Asst. Prof. NƏRGİZ HACIYEVA

Dr. NARGIZ HAJIYEVA

Weiser Visiting Fellow, 2024-2025, US Weiser Award Holder, Political Scientist

Swiss Federal Excellence Scholarship Holder (ESKAS)

University of St. Gallen, Switzerland The University of Michigan (UM)

Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, MI, US

Ludovika Scholar, Ludovika Public Service University, Hungary

Head of the Organization of Scientific Activities Department

Chair of Women Researchers Council (WRC)

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)  nargiz_hajiyeva@unec.edu.az; wrc@unec.edu.az Tel: (+99470) 244-90-10

Academic profile: https://unec.edu.az/en/nergiz-uzeyir-qizi-haciyeva/ 

Academic profile: https://ii.umich.edu/wcee/people/professional-development-fellows.html

Academic profile: https://irwg.umich.edu/content/nargiz-hajiyeva 

Academic profile: https://ludovika-scholars.uni-nke.hu/ludovika-scholarok-2025/nargiz-hajiyeva 

Academic profile: https://news.unec.edu.az/tags/nergiz-haciyeva 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nargiz-uzeir-hajiyeva-004547b0/

1. CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• 2024 August – 2025 December: Weiser Visiting Professor, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasian Studies & Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, USA
  Weiser Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award Holder
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• 2022 – ongoing: Director, Organization of Scientific Activities Unit, UNEC Science and Research Department, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
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• 2022 – ongoing: Chair, Women Researchers Council, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
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• 2022 – ongoing: Co-Director, Empirical Methods Working Group, Swiss Political Science Association (SPSA) – first female Political Scientist from Azerbaijan
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• 2022 – ongoing: Member, Master Dissertation Defense Committee, International Center for Graduate Education, UNEC

• 2018 – ongoing: Part-time Academic Instructor, Political Science, Political Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Sociology (taught fully in English for BA & MA students)

• 2022 – ongoing: Part-time Academic Supervisor, BA & MA students, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• 2010 – 2014: BA with highest honors, International Relations and Diplomacy, Baku State University, Azerbaijan (fully funded by State Scholarship of Azerbaijan)

• 2015 – 2017: MA with honors, Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania (fully funded by State Scholarship of Lithuania)

• 2017: Semester Exchange Programme, MA Political Science & International Affairs, Sciences Po Grenoble, France (Erasmus+ mobility, completed with honors)

• 2019 – 2024: Ph.D. with highest honors, Political Economy, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) (fully funded by State Scholarship of Azerbaijan)

• 2021 – 2022: Distinguished Ph.D. Research Fellow, School of Economics and Political Science, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship – ESKAS)

• 2021: One-month Ph.D. Research Fellowship, Department of International Relations and International Law, Malaga University, Spain (Erasmus+ Ph.D. mobility)

• 2016: 10-day Advanced Program, European Diplomacy Workshop, European Academy of Diplomacy (EAD), Warsaw, Poland (PZU Scholarship)

• 2019: One-month Advanced Program Certificate, “Understanding EU-Russia Relations,” Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, Tartu University, Estonia

• 2021 – 2022: One-year online MIRAI Advanced Non-Degree Program on “Rule of Law and International Law” (funded by Japan International Cooperation Center & MOFA Japan)

• 2023: 10-day Academic Certificate Program, “Rule of Law and International Law,” Tokyo University & Kyoto University, Japan

• 2022: 15-day Non-Degree Diploma on IP Skills Development, WIPO Innovation Skills Development Camp (INNOCAMP), with KISTA & KIPO

• 2024: 2-month Advanced Program, 3rd edition of PatentX Course, Patent Law & Public Health, WIPO & Harvard Law School

3. ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & JOURNAL EDITORSHIP

• 2024: Member, Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG), University of Michigan
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• 2024: Academic Representative from Azerbaijan, EUMMAS Women Forum, European Marketing and Management Association
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• 2023 – ongoing: Member, International Political Science Association (IPSA), German Political Science Association (GPSA), Austrian Political Science Association (APSA), European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

