May 2026 the final of the student football championship was played (news), and in 2024 the Academy team took third place in an inter-university swimming competition (news). Sections and results: Sport.
Culture and leisure
- At the Novruz celebration (17 March 2026) the first anthem in the Academy’s history was presented (news).
- Holiday concerts, theatre visits and “What? Where? When?” quiz competitions.
- In April 2026 the Academic Council discussed setting up a working group to form student clubs (news).
More: Culture and creativity.
Volunteering and awareness
- Volunteering — in the 2020 “Year of Volunteers” students took part in the Trade Unions Confederation’s Winter Leadership School (news) and the “Greetings to the Soldier” campaign (news); blood donation drives are held at the Academy (news).
- Health — HIV/AIDS prevention (November 2025, news), organ donation (April 2026, news) and drug-prevention events (news).