Rough guide Azerbaijan
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The Basics
Population: 8 Million
Capital: Baku
Minimum Wage Rate: €50 per month
Language: Northern Azarbaijani
Other Languages: Too many to list
Eu Member: No
Current Government politics and support for culture: See Cultural Policy for general objectives and principles of cultural policy
Working
Who needs a visa to work there?:
Best places to look for / find culture jobs:
- Also try:
Best places to look for volunteering and internships:
Studying/Training & Mobility Grants/Bursaries
Recommended university/college culture management courses
- first degree:
- postgraduate degree:
Recommended vocational and short-term culture management training:
National Grants or Bursaries For Mobility:
Living
Coolest places:
Places to avoid:
Weather:
Budget airlines?:
What to eat and drink:
Cost of living examples:
- A Beer: €2.36 PRICE PINT
- A Cappuccino: € ???
- A litre of milk: € ???
- Renting a 2 bedrooms apartment in an average town: € ???
Personal experience/views
Useful Links
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan http://mct.gov.az and http://tourism.az/
Azerbaijan Film Directors' Guild http://azdgcinema.aznet.org/azdgcinema/index_en.html
"Creative Women" Azeri Non-governmental association http://www.cwa.aznet.org
Official site of Azerbaijan Photographers' Union http://www.afb.aznet.org
Azerbaijan Development Gateway http://gateway.az/cl2_gw/pages/en/
Azerbaijan National Library http://www.anl.az/index_e.php
Azeri painting http://azeripaint.aznet.org/azeripaint/
Official web site of "Qiz qalasi" art gallery http://www.qgallery.net
Official site of modern creative art group "Wings of time" http://www.wings.aznet.org
The site devoted to the city of Baku http://window2baku.com/
The magazine, "Musiqi dunyasi", dedicated to musical culture http://www.musigi-dunya.az/index.htm
Suggested reads and books
Images
Comments
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