Samarkand State University

Samarkand State University, commonly known as SamSU, is a public university in the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, and it was originally organised in 1927 as the Higher Pedagogical Institute.撒马尔罕州立大学（Samarkand State University）通称 SamSU，是位于乌兹别克斯坦撒马尔罕市的一所公立大学，最初于 1927 年以高等师范学院之名组建。

It is one of the oldest and largest universities in Uzbekistan, was renamed after the statesman Sharof Rashidov in 2022, and traces its formation to the Mirzo Ulughbek Madrasa, giving it a heritage of more than 600 years.该校是乌兹别克斯坦历史最悠久、规模最大的大学之一，2022 年以政治家沙罗夫·拉希多夫之名命名，其源头可追溯至米尔佐·乌鲁伯格经学院，拥有逾六百年的学脉传承。

The university has seven faculties and four institutes with 59 departments, teaches about 17,000 undergraduate students and more than 700 master's students, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 is placed in the 1001-1200 band.该校设有七个学院与四个研究院、59 个系，培养约 1.7 万名本科生与 700 余名硕士生，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 1001-1200 位。

History

• Samarkand State University was originally organised in 1927 as the Uzbek Higher Pedagogical Institute, making it one of the oldest and largest universities in Uzbekistan.撒马尔罕州立大学最初于 1927 年以乌兹别克高等师范学院之名组建，是乌兹别克斯坦历史最悠久、规模最大的大学之一。

• In 1930 the institute was renamed the Uzbek State Pedagogical Academy, and in 1933, upon the merger of the Pedagogical Academy and the Uzbek State Medical Institute, it became the Uzbek State University.1930 年该校更名为乌兹别克国立师范学院，1933 年在师范学院与乌兹别克国立医学院合并后成为乌兹别克国立大学。

• During the Second World War, from 1941 to 1944, Uzbek State University was included in the structure of the Central Asian University.第二次世界大战期间，自 1941 年至 1944 年，乌兹别克国立大学被并入中亚大学。

• In 1944 Uzbek State University was restored as a separate institution in Samarkand.1944 年乌兹别克国立大学在撒马尔罕恢复为独立建制。

• From 1941 to 2016 the university was named after the poet and philosopher Ali-Shir Nava'i, who is also transliterated as Alisher Navoi.自 1941 年至 2016 年，该校以诗人兼哲学家阿里希尔·纳瓦伊之名命名，其名亦转写为阿利舍尔·纳沃伊。

• Since 1960 the institution has been known as Samarkand State University, a name it retains today.自 1960 年起，该校以撒马尔罕州立大学之名沿用至今。

• The university's own account links its formation to the Mirzo Ulughbek Madrasa and its origins in 1420, giving the institution an academic lineage of more than 600 years.校方自述将其源流追溯至米尔佐·乌鲁伯格经学院及其 1420 年的肇始，因而该校拥有逾六百年的学脉。

• Figures such as Mirzo Ulughbek, Qozizoda Rumi, Ali Qushchi and G'iyosiddin Koshiy were associated with the Samarkand madrasa that stands in the university's lineage.米尔佐·乌鲁伯格、卡齐佐达·鲁米、阿里·库什奇与吉约西丁·科希等人物都与该校学脉所系的撒马尔罕经学院相关联。

• In 2022 the university was named after the statesman Sharof Rashidov by a resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 13 January 2022.2022 年，依据乌兹别克斯坦共和国总统 2022 年 1 月 13 日的决议，该校以政治家沙罗夫·拉希多夫之名命名。

• Under a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan numbered 307 of 18 May 2021, a branch of the university was established in Kattakurgan.依据乌兹别克斯坦共和国部长内阁 2021 年 5 月 18 日第 307 号决议，该校在卡塔库尔干设立了分校。

• The university's library has been built up since 1927 and now holds more than 3 million scientific and educational items, including nearly 15,000 rare books and Eastern manuscripts.该校图书馆自 1927 年起逐步积累，现藏有 300 余万册科学教育文献，其中包括近 1.5 万册珍本与东方手稿。

