The Department of Philosophy was established on the basis of the University Rector’s Order No. 01-372 dated October 3, 2024, “On optimizing the structural units of the university and further improving their activities.” According to this order, three departments operating within the Faculty of Social Sciences — “Philosophy and Spirituality,” “Philosophy and Logic,” and “Ethics and Aesthetics” — were merged into a single department named “Philosophy.”
The Department of Philosophy is one of the core departments responsible for training qualified bachelor’s and master’s graduates with in-depth knowledge and skills aimed at educating young people in the spirit of patriotism, forming a sense of civic responsibility, and equipping them with foreign language skills to communicate Uzbekistan’s social, spiritual, and political reforms to various segments of society, serving as moral role models for youth.
In the current academic year, 410 bachelor’s students are enrolled in the Department of Philosophy in the programs “Philosophy (by fields),” “Philosophy (System Analysis),” “Applied Ethics,” and “Philosophy” (223 full-time, 120 part-time, and 60 distance learning), along with 21 master’s students.
In the 2025/2026 academic year, the department employs 34 full-time faculty members and 17 part-time instructors, including 9 Doctors of Science, around 5 Candidates of Science, and 10 Doctors of Philosophy (PhD). In the previous academic year, 15 foreign professors were involved in the teaching process. In addition, the department has 6 doctoral students, 1 targeted doctoral student, and 18 independent researchers.
Over the past 4 years, the department’s faculty and researchers have published more than 250 scientific works, including 8 textbooks, 15 teaching manuals, 10 monographs, and over 200 articles in leading national and international scientific journals.
Currently, cooperation memoranda have been signed with the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment, the Ministry of Defense, the Youth Affairs Agency, and the Youth Union of Uzbekistan.
The department operates several clubs, including the “Debate Club,” “Young Book Lovers,” and “Creative Youth Club,” which play an important role in strengthening students’ theoretical knowledge with practical skills.
Currently, the department is headed by PhD in Philosophy A. Tulyayev.
