National University of Uzbekistan (NUUz) () is a public university located in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous ...
. NUUz is the oldest and largest university in
Uzbekistan
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.
National University of Uzbekistan is named after
Mirzo Ulugbek. NUUz professors and teaching staff work with modern materials and science and have relationships with the world's distinguished scientific schools.
History
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Higher educational institutions originated in eastern Iran in the 10th century CE and spread to major urban centers throughout the
Middle East
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by the late 11th century. Simultaneously, universities were established in the West.
In the beginning of the 20th century,
jadid
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s tried to establish universities with the collaboration of Russian democrats. Muslim People University was headed by a council consisting of 45 people. It aimed to offer higher, secondary and primary education. In autumn, Muslim People University and its founders were the first victims of repression from
communists
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.
The government of the Soviet Union, headed by
Lenin
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, founded Turkestan People's University in 1918 with 1,200 students. It was renamed to Turkestan State University in 1920, then renamed to First Central Asian State University in 1923 and renamed again to Tashkent State University, named after Lenin in 1961 and finally named National University of Uzbekistan after
Uzbekistan's independence.
In 1961-1969, NUUz won the first place among institutions in Central Asia in the contemporary system of education and became one of the most prestigious higher institutions of the Soviet Union. Many
Central Asian
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national universities were established on the basis of the NUUz, including Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (1925), High Pedagogy Institute of Tajikistan (1932) and the Institute of Agriculture of Tajikistan (1931).
During
World War II
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, many academics relocated from cities in the western USSR to
Central Asia
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,
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...
and
Alma-Ata
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...
, which were favored for their European-style infrastructure and the presence of a significant number of Russian speakers.
In the spring of 2008, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
Islam Karimov
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov ( uz, Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов, italics=no; russian: link=no, Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was t ...
, signed the resolution of the 90th anniversary from the date of foundation of the university in September 1918.
In September 2018, two joint faculties with Kazan Federal University and Holonsky Israeli Technical Institute began to function.
Organization
The 15 faculties and 74 departments include:
Applied mathematics and intellectual technologiesMathematics*Physics
*Geology and geoinformation systems
*Geography and natural resources
*Chemistry
*Biology
*Social sciences
*History
*Economics
*Foreign Philology
*Journalism
*Taekwondo and sport studies
*Uzbek-Israel joint faculty of Mathematical engineering and computer science
An academic lyceum named after S. H. Sirojiddinov operates under NUU. It was founded in 1970 as a boarding school of young physicists and mathematicians. Over 100 PhD professors and over 200 PhD associate professors are among the lyceum's graduates.
Campuses and museums
There are 9 hostels on the “Yoshlik” campus, in which over 3200 undergraduate and graduate students live. Internet service, computer classes, international and trunk calls, a student's clinic, a sports and recreation facility, dry cleaning, dressmakers and shoemakers, training and cultural centers, libraries, dining halls, a market and shops are at the disposal of the students. Rooms for spirituality and enlightenment and also living rooms in each hostel for teachers who continue the training process with the students after classes.
Museums
NUUz has 5 museums.
History of the University Museum
This museum is designed to demonstrate the contribution of NUUz in the spread of scientific knowledge throughout Central Asia.
Rare Manuscripts Museum
Founded on March 31, 2006, this museum contains manuscripts dated to the 16th-20th centuries in the
Uzbek,
Tajik
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* Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
* Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan
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,
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
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,
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
and
Arabic
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languages. These manuscripts have been kept in the University's Information and Resource Centre for 80 years. This collection began to be compiled in 1920. One of the most valuable literary pieces is ''Zafarnoma'' by
Sharafiddin Ali Yazdi, created in 1454 and illustrated 12 years after its creation by a calligrapher Kamoliddin Bekhzod. Another copy of ''Zafarnoma'' is in the library of
Paris University
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. It also holds a copy of the
Quran
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made during the reign of the Moguls in the 16th century. In addition, works of A.N Avoi (Khamsa), Z.M.Babur's (''Baburnoma, The Deeds of Tamerlane'', ''Iskandarnoma)'' and other similar precious manuscripts are archived.
Archaeology and Ethnology Museum
Incorporating archaeological finds collected in Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
. Educational archaeological expeditions of the members of the sub-department “The Archaeology of Central Asia” have filled the museum expositions.
Zoology Museum
The
zoology
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collection exhibits the largest scientific compilation in the country, gathered and maintained for over 100 years, encompassing 23,500 specimens. It includes 560 species of birds, a collection of vertebrates, rare and endangered species, as well as the exhibits of 129 kinds of unique and unprotected mammals.
Geology Museum
1400 exhibits of petrified plants and animals from the paleolithic age are displayed.
Degrees
The Bachelor's degree (4 years) has 46 programs.
The Master's degree (2 years after Bachelor's) has 76 programs.
The PhD (3 years after Master's) has 68 programs.
A D.Sc. (2–3 years after PhD) is offered.