• 2023 – ongoing: Research Member, ECPR Standing Groups on Energy Politics, Gender & Politics, International Political Theory

• 2023 – ongoing: Honored member, IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Network

• 2023: Multi-panel Moderator, Annual SPSA Conference on Democracy, University of St. Gallen

• 2023 – ongoing: Guest Editor, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica Journal (Q1, Scopus), Special Issue: Sustainable Development & Green Economy, Obuda University, Hungary

• 2023 – ongoing: Co-editor, Frontiers in Political Science Journal (Q1, Scopus), Frontiers, Lausanne, Switzerland

• 2023 – ongoing: Member, Scientific Editorial Board, Civil Szemle (SCOPUS & WoS), University of Dunaujvaros, Hungary

• 2023 – ongoing: Member, Scientific Editorial Board, Agora International Journal of Juridical Sciences (AIJJS), Agora University of Oradea, Romania

• 2023: Scientific Reviewer, Science Journal of Business and Management (USA) & UNEC Scientific News Journal

• 2022 – ongoing: Member, Selection Committee, State Program of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Study Abroad Scholarships (2022–2026)

• 2024 – ongoing: Member, Scientific Committees of multiple international conferences across Europe and Azerbaijan

4. PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS

• 2018 – 2022: Ph.D. Researcher, International Relations Manager, Department of International Cooperation, UNEC, Azerbaijan

• 2017: 7-month Paid Internship, Independent Researcher, International Relations Institute Prague, Czech Republic (Erasmus+ Traineeship)

• 2016: 4-month Paid Internship, Independent Researcher & Policy Analyst, Cold War History Research Center, Corvinus University, Hungary (Erasmus+ Traineeship)

• 03/2015 – 09/2015: Chief Advisor, Department of International & Legal Affairs, Executive Power of the City of Ganja, Azerbaijan

• 09/2014 – 02/2015: Head, English Language Center, Heydar Aliyev Center, Ganja, Azerbaijan

• 05/2013 – 06/2013: Internship, Ministry of Labor & Social Protection, Azerbaijan

• 05/2014 – 07/2014: Paid Internship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan

• 07/2014 – 08/2014: Internship, State Committee for Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons, Azerbaijan

• 05/06/2012 – 05/08/2012: Paid Internship, Department of the U.S. & Canada, State Committee for Work with the Diaspora, Azerbaijan

5. PRIZES, AWARDS, FUNDING, & GRANTS

• 2025: Ludovika Scholar Program Winner, Visiting Ludovika Scholar, Ludovika UPS, Hungary

• 2024: Best Article Award, Gender Dynamics in Azerbaijani Workplaces, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

• 2023: Global Leader & #100 Changemakers, University of St. Gallen & Oxford Character Project

• 2023: Grant Holder – Visiting Professor Research Mobility (ERASMUS+), Bratislava University of Economics, Slovakia

• 2020: Visiting Lecturer (8 times), Erasmus Staff Mobility for Teaching, EU

• 2023: Travel Grant, 27th World Symposium on Political Science, IPSA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

• 2021 – 2022: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship (ESKAS), Ph.D. Research Fellowship, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

• 2022: Distinguished Winning Award, IP Skills Development, WIPO & KISTA, Geneva, Switzerland

• 2021: MIRAI Japan Friendship Scholarship on International Law & Rule of Law, MOFA Japan

• 2019: Project Coordinator, EE-KEY-AZ: Entrepreneurship Education, DAAD – University of Siegen, Germany

• 2019: First Honored Winner, International Essay Competition, EaP Program, European Commission

• 2018: International Summer School on Migration, EU-funded ENIGMMA & MOBILAZE projects

• 2017: Research Project Grant, Energy & Turkey’s South Caucasus Policy, KAS & German Federal Foreign Office

• 2016: ICRC Full Scholarship, International Law Summer School, Borisov-Minsk, Belarus

• 2016: PZU Foundation Scholarship, European Academy of Diplomacy, Warsaw, Poland

