Urgench State University

Urgench State University (UrSU) (Uzbek: Urgench Davlat Universiteti (SamDU); Russian: Ургенчский государственный университет) is a major university in Urgench, Uzbekistan established by the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimova dated 1 September 1992 in the city of Urgench. The university is commonly known as Urgench University (in Uzbek Urganch universiteti)

Urgench State University (UrSU)
Ургенчский государственный университет (УрГУ)
Urganch Davlat Universiteti (UrDU)
Former name
1942—1991:Khorezm State Pedagogical Institute
1991—2017: Urgench State University after named Al-Khorezmi
TypePublic
Established1942
PresidentDoctor Bakhrom Ismoilovich Abdullayev
Academic staff
over 800
Administrative staff
over 800
Studentsover 14 000
Address
14, Khamid Alimdjan
,
Urgench
,
Khorezm
,
220100
,
Uzbekistan
CampusRepublic of Uzbekistan, 220100, Urgench, Khamid Alimdjan, 14.
LanguageUzbek, Russian
Websitewww.urdu.uz

History

The university was originally organized in 1942 as the Khorezm State Pedagogical Institute. In 1991—2017, the University was named after mathematician and philosopher Al-Khorezmi (alternative transliteration Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi) as Urgench State University after named Al-Khorezmi.

In 2017, the Urgench State University after named Al-Khorezmi was finally renamed the Urgench State University, a name it keeps to date. The rector of the university since 2016 is Dr. Bakhrom Ismoilovich Abdullayev.

Currently, the University comprises the following faculties:

  • Physics and Mathematics
  • Pedagogic
  • Art
  • History
  • Philology
  • Foreign Philology
  • Tourism and Economics
  • Technique
  • Chemical Technique
  • Natural Science
  • Physical Training

See also

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