[2] Mingachevir Polytechnic Institute was the branch of the University of Industry named after M. Azizbayov was established and started to operate (now Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University) according to decision N274 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 23, 1991.
Mingachevir State University was established according to resolution N1335 dated July 24, 2015, signed by the President of Azerbaijan, on the basis of Mingachevir Polytechnic Institute functioning within the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on purpose of carrying out personnel training at all levels of higher education.
[3][4][5] The campus of Mingachevir Polytechnic Institute is located in Mingechevir, Azerbaijan along with most of the faculties, and the central library the university laboratories, computer center.
The institute's library and reading room provide students with books in all majors.
The institute has a sport and health complex and a medical center with an area of over 1200 square meters.