The student tourism association at Nakhchivan State University was established by the decision of the Scientific Council in 2010 under the deanship for master's degree. The purpose of the association is to organize the travel of bachelors and masters studying at the university to the sights, historical and architectural monuments of Nakhchivan MR, Azerbaijan, and neighboring countries, and in this way to further develop their scientific and cultural outlook.

 In 2010, a group of bachelors and masters made a tourist trip to the nearby regions of the Republic of Turkey through the association. In July 2011, a trip was organized along the Nakhchivan-Baku-Gobustan-Sheki-Gabala route, students got acquainted with the sights of the history, culture, and nature of those regions and gathered relevant knowledge.

The student tourism association operates on the basis of self-financing.