Tashkent State Pedagogical University named after Nizami is one of the largest and most popular scientific and educational institutions training qualified pedagogical personnel in the Republic of Uzbekistan and has a rich history and positive traditions.
The Tashkent State Pedagogical University was founded on September 14, 1935, as a pedagogical institute on the basis of pedagogical faculty of the Central Asian State University. During 1953-1998 it was called the Tashkent State Pedagogical Institute. On February 24, 1998, the Institute was granted the status of a university by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Since 1947, the university has been named after the great Azerbaijani poet and educator Nizami.
Highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff of the University provide high-quality education for students. Students and teachers of educational institutions, laboratories, information resources centre, electronic library, information technology centre, printing house, sports complex, museum, centres for advanced training and retraining, educational and recreational camp, student hostels and canteens, teachers at their disposal.
University prepares bachelors in the 23 educational directions and Masters in 32 specialties, doctoral students in 16 specialties. The University has a specialized scientific council for the defense of doctoral dissertation (PhD, DSc). In the 2017-2018 academic year, a total of 34 employees, 9 of whom received the DSC, 25 PhD degrees.
The university is considered as a fundamental higher educational institution of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of qualitative training, retraining and professional development of pedagogical personnel at the level of international standards in the pedagogical directions of Higher Education. Highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff (467 specialists) of the University provide high-quality education for students.
Today the number of faculties is 9, directions of Bachelor’s degrees at Tashkent State Pedagogical University is 23 and 5127 students study in these fields. The number of Master’s specialties is 32, and the 12 000 students decided to connect their lives with our University nowadays. The university also has a second form of higher education, part-time and evening education; there are 10 directions in the second higher education, 7 orientations in correspondence education, and 3 directions in the evening education. A total of 640 students are enrolled in second tertiary education. The number of students studying in the form of correspondence education was 200, and in the form of evening education – 75.
The University has established international cooperation with many reputable foreign universities. There are also many extensive facilities for foreign students. Currently, the university enrolls more than 4000 international students. Providing students with a quality education based on World Standards is one of the main goals of the University.
There are many faculties where everyone can find the right option for oneself.
The other faculties are as follows:
All the educational courses are available in English and Russian. Every faculty provides Undergraduate and Postgraduate study specialties.
Bachelor’s degree – 4 years
Master’s degree – 1.5-2 years
Taking into account facility improvement at TSPU, special attention is paid to the safety and living comfort for foreign students and invited foreign lecturers and professors. This year major repairs have been made in the dormitory buildings. All the necessary furniture and equipment had been installed by the beginning of this academic year.
To date, TSPU campus is equipped with all modern security systems – reliable fire and video camera systems.
Foreign students of TSPU, exchange programs students, as well as invited lecturers from foreign universities live in our new campus.
This is TSPU campus and everyone can get acquainted with the conditions that students live in.
There is a spacious hall with video and TV equipment on each floor of the dormitory, there is a kitchen, toilets and showers in each section.
The rooms here are qualitatively different from those in the old-style hostels. They are like hotel rooms, where everything is created for the comfort and coziness of our students and guests.
The University Council, being the highest collegiate body, coordinates the work in all areas of activity. Adopts resolutions aimed at prompt and high-quality solution of urgent tasks facing the team. The Council is chaired by the University Rector. The Council includes vice-rectors, deans of faculties, leading professors and teachers, as well as customer representatives.
The main task of the Council is to coordinate the implementation of the National Program for Training, to ensure the preparation of highly qualified, competitive personnel based on the widespread introduction of modern pedagogical and information technologies, to form high spiritual and moral qualities for students, such as patriotism, citizenship, and a sense of pride Homeland, dedication to national and universal values.
The University Council discusses topical issues, such as:
For years, the Council of the University has been working on the development of recommendations on topical issues of the development of pedagogical science, training and education in our country. For many years of activity, the University Council discussed and approved hundreds of scientific research topics, the state of implementation of research results in practice, which was an undoubted contribution to the development of the republic’s education system.
At the university there are regularly held contests “Funny and resourceful”, “Student Theatre Studio”, “Teacher of the Future”, “The Best Reader of the Year”, “Young Creativity”, “Tafakkur Sinovlari”, intellectual game “Zakovat”, and more than a thousand students actively competitions in the best essays, abstracts and articles on the topics “Life dedicated to a free and prosperous homeland”, “The role of Islam Karimov’s works in the upbringing of a harmoniously developed generation”, “You are the only sacred Motherland!”, “A connoisseur of works of Islam and “Karimov”, “Education against ignorance”, “Trafficking in human beings is a terrible crime”, “How I understand the threat of extremism and terrorism”, etc.
Spiritual and educational activities at the university are carried out on the basis of plans for the spiritual and educational and educational work of public organizations, faculties, departments, curators of academic groups and relevant departments. Spiritual and educational work is realized in 9 directions.
During the academic year faculties, departments and relevant departments conduct work on the timely fulfilment of tasks in the spiritual and educational sphere set out in the decrees and decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Cabinet of Ministers decrees, orders and modems of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education.
In particular, the program of measures for the implementation of the State Program “Year of support of active entrepreneurship, innovative ideas and technologies” of the Strategy of actions for the five priority directions of development of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures for the further development of the higher education system” President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to further expand the participation of industries and spheres of the economy in improving the quality of training of specialists with higher education”, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to improve the efficiency of the state youth policy and the support of the Union of Youth of Uzbekistan “and ensure their implementation.
In 2001, under the auspices of the historical faculty of the TSPU named after Nizami, the Museum of Archeology was organized under the leadership of Academician A. Askarov.
Exhibits in the museum consist of artifacts found in archaeological practice in Surkhandarya region in 2001. The study, led by Academician A. Askarov, involved two graduate students, four masters and 27 students. Archaeological finds found during the internship were delivered to the university, and the University Archaeological Museum was founded.
In 2017, the University’s archaeological museum received a special place and is a modern museum. Famous historians attended the opening ceremony of the museum. Currently, the museum has more than 15,000 exhibits, each of which has a special comment. The role of the educational archaeological museum is remarkable in the educational process of the faculty for the coordination of theoretical knowledge and skills with practice. In addition to students, the Archaeological Museum is regularly visited by mahalla residents, pupils of schools, academic lyceums and professional colleges, as well as a number of scientists from foreign countries.
The university is expanding every year thanks to the partnership of foreign universities and foreign organizations operating in the country. Due to the fact that improving the educational system to international standards has become an urgent task for the country, special attention is paid to strengthening this sphere. In recent years, the university has established partnerships with leading European and Asian universities, such as Germany, Latvia, Spain, the Republic of Korea, China, Egypt, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
The main activities of the International Relations Department are:
In the framework of foreign partners TSPU signed agreements on cooperation with more than 20 Korean universities, as well as several European and Asian universities:
International scientific conferences, seminars, internships and joint research projects are held within the framework of these agreements.
The relationship with Shinan Foundation, KOICA Center, Korean Educational Center and Korean Association of Cultural Centers in Tashkent is well developed. In October 2013 KOICA developed a modern electronic library at the university. Another vivid example of international relations is the “Community of Friendship Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan”, which has been operating since 2009 in TSPU. The community is actively working with the Embassy of Azerbaijan and the Cultural Center of Heydar Aliyev in Tashkent. In addition, various delegations from foreign higher education establishments regularly visit the TSPU to exchange the experience in the field of education. On the basis of academic mobility, teachers, professors and students are regularly sent to foreign universities to study the experience, improve their skills and participate in various conferences.
Tashkent State Pedagogical 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 Tashkent.
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