Instructions

Bachelor's degree – gives thorough knowledge in one of the directions of higher education; the study period is at least four years and ends with receiving a diploma of higher education and of the basic specialty.

Master's – higher education lasting at least two years on the basis of a bachelor's degree in a specific specialty; the study ends with the final qualification state attestation and the defense of a master's thesis.

Postgraduate studies (aspirantura) – lasts 3 years on the basis of a master's degree and ends with the defense of a candidate's dissertation and the award of the academic degree of "Candidate of Sciences" in the chosen specialty.

Doctorate – lasts 3 years on the basis of the academic degree of Candidate of Sciences and ends with the defense of a dissertation for the academic degree of "Doctor of Sciences".

Direct management of a higher education institution is carried out by its rector.

Rectorate – the word comes from the Latin "rector" and means the head of a higher education institution. The rector is appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is responsible for implementing the unified state policy in the field of education at the higher education institution they head, on the basis of the "National Program for Training Personnel" (you will receive full information about the program during your studies). In addition, the rector plans forward-looking work relating to the institution's activity and ensures its implementation, issues orders within the institution's authority that are mandatory for staff and students, and carries out measures aimed at improving students' study conditions and providing them with scholarships on time.

In managing the higher education institution, the rector relies on the work of the scientific council formed under them, deputies — vice-rectors, deans of faculties and heads of departments.

Vice-rector – the word is formed from "pro" — together and "rector" and means joint management. At higher education institutions vice-rectors work mainly in the following areas: vice-rector for spirituality and enlightenment; vice-rector for academic affairs; vice-rector for research and information technologies; vice-rector for economics and entrepreneurship.

Within a higher education institution, faculties are formed by programs of study and specialties. At a faculty, as a rule, the educational process can be organized in several bachelor's programs.

Faculty – the word comes from the Latin "facultas" and means an educational-scientific and administrative subdivision of a higher education institution. A faculty is headed by a dean. Depending on its profile, several departments may operate at a faculty.

Dean – (Lat. decanus — leader of ten; in the ancient Roman army the commander of ten soldiers) the head of the educational, scientific and educational work of a faculty at a higher education institution. The dean of a faculty has deputies for spirituality and enlightenment  and for academic affairs. The dean's office is called the dean's office (dekanat). The dean's office is the main subdivision of the institution that works with students.

Department (kafedra) (Greek kathedra — chair, seat) – 1) a platform from which one speaks;  2) a subdivision that teaches interrelated subjects of a higher education program and carries out scientific and scientific-methodological research in that field. Departments are organized by general education, general professional or specialty directions.

The department is the primary and main educational-scientific center of a higher education institution. A department is headed by its head.

Professor (Lat. professor — mentor) – a highly qualified teacher with the relevant academic title who gives the main theoretical classes (lectures) at a higher education institution and supervises research work.

Associate professor (docent) (Lat. docens — teaching)  – a leading teacher with the relevant academic title who conducts theoretical and practical classes in subjects and scientific research

Senior lecturer – a teacher with many years of scientific and pedagogical experience, who as a rule does not hold an academic degree.

Assistant (Lat. assistens — attending, helping) – a teacher who conducts laboratory and practical classes with students under the supervision of a professor or associate professor. They take part in the department's research and scientific-methodological work.

Curator – the word comes from the Latin "curator" and means someone who oversees a matter, person or thing; the assigned group mentor at a higher education institution carries out spiritual and educational and upbringing work with students, holds individual conversations, gives life advice, contacts students' parents when necessary and regularly reports on their activity to the dean's office.

Study duration – the normative period set for students to master the curriculum and program. For the bachelor's program it is at least 4 years, for the master's program at least 2 years. The educational process is carried out by academic years.

Academic semester – the part of the academic year of a higher education institution that makes up half of it, intended for mastering a certain set of interrelated subjects and ending with final assessment in them.

Class timetable – a normative document that determines at a higher education institution, for each academic semester,  the sequence of classes in a given subject during the academic week (six-day). The class timetable is, as a rule, approved by the dean of the faculty.

Lecture – a theoretical class held in a classroom according to the curriculum, in the teacher's creative presentation. When necessary, the teacher may distribute additional materials on the relevant topic before the class.
Laboratory work or practical classes are classroom study sessions aimed at deep mastery and consolidation of theoretical knowledge.

Seminar (Lat.  seminarium — seedbed) — a type of classroom study session intended to prepare students for independent thinking and creative work, aimed at deepening and expanding their knowledge of the subject.

At higher education institutions, students' weekly study load is 54 hours. Of these, 32 hours are classroom classes and 22 hours are independent work outside the classroom. Independent work is a form of independently organizing theoretical learning. In it students work with educational and scientific literature, including via the Internet, and independently improve their knowledge and skills in their field at enterprises, scientific institutions and laboratories. After a certain part of the educational program is completed, as a rule at the end of the spring semester, a qualification internship is held.

Qualification internship – held to consolidate the theoretical knowledge of the educational process and to develop practical skills. Based on the results of the qualification internship, the student writes a report and defends it before a special commission. Every higher education institution has its own library.

Information resource center (IRC) – a cultural, educational and information center that organizes public use of textbooks and other educational literature. All students studying at the higher education institution have the right to use the library's services. During their studies each student may borrow the educational literature they need for a set period.

Student dormitory – provides temporary accommodation to students who came from other regions for the period of study. To obtain a place in the student dormitory, an application is written addressed to the dean of the faculty. After the application is reviewed in the established manner, the student is given a place to live. The necessary conditions are created for those living in the student dormitory.

Internal rules apply in the student dormitory, which all students must follow. A student who acts contrary to the internal rules is warned in the established manner by the dormitory administration. If this has no effect, they are deprived of their place of residence.

Scholarship (stipend) (Lat. stipendium — payment, wages) – money paid regularly (every month) to students who study with good grades in the full-time department of a state higher education institution. The amount of scholarships and the procedure for paying them are set by the relevant regulations.