Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers National Research University

   In recent years in our republic the priority of importance is given to training of engineers who have certain skills in environmental protection, effective use of limited water reserves and land resources, mitigating the negative consequences of climate change, restoration of the biofund of agricultural land, reuse of saline and eroded areas, and biodiversity of ecosystems, expand investments and scientific research to solve global problems such as conservation, "green energy" and agro-technologies, creation of legal mechanisms for the use of transboundary water resources, raise the scientific potential to a new level through the widespread introduction of digital technologies, and ability to apply the developments into practice.

Faculty of "Ecology and Law" was established on decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan PQ-42 of December 10, 2022 "On measures to fundamentally improvement the system of engineering personnel training for economic sectors based on innovation and digitization", on the bases of the meeting of the university's Board of Directors on December 30, 2022 based on the tasks defined in the statement No. 3 dated June 10, 2022.

There are "Ecology and Water Resources Management", "Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence", "Teaching Theory and Methodology" and "Humanities", "Physical Education and Sports" departments in the faculty. Faculty prepares competitive specialists in the field of ecology and environmental protection, water supply engineering systems, jurisprudence (land relations and transboundary water issues), artificial intelligence, software engineering and philology.

The faculty team is conducting a scientific research in field of ecology and environmental protection, negative effects of climate change on the environment and scientific justification of optimal solutions, waste management, rational use of water resources and their protection, basin management and organization of water resources, improvement of water resources management activities, improvement of drinking water supply and sewerage, biological treatment mechanisms of wastewater, artificial intelligence using computer systems (training, expert, consulting, robot, etc.) to solve traditional intellectual problems creation of methods, tools and technologies for design, collection, processing and transmission of information, development of software for computer and telecommunication systems and networks, raising the intellectual potential of young people, their thinking and worldview, strengthening their ideological immunity, patriotism, love for the people, a mature generation that lives with a sense of loyalty, development of advanced technologies of education.

The faculty is conducting scientific activities in various directions and has International cooperation relations with educational institutions and scientific centers with high world ranking:

•  Colorado State University (USA)
• Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russia)
• Kazakh-German University (Kazakhstan)
• University of Natural Resources and Natural Sciences in Vienna (Austria)
• Technical University of Munich (Germany)
• University of Lleida (Spain)
• Suez Canal University (Egypt)
• Belikesir University (Turkey)
• Sejong University (South Korea).

Currently, the leading scientists of the faculty are participating in the cooperation of the Japanese SATREPS scientific program, the Horizon-2020 program of the European Community, the German DAAD fund in Europe and Latin America on the subject of the SDGnexus Network and "The impact of climate change on water resources in Uzbekistan and its agriculture and they are conducting scientific research on the joint international scientific projects of Uzbekistan-Germany cooperation on the topic of "Assessment of the consequences in the field of hydropower".

Education and production integration activities have been launched on the basis of mutually beneficial cooperation with local and international scientific, higher education, production and management institutions in all directions of the departments of the faculty. Including

• Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Ministry of Water Resource of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Information Resource Analysis Center of the Ministry of Water Management of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• Tashkent City Department of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change;
• Scientific Research Institute of Environment and Nature Protection Technologies;
• LLC "Tashkent water supply" and others

   In 1920, among the eight faculties of the Turkestan State University, the Faculty of Engineering began to function. In 1930, the department of mechanical engineering of the university was transformed into the faculty of agricultural mechanization of the Central Asian Agricultural Institute. In 1931, the Central Asian Agricultural Mechanization Institute was established on the basis of the faculty. On November 11, 1934, this institute was transformed into the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME). The Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization has been established as part of it. In the same year, 401 students studied at the faculty.

According to the government decision 415 of September 3, 2004, the faculty was transferred to the Tashkent State Agrarian University. According to the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan PD-3003 dated May 24, 2017, the faculty started operating again as part of the TIIAME from September 2, 2017.

Academician M.V. Sablikov, correspondent member of UzFA G.A. Koshevnikov, honored scientists V.I. Lazunov, S.P. Polatov, professors G. Sh. Zokirov, O. V. Lebedov, O. A. Karimov, M. I. Landsman, E. K. Baturin, A. I. Korsun, M. S. G'aniev, R. D. Matchanov, Sh. U. Yoldoshev, A. Kh. Haydarov, F. K. .Dadaboev and others contributed greatly. In 2000, the faculty was named after the great scientist and statesman, professor Salim Polatov, who was the rector of the institute for 17 years.

