Cherkh Nilofari Higher Education Institute of Azerbaijan is the only non-governmental higher education center that is a member of the Union
Association of prestigious universities of the Caucasus has more than 100 members
The countries are Russia, Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Armenia, Iraq, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Chechnya, Dagestan and Moldova. This union was established in 2009 based on the proposal of Professor Ramzan Korkamaz, the former president of Ardahan University in Turkey. Since the establishment of the Union of Caucasus Universities, annual congresses have been held every year
It has been held in different parts of the world