Westminster International University in Tashkent

Coordinates: 41°18′25″N 69°17′00″E / 41.3069°N 69.2833°E / 41.3069; 69.2833
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Westminster International University in Tashkent
WIUT main building in 2015
TypeInternational university
Established2002[1][2]
RectorBakhrom Mirkasimov
Students5,000
Location
Tashkent
,
Uzbekistan
Websitewww.wiut.uz

Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) is the first international university in Uzbekistan and first in Central Asia to offer Western education, with United Kingdom (UK) qualifications. WIUT was established in 2002 in partnership with the "UMID" Presidential Foundation, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of Uzbekistan, and the University of Westminster in London (UoW).[1]

Background[edit]

WIUT provides programmes at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. Most of those enrolled at the university are studying economics or business subjects.[1] It has been described in International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems as "successful in attracting students with high academic credentials".[3]

Academic structure[edit]

In 2020, the university transitioned to a new academic administration structure. There are three schools operating at WIUT: (i) School of Business and Economics; (ii) School of Law, Technology and Education, and (iii) the Graduate School, offering doctoral programmes. Each school contains academic departments with subject areas.

(i) School of Business and Economics:

  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management & Marketing

(ii) School of Law, Technology and Education

  • Law
  • Computing
  • Global Education

(iii) The Graduate School

  • PhD
  • DSc

Alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ibbotson, S.; Lovell-Hoare, S.; Lovell-Hoare, M. (2016). Uzbekistan. Bradt Travel Guide Uzbekistan (in Hungarian). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-78477-017-4. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Lamie, J.; Hill, C. (2023). The Evolving Nature of Universities: What Shapes and Influences Identity in International Higher Education. Routledge Research in Higher Education. Taylor & Francis. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-000-93531-8. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ Ness, D.; Lin, C.L. (2015). International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems. Taylor & Francis. p. 823. ISBN 978-1-317-46751-9. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

See also[edit]

41°18′25″N 69°17′00″E / 41.3069°N 69.2833°E / 41.3069; 69.2833

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