Professors M.V. Sablikov, E.K. Baturin, G.A. Koshevnikov, S.P. Polatov, M.I. Landsman, N.V. Sablikov, V.V. Bulkin, N.P. Polikutin, V.A. Ivanov, A.Kh. Haydarov, S.G. Muhammadjonov, V.V. Baydinger, B.F. Nazarov, A.I. Komilov, O.A. Ganiho'jaev, O'.P. Umurzakov, Kh.N.Ibragimov, A.S.Sirojiddinov, E.T.Farmonov were deans in different years. Currently, Q. A. Shavazov is working as the dean of the faculty.

In accordance with the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the establishment of the national research university "Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers" approved by PD-42 dated December 10, 2021, "Agricultural Mechanization ” faculty is operating Nowadays, the departments of "Agricultural techniques and technologies", "Tractors and automobiles", "Engineering systems management" and "General technical sciences" are operating in the faculty.

The professors and teachers of the faculty are experts in international relations of higher educational institutions and scientific institutions of several foreign countries, such as the USA, Germany, England, Japan, Russia, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan, as well as the famous John Deere, Case, He established close cooperation with "Lemken" and "Rostselmash" companies, and special training rooms of these companies have been established in the faculty.

Development of modern resource-efficient mechanized technologies, technical tools in the cultivation and production of agricultural products with effective use of land, water, fuel-energy and material-technical resources in the mechanization of agricultural production, processes of mechanization of agricultural production based on local working conditions, rural technological processes of farm machinery, application of the optimal type of agrotechnical measures and organization of mechanized production in the use of agricultural machinery and management, the application of modern knowledge in the strategic development of machine-tractor fleets, the use of modern information technologies in management, the development of methods and mechanisms for monitoring and quality assessment of production processes at the faculty "mechanization of agriculture", "technical service in agriculture and water management", " application of innovative techniques and technologies in agriculture", "technology of storage and initial processing of agricultural products (by product types)", "metrology, standardization and product quality management (by sectors)"and "vocational education (agricultural mechanization)" bachelor courses and "agricultural mechanization" master's specialty are being trained.

Also, professors and teachers participate in activities related to the creation, improvement and testing of machines and equipment, standardization of equipment and materials in the implementation of scientific research works;use new technical tools in researching farming, animal husbandry and primary processing techniques; carrying out scientific research works on modern methods of using energy tools, agricultural machines in cooperation with research institutes and centers;analysis and application of digital technologies used in the country and in foreign countries on modern methods of driving tractor aggregates, assimilation programs of modern methods of aggregates management; conducting experimental studies on sample methods and participating in the analysis of their results, scientific research works are being carried out in the field of application of research results and developments to production.

of the faculty have been making a great contribution to the comprehensive mechanization of agriculture in our republic. Members of the government of the republic, a number of state and public figures, designers and scientists came out. In particular, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev Shavkat Miromonovich studied at the faculty in 1976-1981.

   The Faculty of Electrification and Automation of Agriculture, which has its place in the history of the university, was founded in 1961. It represents a new stage in the development of the university, which is focused on the electrification of agricultural production and automation of technological processes. The initial stages of the faculty's work were focused on staff training. In 1978, a separate direction was separated from the faculty - automation of agricultural production, which became an independent faculty. However, three years later, in 1981, these areas were reunited as part of the Faculty of Electrification and Automation of Agriculture. In 2004, the faculties “Electrification and Automation of Agriculture” and “Mechanization of Irrigation and Reclamation Works” were merged, and on their basis the faculty “Automation and Mechanization of Water Resources” was created. However, in 2017 there were changes in the structure of the university. Based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 24, 2017 No. PQ-3003 "On measures to radically improve the system of training engineering personnel for agricultural and water management", Tashkent Irrigation and Agricultural Faculty "Electrification and automation of agriculture and water management" was reorganized into the Institute of Forestry Mechanization Engineers. The corresponding departments of the Tashkent State Agrarian University for bachelor's and master's degrees were added to the institute.

