About

Samarkand State University is a famous and classical higher educational institution. Samarkand State University has been preparing thousands of specialists and highly qualified personnel for the national economy of Uzbekistan for a long time.

Currently, about 13000 students are studying at 34 directions (BS) and 40 specialized MS degrees, 63 chairs at 14 faculties of Samarkand State University.

Samarkand State University is an active participant in reforms in education and science in Uzbekistan, combining teaching and learning processes, raising the competitiveness of trained personnel, introducing advanced pedagogical technologies, and maintaining and prioritizing scientific research.

History

The history of Samarkand State University began on September 21, 1420, from the moment the madrasah of Mirzo Ulugbek was founded. The great scientist Muhammad Khavofi had made a scientific report on the theory of Claudius Ptolemy in front of a learned audience of over 100 on that day. Since that day, the madrasah of Mirzo Ulugbek began to function, where, along with the canons of Islam, students were taught such fundamental sciences as mathematics, algebra (al-zhabr), geometry (handasa), law (fiqh), and some other subjects.

Written sources and scientific research confirm that Samarkand State University is a direct descendant of the madrasah of Mirzo Ulugbek. In light of this, in 2020 Samarkand State University celebrates its 600th anniversary. Since 1920, based on the decision of the Turkestan Area administration, the teachers of the Mirzo Ulugbek Madrasah (mudarris) were involved in short-term training courses for pedagogical personnel. The graduates of these courses were later enrolled in ‘enlightenment’ institutes. On January 22, 1927, this Madrasah was converted into a Higher Pedagogical Institute in Samarkand, which was then the capital of the Uzbek Republic. This educational institution was one of the first higher education institutions in Central Asia. The most educated intelligentsia of the area, who had received their higher education in the Madrasah, was involved in teaching activities of the institute, along with invited professors and teachers from other republics of the ex-USSR, though mainly from the cities of Moscow, Leningrad, and Kyiv.

In 1961, Uzbek State University has renamed Samarkand State University and named after Alisher Navoi.

In 1992, Samarkand Pedagogical Institute named after S. Aini became a part of Samarkand State University.

In 1994, the Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages was created, based on the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Samarkand State University.

In different years, dozens of major state, cultural and scientific figures, writers, and poets have emerged from the university.

Faculties

• Mathematical faculty
• Faculty of Physics
• Faculty of Biology
• Faculty of Geography and Ecology
• Faculty of History
• Faculty of Psychology and Social Relations
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Faculty of Digital Technologies
• Faculty of Agrobiotechnology and Food Security
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Philology
• Preschool and primary education
• Faculty of Sports and Arts
• Faculty of Human Resource Management
• Faculty of International Educational Programs

Faculty of Biology

The Faculty of Biology was founded in 1927, based on which it was reorganized again on 24 August 2018.

The faculty has 5 departments (botany, zoology, plant physiology and microbiology, human and animal physiology, genetics, and biotechnology).

The scientific schools existing at the faculty in the field of Botany, Plant Physiology, Zoology, Biochemistry, and Genetics carry out scientific research begun by the founders of these schools and continued by their students in the study and analysis of the systematic, biochemical, physiological, genetic and biotechnological characteristics of flora and fauna of the Zarafshan Valley, as well as the introduction of methods of their rational use into production.

Faculty of Chemistry

The faculty has established scientific schools of analytical, inorganic, physical, and organic chemistry. The developers of these scientific schools and their followers conduct innovative research in the field of rational use of the natural resources of Uzbekistan, environmental monitoring, the production of substances and materials with desired properties, the creation of chemicals, and biosensors of organic and inorganic pollutants.

ACTIVITIES OF THE RESEARCH CENTER

“Scientific research complex” operates based on organizations and institutions, business contracts with individuals, paid scientific advisory courses and services, state-based scientific research, and funds from foreign funds and sponsors. It is based on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Education” and the “National Program for Personnel Training”, based on existing laws and regulations. The main tasks of the Samarkand Scientific Research Complex are the following:

• Supporting the development of applied and fundamental research, new techniques, and technologies;
• Research, experimental-design work, creation of new technologies, scientific developments, and their introduction into the national economy;
• Providing methodological assistance to university professors and researchers to participate in various competitions, provision of scientific and technical information, patent-licensing and library, editing, publishing, and printing services;
• Organizing the university laboratories with educational and scientific equipment, equipment and other materials;

ONGOING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Samarkand State University is participating in the following international projects:

• “Enhancing competencies of central Asian universities in agricultural policy focused on environmental protection land management” of ERASMUS+
• “International Credit Mobility” project of ERAMUS+ program
• The project for development of qualification and acquaintance of Nursilin’s program on 561742-EPP-2015-1-PT-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP.

STUDENT HOSTEL

Foreign students are provided with a comfortable hostel.

During the training, you will be given a place in the hostel located on the campus. Cozy rooms are designed for two or three people. At your disposal, there will be a bathroom and a kitchen.

The hostel is a multi-national student family, and we very much hope that living in it will bring you much pleasure, joy, and new acquaintances because here you can find many friends from all over the world. Communication with students from the regions of Uzbekistan will help you not only get acquainted with Uzbek culture but also provide a permanent language practice.

Admissions

Samarkand State University advisors will help the students choose the subjects and living conditions that suit their career goals as well as budget preferences. The staff of the Institute assists students with the preparation of the necessary documents for the obtaining of Admission Confirmation Letter, Invitation Letter, and VISA. The International Office will complete the admission process and registration process for students to be able to start the classes as soon as they arrive in Samarkand.

There are services we provide:

• Professional assistance via e-mail or phone
• Assistance with Admission and Invitation Letters obtaining
• Providing a VISA support letter
• Pre-Departure briefing
• Meeting at the airport
• Assistance with Immigration Clearance
• Assistance with the Insurance documents
• Assistance with the documentation during the period of application
• Preparing the student ID card, dormitory card, international student card
• Visa Support during the study period
• Assistance with opening Bank Account
• The assistance with preparing the Equivalence Certificate
• Any other assistance that may be required by the student

Become a student of the Samarkand State University right now and gain the degree os renown university!