Westminster International University in Tashkent

Westminster International University in Tashkent
WIUT main building in 2015
TypeInternational university
EstablishedJanuary 2002 (January 2002)[1][2]
RectorKomiljon Karimov[3][4]
Students5,000[5]
Address
12 Istiqbol Street
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100047
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41°18′25″N 69°17′00″E / 41.3069°N 69.2833°E / 41.3069; 69.2833
Websitewww.wiut.uz Edit this at Wikidata

Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT; Uzbek: Toshkent xalqaro Vestminster universiteti) is an international university in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was founded in 16 January 2002 by the Umid Foundation, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of Uzbekistan, and the University of Westminster in London.[1] The university admitted its first students in 2002, enrolling 120 students.[5] It is considered the first international university in Uzbekistan and the first in Central Asia to offer Western education with United Kingdom qualifications[citation needed].

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Komiljon Karimov Vestminster universiteti rektorligiga qaytdi". uz:Gazeta.uz (in Uzbek). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Komiljon Karimov Toshkent shahridagi Xalqaro Vestminster universitetining rektori etib tayinlandi". Uzreport.news (in Uzbek). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Toshkent shahridagi Vestminster xalqaro universiteti tarixi. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

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