Notable Universities in Uzbekistan

A closer look at 20 universities in Uzbekistan — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
National University of Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Public	1918	Uzbek, Russian, English	PhysicsMathematicsBiology
Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies	Tashkent	Public	1918	Uzbek, Russian, English	Oriental PhilologyEastern HistoryInternational Relations (East-focused)
Tashkent State Technical University	Tashkent	Public	1920	Uzbek, Russian, English	Mechanical EngineeringEnergy EngineeringInformation Technologies
Samarkand State University	Samarkand	Public	1927	Uzbek, Russian, English	HistoryPhilologyMathematics
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration	Tashkent	Public	1929	Uzbek, Russian, English	Water Resources ManagementAgricultural EngineeringLand Management
Tashkent State Agrarian University	Tashkent	Public	1930	Uzbek, Russian, English	AgronomyVeterinary MedicineAgricultural Economics
Kokand State Pedagogical Institute	Kokand	Public	1931	Uzbek, Russian, English	Pedagogical SciencesTeacher TrainingPhilology
Tashkent Medical Academy	Tashkent	Public	1931	Uzbek, Russian, English	General MedicinePediatricsPublic Health
Tashkent State University of Economics	Tashkent	Public	1931	Uzbek, Russian, English	EconomicsFinanceBusiness Administration
Nukus State Teachers Training Institute	Nukus	Public	1934	Karakalpak, Uzbek, Russian, English	Teacher TrainingKarakalpak PhilologyPrimary Education
Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute	Tashkent	Public	1937	Uzbek, Russian, English	PharmacyIndustrial PharmacyClinical Pharmacy
Tashkent University of Information Technologies	Tashkent	Public	1955	Uzbek, Russian, English	Information TechnologiesTelecommunicationsSoftware Engineering
Ferghana Politechnical Institute	Fergana	Public	1967	Uzbek, Russian, English	Mechanical EngineeringChemical TechnologyInformation Technologies
Tashkent Automobile and Roads Institute	Tashkent	Public	1972	Uzbek, Russian, English	Automotive EngineeringRoad ConstructionTransport Logistics
Tashkent School of Finance	Tashkent	Public	1991	Uzbek, Russian, English	FinanceBankingAccounting
University of World Economy and Diplomacy	Tashkent	Public	1992	Uzbek, Russian, English	International RelationsWorld EconomyInternational Law
Uzbek State World Languages University	Tashkent	Public	1992	Uzbek, Russian, English	English PhilologyTranslation StudiesLinguistics
Tashkent Islam University	Tashkent	Public	1999	Uzbek, Arabic, English	Islamic StudiesQuranic SciencesHadith Studies
Westminster International University in Tashkent	Tashkent	Private	2002	English	Business AdministrationEconomicsFinance
Management Development Institute of Singapore, Tashkent	Tashkent	Private	2007	English	Business and ManagementBanking and FinanceTourism and Hospitality