The admission rate range is 80-90% making this Azerbaijani higher education organization a least selective institution.

On September 1, 1943, the two-year college was abolished and a four-year Kirovobad (Ganja) State Pedagogical Institute was established on its basis.

In the fall of 1943, the institute was named after a renowned scientist and publicist of Azerbaijan Hasan bey Zardabi.

The organizations of GSU help to support organizational and development initiatives for all members of the University’s staff communities.

In recent years, international relations have led to cohesion with educational and scientific institutions in foreign countries.

Since then, GDU has been involved in the EU-funded "TEMPUS" capacity building and Erasmus Mundus exchange mobility programmes.

The project is implemented by consortium members and universities of the Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.