Students in the US will be given scholarships for the study of the Azerbaijani language: where it is taught

The Azerbaijani Ambassador to the US called Brigham Young University (BYU) the leader among US higher education institutions offering Azerbaijani language courses. This is mentioned on official website of the university.

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“There could be no better place than BYU (Utah) to host the Azerbaijan course,” said Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim. “BYU's programs were ranked first because of their depth. BYU teaches not only the language, but also the culture. The cultural nuance of a people is integral to understanding their language.”

During his visit, he announced that Azerbaijan would provide several scholarships to the university as a token of appreciation. These scholarships will be specially allocated for students who express a desire to improve their studies directly in Azerbaijan.

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Among other things, the ambassador noted that he saw a lot of similarities between Utah and Azerbaijan - a hospitable community that supports families, an emphasis on creating centers for technology and transportation, as well as a desire to be a "crossroads".

“Utah is known as the crossroads of the West. Azerbaijan is the crossroads of the world,” Ibrahim said.

Azerbaijan is a predominantly Muslim country that serves as a link between Europe and Central Asia through the Caspian Sea. Due to its geographical location, the country has experienced clashes with some of the largest and most powerful historical empires in the world, making Azerbaijan a unique center of world culture.

The current 11-student Azerbaijani class is taught by senior BYU staff member Andrew Bonney, who served in a mission in Azerbaijan's neighboring country, Armenia. Bonnie self-taught Azeri by combining his understanding of Turkish with an intensive online Azeri language course taken during a remote study period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to English, Azerbaijani and Turkish, the 23-year-old Maryland native speaks Arabic and Armenian.

BYU currently offers courses in 73 languages, with Azeri and Karen added as new options for the winter 2023 semester.

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New Deal Azeri is just one of nearly 20 less popular languages.

History student Marin Church, majoring in Middle East studies, enrolled in a new course to learn more about the country and its people.

“This part of the world is very special,” Church noted. “There's a lot of history and political tension, but if you understand the language, you can better understand people and why they behave the way they do.” If we can do that, then progress will be made."

In addition to BYU, Azerbaijani language courses are offered by American Research Institute of the South Caucasus, and there is also a course from US Department of State.

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