![]() WIUT main building in 2015 | |
Type | International university |
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Established | January 2002[1][2] |
Rector | Komiljon Karimov[3][4] |
Students | 5,000[5] |
Address | 12 Istiqbol Street , , 100047 , 41°18′25″N 69°17′00″E / 41.3069°N 69.2833°E |
Website | www |
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].