In 2018, on the basis of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 8, 2018 No. PQ-3702 “On measures to radically improve the system of training personnel with higher education at the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers,” changes occurred in the name of the faculty. It was renamed "Energy supply for agriculture and water resources". In 2022, based on the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 10, 2021 No. PQ-42 "On measures to radically improve the system of training engineering personnel for sectors of the economy based on innovation and digitalization", Mechanization of Irrigation and Agriculture at the Tashkent Engineering Institute became a university and was named "Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers" of the National Research University. In this regard, the faculty was given the name "Energy". The development of this faculty was supported by the scientific and technical figure of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Professor P.V. Baidyuk, famous professors S.M. Majidov, M.F. Zaripov, A. Radzhabov, M. Ismoilov, Kh. M. Muratov. Sh.Muzafarov, A.Zh.Isakov, R.T.Gazieva and A.M.Usmanov, associate professors M.S.Mushkatin, V.I.Sokolov, I.P.Osika, A.D.Shishkin, M.M Egamberdieva, M.Ibragimov, T.M.Baizakov, A.D.Rakhmatov and N.T.Toshpulatov senior teachers A.M.Pelipenko, E.D.Toshev Great contributions were made by Yu.A.Getman, S.Kh. Aliev. At different times, I.A.Reinike, Yu.S.Pershin, N.Z.Zakirov, N.K.Mukumbaev, B.Sh.Faizullaev, A.Radzhabov, M.Ismailov, Kh.M.Muratov, A.D. Rakhmatov, M.E. Mamedshakhov, Sh.E. Begmatov, A.D. The leaders were Kh. Vokhidov, B. Shaimardonov, B. S. Mirzaev, A. R. Muratov and O. T. Akhmedov. Today the faculty is headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Abdusaid Jalilovich Isakov. About 1000 bachelors and 100 masters study at the faculty.

Faculty of the Institute of Energy Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Research Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow Energy Institute, Moscow State Agricultural University, New Mexico State University, California State University, University of Chicago, California State University Texas Agriculture and Mechanization, UK. He has established cooperation with the University of Oxford, the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy, the Krakow University of Technology in Poland, and the Karabuk University in Turkey. Graduates of the faculty specialize in the operation, repair, installation, adjustment and maintenance of electrical power systems, water supply pumping stations, as well as technical equipment in power supply systems. They may also be involved in the sale of electricity, consumption regulation, energy control and work in areas such as mechanical engineering and marketing of machine technology, as well as in the import and export of machinery and technology. More than 60 professors and teachers work in 4 departments of the faculty, including 10 doctors of science, professors and 35 candidates of science, associate professors. The faculty is widely working to support talented youth, spend their free time productively, and educate them in the spirit of loyalty to the Motherland. The faculty has implemented the “Student-Mentor” system under the guidance of leading professors of the departments.

   The faculty was established in 1945 under the name “Land formation” as part of the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers. Since 2022, the “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers” has been operating as the “Land Resources and Cadaster” faculty of the National Research University.

The faculty is a leading place in the republic for training highly educated personnel in the fields of land resources management, land planning, land cadaster, geodesy, geoinformatics, cartography and cadaster. When the faculty was first established, its first head was Associate Professor M.N. Maslov, and later Professor P.K.Tatur, Associate Professors J.K, PhD, associate professor Sh.K. Narbaev. Since 2024, PhD, associate professor A.Inamov has been leading the faculty. Today, the faculties of “Land resources management”, “Geodesy and geoinformatics”, “State cadastres”, “Soil science and agriculture” and “Higher mathematics” are operating at the faculty.

