Global UGRAD Program

Inara Mammadzada
Student’s name: ____________________________________________

ACADEMIC RECOMMENDATION FORM GUIDELINES

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) provides scholarships for talented students from around the world
to attend U.S. universities and colleges for one semester of undergraduate, non-degree study. The Global UGRAD program,
sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is supported by the people of the United
States. The program is administered through the joint efforts of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, the U.S. Embassies, and World Learning.

To be completed by a University Professor familiar with the student’s work in his or her major field of study. Recommendations
should not be from family members or friends.

Instructions: Your statement will be given considerable importance by the American universities and colleges reviewing the
student’s application, and therefore should be as complete and detailed as possible. Please, include your candid evaluation of the
student’s ability to participate in such an exchange program by indicating:
a) in what context you know the student;
b) how you would describe the mentality and adaptability of the student in difficult situations;
c) the qualities that would make the student a successful exchange student including their interaction with others.

This recommendation should be typewritten or clearly printed in English, if possible. If not in English, an accurate translation must
be attached. You do not have to use this form for your recommendation but please include all of the information below if you do
not submit your recommendation on this form.

Recommended by:
Gunay Panahova
Place of Employment:
Associate professor of “Theoretical and Practical Economics” department, UNEC,https://unec.edu.az/i-f-d-b-m-penahova-gunay-mehis/#
Address:
gunay.panahova@unec.edu.az
Telephone:
+994 51 411 77 55
Signature:

Date:
20/12/2021

To whom it may concern,

I am writing this letter to recommend Inara Mammadzada for admission to your program. My name is Gunay Panahova
and I am a associate professor at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics. I have known Inara as I was her
instructor for “Microeconomics”. Inara distinguished from her peers with her exceptional energy and willingness towards
learning and challenging herself. I would rank her in the top 5% of the students that I have taught in my professional
career as a teacher.
Inara is an intelligent student with good analytical skills. She is an active participant of classroom discussions and
extracurricular activities.
Inara has outstanding communication skills. She demonstrated her oral articulateness in the discussion sections that were
an integral part of the course. Each discussion section focused on a particular topic and students were required to analyse
problematic situations, develop and argue for their own views with regard to the issue of the question. Inara was very
proficient in applying the course material in analysing the problem situations. She always explained her ideas very
concisely and gave supporting arguments that were both clear and persuasive. Inara also demonstrated good teamwork
skills in group assignments.
As well, Inara is a well-disciplined, industrious student with a pleasant personality. She went well beyond the course
requirements in the quantity and quality by putting extra effort in her studies. Throughout the course, Inara demonstrated
great perseverance and initiative. Not only was she interested in and motivated to learn the material, but she also put
great work into assimilating it to her own experience and developing her own ideas about each topic that we discussed.
Inara is a deserving candidate with her both academic and professional background and I believe that she will be given
this chance to continue her education within Global Ugrad program.
If you have any further questions, please, do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,

Gunay Panahova, Ph.D