Samarkand State University

What Samarkand State University does

Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov (SamDU) is a public research university headquartered at University Boulevard 15, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with an additional branch in Urgut. Its institutional lineage traces to the Mirzo Ulughbek Madrasa of September 21, 1420, with the modern university founded on January 22, 1927; it was renamed after Sharof Rashidov in 2022 and granted Flagship University status by the President of Uzbekistan in 2019 under the national education development concept to 2030. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 undergraduates and over 700 graduate students across 76 bachelor's programs, 50+ master's specializations, and 60+ doctoral programs (PhD and DSc), supported by 12 scientific councils. Faculty comprises 825 professors and teachers including 3 academicians, 115 doctors of science, and 440 candidates of science.

The university's research and technology footprint centers on a Nuclear Technologies Institute with underground accelerator facilities designated a "Unique Object" since 2003, an Astronomy Educational-Scientific Center connected to NASA and COSPAR databases via a Solar Radio Spectrometer (CALLISTO), radiation analysis laboratories, and a 1,230 kW solar installation covering 60% of campus energy needs. Its digital infrastructure comprises HEMIS (university management system), Unilibrary, and an electronic library with approximately 3.79 million resources. The university operates specialized institutes in engineering physics, agrobiotechnology and food safety, biochemistry, nuclear technologies, Turkology, languages and cultures of Central Asian peoples, and human resources management.

SamSU is funded through a mix of state budget allocations, tuition and paid-contract training for domestic and international students, international scholarships (Erasmus+, Fulbright, Seoul National University, ICCR), and research/industry grants (notably 1 million USD from the IAEA). It maintains 50+ international university partnerships across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, plus multilateral collaborations with Kurchatov Institute, JINR (Dubna), and the IAEA. The institution's stated primary mission is training qualified specialists across humanities, sciences, engineering, and technology disciplines, conducting fundamental and applied research, and bridging education with production for societal development.

Name

Samarkand State University

Legal name

Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov

Website

https://samdu.uz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Samarkand State University is a Flagship public research university in Uzbekistan, educating roughly 17,700 students across 76 bachelor's and 50+ master's programs, with dedicated institutes in nuclear technologies, agrobiotechnology, engineering physics, and AI and digital technologies, and 50+ international university partnerships.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI), Business & Management Research Universities (EDAHABAE)

Keywords

• Higher education
• University programs
• Scientific research
• International scholarships
• Doctoral programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Samarkand

HQ country

Uzbekistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: State budget allocation for educational programs, research activities, and institutional operations as a public university in Uzbekistan.
2. Tuition and Contract Training: Paid-contract training fees for domestic and international students, including specialized programs. Fund of Bachelor's degree indicates multiple educational programs.
3. International Scholarships and Grants: Erasmus+ KA171, Fulbright grants, Seoul National University President Fellowship, TIES Academic Mobility Program, ICCR Government Scholarships, and other international scholarship programs supporting student mobility.
4. IAEA and Research Grants: International Atomic Energy Agency grants and international technical projects attracting foreign funding. Within IAEA framework, laboratory infrastructure strengthened with 1 million USD in foreign grants.
5. Agribusiness and Industry Partnerships: Cooperation with agroindustrial clusters and local agricultural cooperatives for integration of education with practice. Research and industrial grant contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Samarkand State University provides higher education programs from bachelor's through doctoral level across humanities, sciences, engineering, technology, law, linguistics, and agrobiotechnology. The university operates 7 faculties and 4 institutes, conducts research in nuclear physics, space weather, agrobiotechnology, biochemistry, and linguistics, and supports international student mobility through partnerships with 50+ universities worldwide. It also administers the HEMIS management system, electronic library, and digital learning infrastructure used by students and faculty.