• 2015 – 2017: Full Government Scholarship, MA Degree, Lithuania

• 2010: Full Government Scholarship, BA Degree, Azerbaijan

• 2016: Fourth Rank, UNSCR 1540 International Student Essay Contest, Stimson Institute & Harvard Kennedy School

• 2015: “Best English Tutor Nomination,” Executive Power of Ganja

• 2013 – 2014: “Best Student of the Year,” Baku State University & Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan

6. INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

• 2022: Country Coordinator, Business in Eurasia Programme (€100,000) – fostering academic exchange & business collaboration

• 2024: Erasmus Mobility Program Grant (€75,000) – academic exchange

• 2024: Book Project – Role of Women Entrepreneurs in Community-Based Tourism, Azerbaijan (€10,000)

• 2024: Capacity Building on Monitoring & Evaluation with Women Researchers Council, Asian Development Bank, BP (€108,000)

• 2024: Project Coordinator, ConnectEurasia (€10,000 CHF), HES-SO & UNEC

7. CHAIRPERSONSHIP

• 2022 – ongoing: Chair, Empirical Methods Panels, Annual SPSA Congress

• 2022 – ongoing: Chair, ISCEMR Conference (International Scientific Conference of Economics & Management Researchers)

• 2023 – ongoing: Chair, International Conference on Digital Economy: Modern Challenges and Real Opportunities

• 2024: Chair & Organizer, Women Researchers Council Annual International Forum 2024, supported by University of Michigan Weiser Center & UM IRWG

  
  

  8. POLITICAL EXPERT POSITIONS

  • 2024 – ongoing: Korean Institute of International Economic Policy (KIEP), Think Tank – EMERICS analytical portal

  • 2016 – ongoing: Modern Diplomacy Platform, Greece
    URL: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/author/nargizhajiyeva/

  • 2016 – 2019: Tochubashov Center, Baku-based think tank, Azerbaijan
    URL: https://top-center.org/az

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  9. CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS

  2011 – 2014

  • Chief speaker and advisor, International Debate Forums, Baku State University, Azerbaijan

  2012 – 2013

  • Presenter, Annual Student Scientific Conference, Student Youth Organization, Baku, Azerbaijan, 18.12.2012

  • English interpreter, meetings with Ambassadors from Finland, Pakistan & Latvia, Baku State University

  2013

  • Successful nominator and coordinator, Junior Achievement, Young Business Leaders Programme, 07.11.2013, Baku, Azerbaijan

  • Interpreter and representative, Meeting with French Ambassador: “Azerbaijan-France Relations”, 23.11.2013, Baku State University

  2015

  • English and Russian interpreter, Meeting with Czech Supreme Ambassador Vitezslav Pivoncka, 06.09.2015, Ganja, Azerbaijan

  2016

  • Participator, “The 2016 Election and the U.S Foreign Policy”, Lecture by Dr. Paul Sracic, 10.03.2016, Kaunas, Lithuania

  • Participator, Diplomatic visit, Siguhara House Museum, 01.03.2016, Kaunas, Lithuania

  • Participator, “Contemporary Czech Foreign Policy and Presidency of the Visegrad Group”, 15.03.2016, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

  • Presenter, “Racism, Nationalism, and Xenophobia” International Conference, 16-17.03.2016, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

  • Participator, “The Challenges of the EU”, Lecture by Dutch Ambassador, 12.04.2016, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

  • Presenter, Academic Conference: “Contemporary Political Processes: Challenges and Opportunities”, 05.05.2016, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

  • Honored Participator, “NATO Adaptation on the Road to Warsaw”, 05.05.2016, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

  • Honored Presenter, 18th International Academic Conference: “Europe 2016: Deconstructing Crisis…”, 06-08.05.2016, Vilnius, Lithuania

  • Coordinator and Presenter, Annual Conference on the 2003 Iraq War: “How to Solve the Iraq War”, 13.07.2016, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary

  • Honored Participator (Full scholarship by ICRC), International Law & Arbitration Association Summer Camp, 18-23.07.2016, Minsk, Belarus

