Western Caspian University

Teachers

Business and Local Governance

Gulnisa Mustafayeva

Head of the Department of Marketing and Management, Associate Professor, PhD in Economics

+994 12 565 39 77

gulnise.mustafayeva@wcu.edu.az

Mustafayeva Gülnisə Əlisəfa qızı was born on June 14, 1959, in the city of Sumqayit. In 1976, she graduated from Secondary School No. 225. In the same year, she was admitted to the Faculty of Commodity Science at the Azerbaijan Institute of National Economy named after D. Bünyadzade and graduated with honors in 1980.From 1980 to 1985, she worked as a methodologist at the Scientific and Methodological Office of Azərittifaq. From 1985 to 1991, she was a teacher at the Baku Trade Technical School. In 1994, she held the position of assistant to the rector at the Azerbaijan Cooperation Institute. From 1994 to 2012, she worked as a senior lecturer.In 2009, she defended her PhD dissertation at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) and earned the scientific degree of PhD in Economics. From 2012 to 2023, she served as the head of the Department of Marketing and Tourism at AKU (Azerbaijan Cooperation University).In 2019, she was awarded the title of Associate Professor by the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Since 2023, she has been an associate professor at the Department of Tourism and Regional Economy at Western Caspian University. From 2024 to the present, she has been the head of the Department of Marketing and Management

1.“Agricultural Sector in the Period of Modernization (Problems and Solutions).” Collective monograph. Institute of Economics, ANAS. 2009.

2.“Market Infrastructure” textbook, Cooperation Publishing House, 2018.

3.“On the Issues of Infrastructure Development in the Agricultural Sector.” Article. Azerbaijan Agricultural Scientific Journal, No. 3-4, 2005.4.

“Issues of Development of Agricultural Production Infrastructure in Regions.” Article. Institute of Economics, ANAS. Problems of the National Economy, Issue IV, 2006.

5.“The Role of Information in the Production Infrastructure of the Agricultural Sector.” Article. Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture and Organization. Scientific Works, No. 2, 2007.

6.“Solving Infrastructure Problems of Agricultural Production in the Regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan.” Article. International Technical-Economic Journal, No. 1, Moscow, 2009.

7.“Characteristic Features of Financial Marketing as a Management Function at the Modern Stage.” Article. ANAS, Institute of Economics. Scientific Works, Issue IV, 2010.

8.“Development of the State Sector in the National Economy as an Important Element of Regulation.” Thesis. ANAS, Institute of Economics. IIN, 2011.

9.“Factors Affecting the Functioning of the Labor Market Infrastructure.” Article. Azerbaijan Scientific-Theoretical Journal, No. 4, 2015.

10.“The Role of Marketing in the Success of Small Business.” Article. Azerbaijan Scientific-Theoretical Journal, No. 4, 2016.

11.“The Role of the Leasing Market in the Sustainable Development of the Agricultural Sector.” Article. Azerbaijan Scientific-Theoretical Journal, No. 4, 2017.

12. A productive utilization of investments allocated to the silk roads rebuilding  Mustafayeva, G.A.,Mustafayev, A.A.,Sapaev.

Applications of Mathematics in Science and Technology: International .2025

13. Tourism Potential and Assessment of the Mount Bazarduzu.

G Mustafayeva, M Allahverdiyeva, N Alizada, S Urinbaev

BIO Web of Conferences 151, 03012.2025.

14. Enhancing Infrastructure Competitiveness in Alignment With COP-29 Climate Goals. G.A .Mustafayeva, S.Y. Mammadova, T.P. Balajayeva

BIO Web of Conferences 151, 04004.2025