Product overview

Samarkand State University operates a portfolio of educational technology platforms centered around its HEMIS (Higher Education Management Information System) student information platform. The university's digital infrastructure includes Unilibrary and the Electronic Library (e-library.samdu.uz) for academic resource access, along with an Interactive Services Portal for administrative functions. These systems serve approximately 17,000 undergraduate students and over 700 graduate students across 7 faculties and 4 institutes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor's Degree Programs Undergraduate education across 76 bachelor's degree programs covering philology, nuclear technologies, agrobiotechnology, engineering physics, biochemistry, mathematics, law, psychology, AI and digital technologies, geography, ecology, history, and socio-political sciences for domestic students in Uzbekistan.
• Master's Degree Programs Graduate-level education across 50 master's specializations for advanced study and research preparation. Over 700 graduate students enrolled annually across engineering physics, languages and cultures, economics, biochemistry, and other specialized fields.
• Doctoral Programs (PhD and DSc) Doctoral research degrees across 60+ PhD and DSc programs with 12 scientific councils conducting defense procedures for advanced academic credentials and research careers.
• International Scholarship and Exchange Programs Foreign scholarship programs including Erasmus+ KA171, Fulbright grants, Seoul National University President Fellowship, TIES Academic Mobility Program, ICCR Government Scholarships, and bilateral university agreements for student mobility with 50+ partner universities worldwide.
• Paid-Contract Training for International Students Tuition-paid training programs for foreign students with dedicated admission process, hostel accommodations, safety services, and application submission system via Fiep.admission.samdu.uz portal.
• Institute of Nuclear Technologies Research and Training Specialized training and research services in peaceful nuclear technologies, nuclear medicine, accelerator physics, and radiation safety. Includes unique underground laboratory facilities with electron accelerators and radiation analysis laboratories, supported by $1 million USD in IAEA grants.
• Agrobiotechnology and Food Safety Programs Educational and research programs in agricultural biotechnology, food safety, and cooperative training with agroindustrial clusters and local agricultural cooperatives for integration of education with practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 500 world universities for interdisciplinary research
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

