Being the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku hosts several, colleges, vocational schools and universities. Many learning centres have been coming up nonetheless; the older institutions such as Baku State University still have the largest student population.

Students studying in the field of healthcare are training to be leaders, managers and professionals, focusing on the organization, structure and delivery of healthcare. There are many potential employment opportunities. Students have an opportunity to serve people in all segments of society by helping to improve personal and public health.

For a couple of years Azerbaijan has improved their higher education system by improving education level in several universities to international standards. There is also improved students relationship where some of the courses are offered in international languages like English, Chinese and Spanish.