As part of its ongoing reforms in digital transformation and innovative university governance, Mingachevir State University is starting the development of the MSU Smart Faculty Selection Platform (SFSP), a concept that envisages the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the faculty recruitment process.

The main purpose of the platform is to organize the faculty selection process in a more transparent, objective, efficient, and data-driven manner, while also contributing to the improvement of academic quality. By integrating artificial intelligence, data analytics, and expert evaluation into a single platform, the system will support the decision-making process of the selection committee.

Through the platform, documents submitted by candidates, their scientific and pedagogical activities, international experience, scientific publications, participation in projects, and other academic indicators will be analyzed based on unified criteria. At the same time, the system will enable the preparation of personalized questions for the interview stage, analytical evaluation of trial lessons, and the generation of detailed reports for each candidate.

MSU emphasizes that the platform is not a decision-making mechanism, but an intelligent tool that supports decision-making. The final decision will be made by the relevant selection committee of the university. In addition, transparency of evaluation criteria, ethical principles, data security, and protection of personal data privacy will be among the platform’s core operating principles.

With the implementation of this new approach, MSU aims to increase objectivity in the faculty selection process, minimize subjectivity arising from human factors, save time and resources, and further strengthen the university’s academic potential.

In the future, the MSU Smart Faculty Selection Platform will be developed into a unified digital ecosystem covering the organization of competitions for academic and administrative positions, employee performance evaluation, career advancement, identification of professional development needs, and other human resources management processes.

This initiative is an important component of Mingachevir State University’s strategic reforms in innovative governance, digitalization, and quality assurance, and it serves to enhance the university’s competitiveness in the international higher education landscape.

The core principle of the MSU Smart Faculty Selection Platform is expressed as follows:

“Selection supported by data, decision made by humans.”

This approach will ensure that faculty selection at MSU is carried out not only on the basis of submitted documents, but also through modern analytics, artificial intelligence capabilities, and academic expertise, thereby contributing to the formation of the university governance model of the future.