Notable alumni
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Tamara Abaeva
Tamara Grigorievna Abaeva (Тамара Григорьевна АБАЕВА) (born July 1927) was a Soviet historian. She was born in Khiva and studied at the National University of Uzbekistan in Tashkent (then known as SAGU or САГУ). She obt ...
, historian
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Elyor Karimov
Elyor E. Karimov ( uz, Elyor Erikovich Karimov, russian: Эльёр Эрикович Каримов, Karimov, Ė. Ė. (Ėlʹër Ėrikovich); born ) is an Uzbekistani orientalist and scholar of Islamic, Central Eurasian Studies and Diplomatics.
A ...
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Rashid Kadyrov
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*
Maimul Ahsan Khan
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Bakhadyr Khoussainov Bakhadyr M. Khoussainov (Cyrillic: Бахадыр Хусаинов) is a computer scientist and mathematician, who was born and educated in the Soviet Union, works in the fields of mathematical logic, computability theory, computable model theory a ...
, mathematician,
Humboldt Prize
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winner
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Jahangir Mamatov
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Vladimir Vapnik
Vladimir Naumovich Vapnik (russian: Владимир Наумович Вапник; born 6 December 1936) is one of the main developers of the Vapnik–Chervonenkis theory of statistical learning, and the co-inventor of the support-vector machine ...
, developer of
support vector machine
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s
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Abdulla Aripov
Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov ( uz, Абдулла Ниғматович Орипов, Abdulla Nigʻmatovich Oripov, born 24 May 1961, in Tashkent) is an Uzbek politician who serves as the prime minister of Uzbekistan, in office since 14 December ...
, awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan
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Zamira Ismailovna Usmanova, archaeologist and first woman graduated at the National University of Uzbekistan
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Ruslan Medzhitov
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Erkin Vakhidov
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Ozod Sharafuddinov
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Sadi Sirajitdinov
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Tashmukhammad Sarimsakov
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Obid Sadikov
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Sadik Azimov
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Ubay Oripov
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Habib Abdullaev
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Gulam Karimov
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Ibrakhim Muminov
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Prof.Eduard Yakubov
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Victoria Vladimirovna BelagaShavkat Ayupov
See also
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Inha University in Tashkent
Inha University in Tashkent or IUT (''Toshkent Shahridagi Inha Universiteti'' in Uzbek) is a branch of Korean Inha University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Inha University in Tashkent has two departments - School of Computer and Information Engineeri ...
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Tashkent State Technical University
Tashkent State Technical University (TSTU) ( Uzbek: ''Toshkent Davlat Texnika Universiteti'') is one of the oldest universities of Uzbekistan. Currently, the university consists of 6 faculties, and prepares highly skilled professionals in technic ...
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Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration
The Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME), formerly Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration (TIIME) ( (TIQXMMI)) is a university in Central Asia, which works for the development of the water ...
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Tashkent Financial Institute
Tashkent Institute of Finance, also known as Tashkent Financial Institute () is one of the leading universities in Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of Tashkent.
Tashkent Institute of Finance offers:
* Pre-university programs including fin ...
*
Tashkent Automobile and Road Construction Institute
The Tashkent Automobile and Road Construction Institute was established in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to cover the high demands for professionals in the transportation and automobile field.
About the Institute
The Tashkent Institute of Design, Constr ...
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Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent
Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent (MDIST) is one of the first international university branches opened in Uzbekistan. It was established to cover the high demand for professionals in various fields. Since its founding, it ha ...
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Tashkent State University of Economics
The Tashkent State University of Economics ( uz, Toshkent Davlat Iqtisodiyot Universiteti , Тошкент Давлат Иқтисодиёт Университети) is one of the largest higher education establishments in the sphere of economi ...
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Tashkent State Agrarian University
Tashkent State Agrarian University ( Uzbek:
Toshkent davlat agrar universiteti, Russian:
Ташкентский государственный аграрный университет) or TSAU is an agricultural university located in Tashkent, U ...
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Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies
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Tashkent State University of Law
Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL) is a public higher educational institution. It is one of the leading Uzbek legal research centers, located in the capital city Tashkent.
The university is one of the leading universities in Uzbekistan, re ...
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Tashkent University of Information Technologies
The Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (, ) often abbreviated as ТАТU or TUIT is one of the largest universities in Uzbekistan, located in its capital Tashkent. The Tashkent University o ...
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University of World Economy and Diplomacy
The University of World Economy and Diplomacy is located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was founded on September 23, 1992, by the decree of the President (government title), President Islam Karimov, Karimov to train future leaders of ...
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Westminster International University in Tashkent
Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) is the first international university in Uzbekistan and first in Central Asia to offer Western education, with United Kingdom (UK) qualifications. WIUT was established in 2002 in partnersh ...
References
External links
Mirzo Ulugbek & Science
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Educational institutions established in 1918
Education in Tashkent
Buildings and structures in Tashkent
1918 establishments in Uzbekistan