  • Honored Participator (Full EU grant), XI Economic Forum of Young Leaders, 05-09.09.2016, Nowy Sacz, Lublin, Poland

  • Chief Negotiator (EU delegation), Simulation Games on “EU-US TTIP negotiations”, 21.11.2016, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

  2017

  • Honored presenter and team leader, International Workshop “Joint Platform for Realistic Peace in South Caucasus”, 08-14.03.2017, funded by Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Kahketi, Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Presenter, 3rd Annual Academic Conference: “Contemporary Political Processes”, 27.04.2017, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

  • Honored Presenter, 19th Annual Student Conference “Europe 2017”, 05-07.05.2017, European Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania

  • Participator, Open Seminar on Visegrad Group cooperation, 09.05.2017, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

  2019

  • Co-organizer and Participator, Academic Reflections on Azerbaijani WTO accession, 19-21.02.2019, UNEC, Azerbaijan

  • Participator, High-Level Diplomatic Conference on 10th Anniversary of Eastern Partnership, 13-14.05.2019, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

  • Representative, Eastern Partnership Conference on Common Values through Education & Culture, 25-26.06.2019, Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Representative & Coordinator, Academic Workshop “EE-KEY-AZ Entrepreneurship Education”, 25-26.09.2019, University of Siegen, Germany

  2020

  • Visiting guest lecturer, ERASMUS+ program, Mykolas Romeris University, 07-14.03.2020, Vilnius, Lithuania

  • Moderator and Presenter, ESD International Scientific Conference, May-June 2020, UNEC, Azerbaijan

  2021

  • Visiting guest lecturer, Kazimierz Wielki University, 24-30.10.2021, Bydgoszcz, Poland

  2022

  • Visiting guest lecturer, University of York (SLSA Annual Conference), 06-08.04.2022, UK

  • Chief Moderator & Speaker, ISCEMR-2022, 23-26.06.2022, Baku, Azerbaijan

  2023

  • Panel Speaker, International Shusha Forum, 27.12.2023

  • Speaker, Fifth IPIRA Conference on violation of IPR in Karabakh, 01-03.03.2023, Nanyang Technological University & WIPO, Singapore/Geneva

  • Official Study Trip, MIRAI Visiting Japan Program, 07-14.03.2023, Japan

  • Presenter, Kyoto University, 12.03.2023, Japan

  • Presenter, Annual SLSA Conference, 04-06.04.2023, Ulster University, UK

  • Keynote Speaker, III International Scientific Conference ICTTBT 2023, 15-16.06.2023, Tirana, Albania

  • Moderator, V International Conference of Researchers on Economics & Management, 25.06.2023, UNEC

  • Visiting Guest Lecturer, Keleti Karoly Faculty of Business & Management, Obuda University, July 2023, Hungary (ERASMUS+ mobility)

  2024

  • Visiting Guest Lecturer, Keleti Karoly Faculty, Obuda University, March & July 2024, Hungary (ERASMUS+)

  • Academic Trainer, Research Methods & Art of Research Paper Publication, May 2024, UNEC

  • Keynote Speaker, 14th International Conference "The Danube - Axis of European Identity", June 2024, Danubius International University, Romania

  • Guest Speaker, 3rd International Conference on Creativity & Innovation in Digital Economy, November 2024, Petroleum-Gas University, Ploiești, Romania

  • Chair & Organizer, Women Researchers Council Annual International Forum 2024, December 2024, UNEC with University of Michigan support

  • Speaker, Illegal Market Activities in Conflicted Territories, Adam Smith Seminar, Feb 2024, Munich, Germany

  2025

  • Presenter, International Workshop on “Changing Boundaries of European Integration”, March 2025, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

  • Keynote Speaker, Transformative Education: Gender Equality & Institutional Change, May 2025, University of Vigo, Spain

  • Project Committee Meeting, COIL Project, August 2025, HES-SO, Switzerland

  • Presenter/Participant, Workshop on Role of Law & Courts in Migration Politics, November 2025, Leuphana University, Germany

  • Visiting Lecturer, Academy of Silesia, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, March 2025, Katowice, Poland

