Tashkent State Pedagogical University

Tashkent State Pedagogical University named after Nizami is one of the popular higher 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 years 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. There are 11 faculties, 40 academic chairs, as well as 40 departments such as the Information Technology and Information Resource Center, Department of Qualification and Practice, Research, Innovation and Training Department, Department of Commercialization of Scientific Innovations, International Cooperation, Monitoring and Internal Control in the university.

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 of the University provide high-quality education for students. The University has a total of 000 faculty members,  000 of them are professors, 000 of them  have DSc and 000 of them have PhD degrees. Also, 000 foreign specialists work on the basis of international agreements. The number of 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 students studying are 240. 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 000 international students. Providing students with a quality education based on World Standards is one of the main goals of the University.