Uzbekistan State World Languages University

The Uzbekistan State World Languages (UzSWLU) began its activities in 1949 under the name Tashkent Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages. The university has a 70-year history.

On May 12, 1992, by the decree (PF-401) of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Tashkent Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages and the Republican Institute of Russian Language and Literature merged to form the Uzbekistan State World Languages University.

Currently, the university has 23,168 students learning about 20 foreign languages based on world educational standards. Every year, the university prepares specialists with bachelor's and master's degrees in 27 bachelor's and 19 master's programs.
University students gain deep knowledge and skills in language learning, teaching, translation, and interpretation. In the rapidly evolving world, the education system is also changing. In higher education institutions, the relationship between language and culture is considered the main principle of the education system.

In the Faculties of English, Roman-Germanic Philology, Russian Philology, English Philology, and Oriental Philology, future educators study the secrets of language teaching. In the Translation Faculty, students are trained in translation skills in English, German, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. In the Faculty of International Journalism, future journalists are trained.

Many students at the university are now actively working in various fields internationally, with many possessing proficiency in foreign languages. The presence of qualified translators, foreign language teachers, politicians, and experts working in international organizations and joint ventures is a testament to the high prestige of the university.

In 2018, a one-year academic master’s program was established based on an agreement with Webster University in the United States. This program is unique in Central Asia, allowing youth from around the world to study.
 

Uzbekistan State University of World Languages is a leading scientific and practical center in Central Asia for the development of innovative methodologies in foreign language teaching. 
 

Currently, the university is collaborating with over 180 higher educational institutions worldwide. These include universities from the USA, Europe, Western countries, the Arab world, Africa, and the CIS. Among them are top universities like the University of Arizona, Webster University, Purdue University (USA), Saint Petersburg State University, Moscow State Linguistic University, Kazan Federal University (Russia), Sorbonne University, Paris 2 University (France), Humboldt University, Heidelberg University, Bochum-Rur University (Germany), University of Seville, Jaen University, Cádiz University (Spain), University of Reading, Portsmouth University (UK), Sultan Qaboos University (Oman), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Shanghai International Studies University, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Beijing Language and Culture University (China), Toyo University, Tsukuba University, Wakayama University, Digital University of Japan, Tokyo Online University (Japan), Soongsil University, Pusan ​​Foreign Language University (Korea), Ahmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Peoples' Friendship University (Kazakhstan), and others.

The main areas of collaboration include student, academic staff, teacher, and administrative staff exchanges, joint and international educational and scientific projects, publishing educational-methodical literature and scientific papers, international conferences, forums, symposiums, seminars, webinars, teacher professional development and retraining activities, implementing joint educational programs, organizing winter and summer schools, and more.

In the current academic year, around 200 professors and more than 200 students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students) participated in study programs, qualification improvement courses, international conferences, seminars, and webinars in partner universities. Official delegates of the university visited foreign universities to conduct negotiations to further enhance cooperation.

Partnership universities, embassies, the US embassy, KOICA, JICA, TIKA, and other international organizations are sending volunteer teachers to the university to deliver lectures, conduct practical sessions, and run master classes for university students and teachers.

The university organizes international conferences every year in collaboration with embassies of foreign countries, international organizations, and universities. For example, the US Embassy in Uzbekistan financially supports an annual international conference on the development of English language teaching in Uzbekistan. In cooperation with the British Council's Uzbekistan office, an international conference is organized within the PRESETT project. The embassies of Arab countries in Tashkent support the annual international conference dedicated to the "International Arabic Language Day" announced by the United Nations every December.

University students, researchers, and faculty also visit partner universities for professional development courses, scientific projects, and international conferences based on mutual agreements. Similarly, representatives from partner universities visit the university to enhance collaboration.

Currently, the university is implementing joint educational programs with the Digital University of Japan, Moscow State Linguistic University, and Adygea State University (Russia). It is working on introducing joint degree programs with universities in China, Russia, and Turkey.

Key tasks of the university:
• Organize high-quality education based on state educational standards and modern academic programs, ensuring the training of qualified specialists.
• Educate youth in the spirit of patriotism, love for the homeland, family, and nature, as well as in the spirit of humanitarianism and respect for universal values.
• Develop and implement a new concept for training specialists in the official languages of the UN, utilizing the achievements of developed countries.
• Train specialists, teachers, and translators for the education system.
• Implement new methods of teaching foreign languages using computer technology and audiovisual tools.
• Prepare highly qualified international journalists.
• Develop international cooperation with higher education institutions in relevant fields.
• Create a fund for currency resources by using the university's intellectual potential.
• Strengthen the university’s material and technical base and expand its assets.
• Create conditions for the qualification improvement of professors and students, exchange of experiences with foreign countries.