  • Visiting Lecturer, Ljubljana School of Business, Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, June 2025, Slovenia

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  TEACHING EXPERIENCE, LECTURES, AND PRESENTATIONS

  2013 – 2014

  • International Cultural Relations: "World Heritage & UNESCO", Baku State University

  • International Economic Relations: "Currency Funds & Commodity Exchanges", Baku State University

  • Soft Power & Hard Power, Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan

  • International Peace Day & Culture of Peace, Heydar Aliyev Center, Ganja

  2016

  • “Future of Eastern Partnership Programme”, European Humanities University, Vilnius

  • “How to Solve Syrian Crisis: Crisis Management Techniques”, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas

  • NATO Mechanism after Cold War: Crisis Management Techniques, CWHRC, Corvinus University, Budapest

  • International Property Law: Investigation of Eurekite Company, Borisov, Belarus

  • Women in Global Political Economy: Corvinus University, Budapest

  • Economic Impact of Nanotechnology on Holland Trade, Corvinus University, Budapest

  • Triadic Nexus: Energy, Homeland Security & Foreign Policy, Corvinus University, Budapest

  • Resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Corvinus University, Budapest

  • Zionism & Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, Corvinus University, Budapest

  • Biased Vienna Convention? Diplomatic Immunities & Serious Crimes, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas

  • Democratization Process in Eastern Europe, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas

  • Conspiracy Theories & Jews, European Humanities University, Vilnius

  • 21st-century Information Warfare: Russian Propaganda on Ukraine, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas

  2017

  • 7-day Intensive Seminar on Diplomacy, Azerbaijan Technology University, Ganja

  2019

  • UNEC: From Innovation to Impact, University of Siegen, Germany

  • Presentation of “Didactical Guidelines Handbook on Writing a Doctoral Dissertation”, Azerbaijan Technology University, Ganja

  2020

  • Energy Diplomacy & Security Issues in South Caucasus: Azerbaijan Case, Mykolas Romeris University

  • Role of Customs in Enforcement of IPR in Occupied Territories: Comparative Analysis

  • Role of EU in Socio-economic Integration of Immigrants in Azerbaijan, ESD Conference

  • Sustainability of Higher Education System in Azerbaijan, European Model in Internationalization

  • Webinar: Migration Problems in Azerbaijan, University of Zurich

  • Annual Conference: Azerbaijan in European Energy Policy, University of Dunaujvaros

  2021

  • Women in STEM: Educated Woman, Educated Society

  • Intellectual Property Problems during Nagorno-Karabakh Occupation, Ministry of Education & Universities

  • Evaluation of Illicit Activities in Liberated Territories, Young Researchers Conference

  • Violation of IPR during Occupation of Karabakh, Democracy NET Online Retreat

  • Politicization of IPR: Case of Georgia & Azerbaijan, Kazimierz Wielki University

  • Energy Diplomacy of Azerbaijan & European Energy Policy, Kazimierz Wielki University

  2022

  • Role of Customs in Enforcement of IPR in Occupied Territories, SPSA Congress, University of Lausanne

  • Economic Opportunities of Renewable Energy Resources in Azerbaijani Territories: Karabakh Case, University of Dunaujvaros

  • EU & Karabakh: Change in Balance of Power, University of Zurich

  • Violation of IPR in Occupied Territories: Comparative Analysis, University of Szeged, ERASMUS+

  • Politicization of IPR in Karabakh, Research Seminar, University of St. Gallen

  • Academic Visit, HES-SO Business School, Neuchatel

  • Visiting Guest Lecturer, University of Malaga, Spain (ERASMUS+)

  2023

  • Academic Instructor: Scientometrics & Academic Writing Skills, UNEC

  2024

  • Keynote Speaker, Women Empowerment in Science & Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

  • Keynote Speaker, International Forum “Solidarity for a Green World: Turning Waste into Value”, UNEC & Ministry of Ecology, Azerbaijan

  • International Workshop, ConnectEurasia: Collaborative Online Learning for Sustainability, HES-SO / HEG Arc, Switzerland