In the departments, scientists and accomplished professors who make their worthy contribution to the development of our republic, A. Chertovitskiy, S. Avezbaev, A. Ramazanov, A. Altiev, K. Rahmonov, B. Khudayarov, T. Ergashev, U. Nigmadjanov, Sh. Salomov, associate professors, I. Musaev, A. Babajanov, O. Khakberdiev, Sh. Narbaev, H. Khayitov, S. Abdurakhmanov, R. Oymatov, A. Inamov, O. Rozikulova, Sh. Shakirov, Sh. Rahmonov Sh. Bobokulov, S. Roziboev, O'. Mukhtorov, V. Vakhobov, N. Yuldashev, O. Kucharov, H. Komilova, F. Toraev, R. Egamberdiev, O. Sindarov, J. Khayitboeva and other qualified professors and teachers provide knowledge and education to students. In the faculty, organic relations have been established with production practices in the areas of land resources management, land cadaster, land surveying, geodesy and cartography, geoinformatics and remote sensing of the earth.

Together with partner enterprises and organizations, to provide quality education to students, to organize training sessions and educational practices using modern techniques and technologies, and to improve the qualifications of professors and teachers, to strengthen science-education-production integration, as well as In order to ensure the implementation of the tasks specified in the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 10, 2021 “On measures to fundamentally improve the system of engineering personnel training for economic sectors on the basis of innovation and digitization” PQ-42 Effective work is being carried out with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture, the “Uzdavierloyiha” scientific-design institute, the Cadaster Agency under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Forestry Agency and enterprises and organizations in its system.

   The Hydromelioration faculty was established in 1923 as part of the Technical faculty of the Turkestan State university in order to train personnel in the field of "Melioration engineering". In the early days of the establishment of the faculty, 49 professors taught 274 students in reclamation engineering. The history of the Faculty of Hydromelioration is closely related to the history of the university, and on November 16, 1934, it began to function as part of the "Tashkent institute of irrigation and agricultural mechanization engineers". The contributions of mature scientists and major specialists in the establishment and development of the faculty, as well as its formation as a prestigious scientific center on the scale of Central Asia, are incomparable. Especially V.D.Jurin, T.N.Kori-Niyazov, A.N.Gostunsky, B.D.Korjavin, K.A.Akhmedov, A.N.Askochensky, V.V.Poslavsky, N.A.Yanishevsky, V.F.Bulayevsky, F.P.Morgunenkov, Ye.I.Zamarin, N.V.Makridin, S.T.Altunin, T.A.Kolpakova.  thanks to his efforts, the faculty was a leader in the fields of science and education. Today, the faculty includes "Hydraulics and hydroinformatics", "Hydrology and hydrogeology", "Irrigation and reclamation", "Using hydromelioration systems", "Mechanization of hydromelioration works", "Professional education", "Safety of life activities", "Physics and Chemistry" departments and "EcoGIS" center have been established. In the faculty, the experienced professors and teachers of the departments and centers organize scientific research and educational process at the level of modern requirements for bachelor and masters students.

In the faculty, the branches of the economy, in particular, the ministries of water management, agriculture and ecology, environment and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and among the leading organizations under its jurisdiction, prestigious foreign and domestic companies such as Netafim, Agrodrip, Ecodrip, Smart Solution "Water management and land reclamation", "Innovative technologies and their use in water management", "Hydrology", "Melioration hydrogeology", "Professional education", "Mechanization of water management and land reclamation" for the needs of enterprises, "Labor protection and technical safety", "Materials science and technology of new materials" have been training competitive personnel. From the 2023-2024 academic year, in accordance with the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan №. PD-42 of December 10, personnel training in the field of education "Aerospace technologies and sustainable development" has been launched. Today, more than 1,200 students are studying in these fields of study in modern condition.

In order to identify talented students and involve them widely in educational and scientific activities, the faculty organizes various competitions and events in the field at various republican and international levels. In recent years, in cooperation with international organizations and projects, "World Water Day" has been organized at the national and international levels. As a result of the efforts of the faculty team to work with talented students and increase their efficiency, more than 10 presidential scholarships, more than 30 candidates for the state scholarship named after Beruniy, more than 20 winners of republican science olympiads, more than 100 different international and national start-ups and competition winners have been prepared.

In order to improve the quality of education and to enrich educational materials with the achievements of today's science, the faculty is carrying out large-scale research and development works. In particular, in recent years, in accordance with the scientific problems and orders of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and Water Management, as well as cooperation agreements, the effective use of water resources in the context of global climate change, the use of irrigated lands within the framework of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations improvement of land reclamation, research of irrigation standards and regimes of agricultural crops based on geoinformation systems, creation of software for designing water-saving technologies, improvement of hydrological regimes of reservoirs, hydraulics and hydrology of open riverbeds and water 20.0 billion for increasing the hydraulic efficiency and operational reliability of irrigation networks. More than 100,000 soums of fundamental, practical and construction works are being carried out and are gradually being involved in the educational process.

