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National University of Uzbekistan

National University of Uzbekistan is a public research university located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. NUUz is the oldest and largest university in Uzbekistan.

History
The government of the Soviet Union, headed by Lenin, 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 the spring of 2008, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, 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==
Organization
The 15 faculties and 74 departments include: • Applied mathematics and intellectual technologies • Mathematics • 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==
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, Persian, Turkish and Arabic 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. It also holds a copy of the Quran 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. Educational archaeological expeditions of the members of the sub-department “The Archaeology of Central Asia” have filled the museum expositions. Zoology Museum The zoology 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 ==
Degrees
NUUz has 93 programs for 4-year bachelor degrees, 81 programs for 2-year master's degree, and 98 doctoral degree specialties. ==Notable alumni==
Notable alumni
Abdulla A'zamovTamara Abaeva, historian • Elyor KarimovRashid KadyrovMaimul Ahsan KhanBakhadyr Khoussainov, mathematician, Humboldt Prize winner • Jahangir MamatovVladimir Vapnik, developer of support vector machines • Abdulla Aripov, awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan • Zamira Ismailovna Usmanova, archaeologist and first woman graduated at the National University of Uzbekistan • Ruslan MedzhitovErkin VakhidovOzod SharafuddinovSadi SirajitdinovTashmukhammad SarimsakovObid SadikovSadik AzimovUbay OripovHabib AbdullaevGulam KarimovIbrakhim MuminovProf.Eduard YakubovVictoria Vladimirovna Belaga • Shavkat Ayupov == See also ==
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