76 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Xi'an Jiaotong UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Agreement for academic exchange and research.
• Xi'an Jiaotong UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Human resources and economics research collaboration.
• University of RostockcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Economic research and academic exchange.
• Hanns Seidel FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research cooperation and professional development.
• Soka University (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic exchange in economics and management.
• Higher School of Business (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Business and economics education cooperation.
• Tomsk State University (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic exchange in economics and management.
• G.V. Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Economics education and research collaboration.
• Belarusian State University of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2022Memorandum for academic exchange and research.
• University of TurkucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2021Memorandum for academic exchange and research collaboration.
• University of WyomingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of understanding for academic cooperation, student exchanges, and research collaboration.
• Technical University of BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange and research cooperation.
• Free University of BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for academic exchange and research collaboration.
• Montpellier-3 University (Polya Valeri)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for academic cooperation and student mobility.
• University of MalagacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• University of FlorencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for academic exchange and research.
• University of MilancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Soonchunhyang UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for academic exchange.
• Kumoh National Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Dongduk Women's UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Dong A UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Yeungnam UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange and joint research.
• Tongmyong UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Kookmin UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Kangwon UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Soongsil UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Sopron UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for academic cooperation.
• Institute of Integrated Informatics Problems, Belarusian Academy of SciencescoreTechnology or IntegrationMemorandum for joint research in informatics.
• Visma Linkoln UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Sultan Idris University of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for academic exchange.
• Aichi University of CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Shaanxi Normal UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for humanities, teacher training, libraries, printing, and archives cooperation.
• Baku UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• University of Life Sciences (Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Sharif University of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic and research cooperation.
• Inti International UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange and joint research.
• University of Communication (China)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange program.
• Indian Institute of Technology BombaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic and research cooperation.
• Tottori UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Aichi University of ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Fachhochschule PotsdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Mercu Buana UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Khazar UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Marburg UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Technical University of DresdencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Vellore Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• XIM UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Sharif Hidayatullah State Islamic UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Roorkee Indian Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic and research cooperation.
• Bari Aldo Moro UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic exchange.
• Muscat UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum for academic cooperation.
• Kurchatov Institute National Research Center (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint cooperation for scientific research in nuclear technologies within established international collaborations.
• Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint scientific projects, experimental testing, and research collaboration in nuclear physics.
• Harbin Engineering UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in nuclear technologies research and academic exchange.
• South China UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research collaboration in nuclear technologies.
• Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific research cooperation in nuclear physics and modern atomic physics.
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational technical projects and laboratory infrastructure grants totaling 1 million USD for 5 scientific and educational laboratories.
• University of Bologna (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in agrobiotechnology and food safety education and research.
• University of Nevada (Reno)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange in agricultural sciences and biotechnology.
• Holon Technology Institute (Israel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in agricultural technology and food safety.
• Ankara University (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange in agrobiotechnology and food sciences.
• Belgorod University (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in agricultural sciences and research.
• ICARDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational agricultural research center cooperation for food security.
• ICBA (International Center for Biosaline Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch cooperation in agriculture and food security.
• Istanbul UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiochemistry and biological sciences research cooperation.
• Moscow State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange in chemistry and biology.
• Tomsk State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch cooperation in biochemistry and related fields.
• Kazan State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange in chemistry and life sciences.
• University of Szeged (Hungary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiochemistry research and education cooperation.
• University of MissouricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMathematics research and academic exchange.
• Kiel UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMathematics research collaboration.
• Abdussalam International Center for Theoretical Physics (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheoretical physics and mathematics research cooperation.
• University of TorontocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic exchange in mathematics and sciences.
• Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration in mathematics and physics.
• Lomonosov Moscow State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic cooperation in mathematics and natural sciences.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Istanbul University: Major regional comprehensive research university and active SamSU partner in biochemistry and biological sciences. Comparable scale of graduate programs and international student orientation, but operating from Turkey.
• Bukhara State University: Regional Uzbek state university with comparable comprehensive multi-faculty structure and state funding. Operates in same domestic market but with smaller scale and lower ranking than SamSU.
• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University: Largest comprehensive research university in Central Asia and a regional benchmark. Comparable comprehensive graduate programs, doctoral defenses, and broad faculty structure, but operates from Kazakhstan rather than Uzbekistan.

Direct peers

• National University of Uzbekistan: The flagship national university of Uzbekistan, directly comparable to SamSU in comprehensive multi-faculty structure, doctoral programs, and state-university status. Both compete for the same domestic student pool and government research allocations.
• Kurchatov Institute National Research Center: Direct research partner of SamSU's Institute of Nuclear Technologies. Comparable in nuclear physics, accelerator physics, and radiation research scope; comparable research-grant model rather than tuition model.
• Tashkent State Technical University: Uzbekistan's primary technical university, directly overlapping SamSU's Engineering Physics and nuclear-related programs. Comparable scale and state-funded operating model with similar faculty credentialing.
• Tashkent State University of Economics: Another major Uzbek state university directly competing for students in humanities, economics, and social sciences. Comparable in scale, state funding model, and breadth of graduate programs.

Broad incumbents

• Xi'an Jiaotong University: SamSU partner institution with comparable comprehensive structure including engineering, science, economics, and humanities faculties. Much larger scale and Tier-1 Chinese ranking position; serves as a benchmark for SamSU's internationalization strategy.
• Lomonosov Moscow State University: One of SamSU's primary international partners and a long-established comprehensive research university. Operates at much larger scale and higher global ranking, but serves as the institutional template and academic exchange anchor for SamSU's program development.

Emerging players

• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Partner of SamSU with overlapping focus on engineering physics, AI, and digital technologies via the Uzbekistan-India Joint Center. Comparable graduate specialization but operates at higher global ranking tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SamDUeduuzz
• Instagraminstagram.com/SamDUeduuz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samarkand-state-university

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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