School education:

1. General (basic) education is obtained in several types of schools with basic education: schools with primary education (I-IV classes); schools that offer partial (I-IX grades) and full (I-XI grades) secondary education; adult education centers, specialized schools and boarding schools for students with disabilities.

General education is also available in new type institutions (gymnasiums and lyceums), some of them at higher educational institutions. Common basic education is followed by two or three years of upper secondary education (leading to a Leaving Certificate) or vocational and technical (VTE) education.

This is provided at two levels: the first level offers six months to three years of basic vocational training after Class IX; the second level usually offers at least two years of study (post-secondary) in more than 300 specializations, leading to a diploma in secondary special education.

2. Non-university post-secondary education (technical/vocational type) - offered by national entrepreneurship training centers and a number of business schools, as well as lyceums that prepare new professions (mainly in the fields of economics and service).

3. Higher education:

• the first degree of the university level: the bachelor's degree (Bakalavr) is the first final degree awarded after four years of study;
• specialist diploma, master's degree (master's degree): awarded after at least five years of study in a specific field. Now students can obtain a master's degree (Magistr) after another two years of study outside the Bakalavr;
• doctoral studies: the degree of candidate of sciences was awarded after a further three-year study after obtaining a specialist diploma and the defense of a thesis, and the degree of doctor of sciences was awarded after obtaining the degree of candidate of sciences and defending the main thesis. After a master's degree, a full doctoral degree requires six years of study.

Higher education is provided in several universities and about 60 higher education institutions. Recently, a new state university was opened - Tashkent University

Islamic University. The Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education is the responsible body. Evaluation of educational institutions, including private ones, is carried out by the Center for Accreditation and Evaluation of Educational Institutions as part of the State Testing Center.

What documents are required for the study of foreign students?

1. certificate of secondary education;

2. student and academic visa. A student visa is a one-year visa for foreign students studying in educational institutions of Uzbekistan. An academic visa is issued for a period of 3 months to 2 years for foreigners engaged in scientific and teaching activities in Uzbekistan. Do not enter Uzbekistan on a visitor visa with the intention of registering as a student later. You can enter the country only with a student visa.

Upon arrival in Uzbekistan, a foreigner has 72 hours to register with the local immigration authorities of Uzbekistan. Customs officers will require a declaration form upon arrival and departure.

Citizens of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine DO NOT NEED A VISA to enter the Republic of Uzbekistan.

3. Copy of passport;

4. 6 photos (size 3x4);

5. Information about previous visits to Uzbekistan

6. a letter of acceptance to study at a higher educational institution

Since the languages of instruction in educational institutions in Uzbekistan are Uzbek and Russian, most institutions offer Uzbek and Russian language courses for foreign students.

Do students in Uzbekistan receive scholarships?

Scholarships are awarded to successful applicants based on international or national exam results and high school or undergraduate grades. A full or partial scholarship is used to pay for tuition. As such, students themselves are primarily responsible for providing lodging, accommodation and travel expenses.

A large number of scholarships are available in Uzbekistan.

The first two, the Ministry of Education State Scholarship and the Government Scholarship, are only open to Turkish citizens or students from Turkic countries. The Islamic Development Bank is also a major source of scholarships. However, they are currently only open to students from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Maldives, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Merit scholarships.

Many foundations and some public universities offer scholarships to those with outstanding academic performance. Scholarships are awarded according to the program in which the student is enrolled and continue for the duration of the student's normal period of study.

The usual duration of the scholarship is 5 years for those who are to take part in the preparatory English language study program and four years for those who start their studies in the first year.

Other scholarships.

Regardless of the merit-based scholarship quota, universities provide additional sources of funding. For example, partial scholarships, such as a scholarship for academic success, aim to pay a certain percentage of the total cost of education (somewhere from 30% to 50% in the case of a scholarship for academic success). Almost all basic universities provide partial scholarships, which depend on the applicant's academic merit and cover from 20% to 70% of the total tuition fee.

Can foreign students work while studying at universities in Uzbekistan?

Although the Uzbek government has stated that there are no general restrictions on foreign labor, any foreigner participating in paid work in Uzbekistan must still have a work permit. The same applies to international students interested in part-time work.

Job fairs

The Job Fair is a regular event organized by the Professional Development Center and provides an ideal opportunity for companies to showcase their organization and talent search among students at the Management Development Institute of Singapore, Tashkent (MDIS Tashkent). A job fair is organized twice a year (spring and fall) on campus. The list of employers includes commercial banks and financial institutions of the republic, media and publishing firms, industrial organizations, tourism companies and hotels, as well as government organizations and ministries.

Can foreign students stay in Uzbekistan after graduation?

After graduation, international students may be interested in staying and starting a career in Uzbekistan. As with part-time workers, they must apply for an individual work permit or business permit before taking up any work. Permits for highly qualified professionals and specialists are issued for up to three years.

Postgraduate courses

Cooperation between universities and foreign higher education institutions takes place in Uzbekistan institutions

In particular, in partnership with the University of Westminster in Great Britain, WIUT launched a single professional postgraduate course for teachers in Uzbekistan.

The course encourages research in education, particularly teaching, and the publication of research projects and results.