Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət Mədəniyyət və İncəsənət Universiteti) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College.
It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of higher education in performing arts.
[1] Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, upon its establishment in 1923, operated under the name of Theatrical Institute.
The first admitted students were educated in the fields of theatrical performance, acting and filmmaking.
Since 1959, the school has also trained specialists in Cultural Education and, since 1963, in Applied Decorative Arts.