Westminster International University in Tashkent

Westminster International University in Tashkent
	WIUT main building in 2015
Type	International university
Established	2002
Rector	Bakhrom Mirkasimov
Location	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Website	http://www.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).

WIUT's mission is to provide international standards of education and research opportunities that contribute to the intellectual, social, and professional development of the Central Asian communities as well as the global community.

Background

WIUT provides programmes at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. WIUT faculty have international degrees and experience in international organizations. Many faculty have earned doctoral degrees from leading universities in Australia, Belgium, China, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the USA.

University schools (academic structure)

Starting from 2020, the university transitioned to a new academic administration structure. According to the new established 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

Notable people

Alumni

Gayane Umerova

Background

University schools (academic structure)

Notable people

Alumni

See also