The Faculty of Foreign Philology is one of the prestigious faculties of the National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek. The Faculty of Foreign Philology was founded in 1994 as a result of the merger of the faculties of Romanic and Germanic Philology and Russian Philology. The Romano-Germanic Faculty was founded in 1962. The Department of Russian Philology, which is one of the oldest departments of the university (1941-1942), functioned as part of the Faculty of History and Philology. In 1943, the Faculty of Philology was subdivided as a separate faculty.
Russian scholars – Academicians V. Zhirmunskiy and V.F. Shishmarev, who worked at SASU during World War II, played an important role in the formation of the faculty. On their initiative, in 1943, the Department of Romano – Germanic Philology was opened at the Faculty of Philology of the University.
Over the years, Associate Professors of Romano-Germanic philology E.F. Vaganov (1963-1981), Z.B. Sattarova (1981-1985), J.A. Bobodjonova (1985-1992) and Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor A.A. Abuduazizov (1992-1994) headed the faculty. The dean of the Faculty of Russian Philology was Associate Professor P.P. Filippov (1980-1994).The newly created faculty of foreign philology was headed by Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan, Professor A. Abduazizov (1994-2007). From August 20, 2007 to July 2008, the faculty was headed by the Doctor of Philosophy, Professor A.E. Mamatov. From July 2008 to 2012 the head of the faculty was the Doctor of Philosophy Sh.S. Imyaminova. From November 2012 to July 2013 – Ph.D., Associate Professor Djumabaeva J.Sh., and from July 2013 to the present the head of the faculty is Ph.D., Associate Professor I. A. Juraeva.
The main objective of the faculty today is to help students find their places in society in the future, and become independent, creative and competent professionals of the fields. Today, the attention of the faculty is aimed at making a significant contribution to the development of science in the country, the development of international cooperation, and the implementation of joint educational projects.