The faculty is engaged in a wide range of activities related to the study of foreign experience and the development of international cooperation. In recent years, as a result of the effective activity of the faculty scientists, 16 international research projects with a total value of 354030 $ + 837990 € in the fields of comprehensive scientific, methodical and academic mobility with prestigious scientific research institutes and universities of the USA, European countries, CIS and Eastern countries grands have been achieved. In order to expand the scope of international cooperation, regular international scientific conferences, seminars-trainings and various competitions are held at the faculty. Also, professors and teachers of the faculty departments of the prestigious scientific research institutes and universities of countries such as China, Turkey, and Slovakia are involved in the educational process.

In recent years, in cooperation with UN development programs, Lindsay and USAID of the United States, Israel's Netafim, Korea's K-Water, China's SuperMap and Xinjiang-Tianye and other large foreign companies and projects to improve the educational process, strengthen the material and technical base, and student practice significant results are being achieved in increasing efficiency.

   In 1974, the Department of "Economy of Water Management and its Organization" was opened at the "Hydraulic Constructions" Faculty of the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers. In 1976, this department was turned into an independent faculty.

Since 2004, the faculty has been operating under the name of "Water management and its economy", since 2015, under the name of "Management in water resources". According to the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 24, 2017 No.-3003 "Measures for the fundamental improvement of the system of engineering and technical personnel training for the agriculture and water management sectors" the faculty was named as "Organization and management of water resources" and has been operating under this name.

Based on the Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 10.12.2021 No.-42 "On measures to fundamentally improve the system of training engineers for economic sectors based on innovation and digitization", it was renamed as “Economics” faculty within "Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers" National Research University from February 1, 2023, and modern educational and scientific-laboratory rooms, educational and scientific, advanced pedagogical activities of highly qualified pedagogic staff are performing their activities effectively.

The departments attached to the faculty consist of the following:

•  Department of Economics
• Department of accounting and auditing
• Department of Information Technologies
• Department of Uzbek language and literature
• Department of English

The faculty prepares specialists and personnel in the fields of education:

• 60310100 - Economics (by branches and sectors)
• 60410100 - Accounting and auditing (by industry)
• 60410800-Statistics (by industries and sectors)
• 61010400 - Tourism (by activity) field of study

5 professors, 34 associate professors, 55 senior teachers and assistants work at the faculty. The faculty's academic potential is 68 percent.

   In 1946, the faculty of «Construction of small and big hydroelectric stations» was formed by the first woman-irrigator T.Kolpakova and later it was named as "Hydrotechnics Building", "River hydrotechnical installations and HES building (Hydroelectric station)". Since 1991 in «Educational Center of Training Irrigation Engineers» and from 1996  in faculty of«Hydromelioration»  were trained the specialists of «Water management». In 2004 the faculty was named as «Construction and use of Irrigation hydrotechnical installations»".  According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 3.11.2015 "On measures to improve the preparation and provision of a system of agriculture and water resources with highly qualified cadres", according to the resolution 311, the Faculty  was renamed  as "Construction and use of hydrotechnical installations". According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 24.05.2017, No. PP-300, institute was renamed as  «Tashkent of Irrigation  and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers Institute» and the faculty was renamed as «Hydrotechnical construction». For the 73 years of activity the faculty trained more than 6,000 qualified specialists for our country and more than 100 specialists for foreign countries in water management and energetics spheres. Graduates of the faculty passed their practice at the HES of  Sayano-Shushinsk, Bratsk, Toktogul, Nurek, Ust-Ilimsk, Chorvak, at the Andijan, Tolimarjan, Hissorak reservoirs and in Tuya-Muyun, and Tupolon  hydrousel constructions.  Today graduates of this faculty are working in abovementioned objects. They are:  objects of water management and energetic system, exploitation of big hydrotechnical installations, water reservoirs,  organizations of construction of water management and pump stations.