• During the years of independence the university has issued state scholarships, with 23 students receiving scholarships named after the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.在独立年代，该校持续为学生颁发国家奖学金，其中 23 名学生获得以乌兹别克斯坦共和国总统之名设立的奖学金。

• Samarkand State University has developed an extensive doctoral infrastructure since independence, offering more than 60 doctoral programmes and operating 12 scientific councils.自独立以来，该校建立了完备的博士培养体系，开设 60 余个博士项目并设有 12 个学术委员会。

• The rector of the university is Rustam Ibragimovich Kholmurodov, a professor and doctor of technical sciences who is an honoured scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan.该校校长为鲁斯塔姆·伊布拉吉莫维奇·霍尔穆拉多夫，他是技术科学博士、教授，且是乌兹别克斯坦共和国功勋科学家。

• Over the course of its activity the university has prepared more than 100,000 highly qualified specialists, including many of the country's leading statesmen, writers, scientists and artists.在其办学历程中，该校已培养逾十万名高素质专业人才，其中包括该国众多杰出的政治家、作家、科学家与艺术家。

• The Nobel laureate in physics Serge Haroche has been awarded the title of honorary professor of Samarkand State University for his contribution to world science.物理学诺贝尔奖得主塞尔日·阿罗什因对世界科学的贡献，获授撒马尔罕州立大学荣誉教授称号。

• The university's faculties span philology, history and philosophy, teaching, physics and mathematics, biology, economics and law, reflecting its breadth across the humanities and sciences.该校学院涵盖语文学、历史与哲学、教育、物理与数学、生物学、经济学与法学，体现出其在人文与理学领域的广度。

• The university's heritage and its modern structure together make it a national centre for the training of teachers, scholars and specialists in Uzbekistan.该校的传统底蕴与现代建制，使其成为乌兹别克斯坦培养教师、学者与专业人才的国家中心之一。

• In 1991, following the independence of Uzbekistan, the university entered a new phase of reform and expansion as one of the country's principal higher education institutions.1991 年乌兹别克斯坦独立后，该校作为该国主要高等学府之一，进入了改革与扩张的新阶段。

• The university marked the 75th anniversary of its 1927 foundation in 2002, by which time it had trained tens of thousands of specialists for the country and the wider region.该校于 2002 年迎来 1927 年建校七十五周年，其时已为国家及周边地区培养出数万名专业人才。

• In 2026 the university commemorated the centenary of the academician Akbar Otakhodjayev, one of the scholars associated with the institution.2026 年该校纪念科学院院士阿克尔·奥塔霍贾耶夫百年诞辰，他是与该校相关联的学者之一。

Academics

• Samarkand State University comprises seven faculties and four institutes, with 59 departments offering 72 educational programmes.撒马尔罕州立大学由七个学院与四个研究院组成，设有 59 个系、开设 72 个教育项目。

• Approximately 17,000 undergraduate students and more than 700 master's students study at the university, the latter across 50 master's specialisations.该校约有 1.7 万名本科生与 700 余名硕士生，后者分布于 50 个硕士专业方向。

• The university has nearly 900 professors and teachers, including 3 academicians of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, 115 doctors of science, and 440 candidates of science and holders of PhD degrees.该校有近 900 名教授与教师，其中包括 3 名乌兹别克斯坦科学院院士、115 名科学博士，以及 440 名副博士与博士学位持有者。

• More than 60 doctoral programmes leading to PhD and DSc degrees are available in various specialisations, supervised through 12 scientific councils.该校在多个专业方向开设 60 余个可授予博士学位的博士项目，并通过 12 个学术委员会进行指导。

• The university's teaching spans the natural sciences, the humanities and the social sciences, with programmes in fields from mathematics and physics to philology and economics.该校教学横跨自然科学、人文科学与社会科学，开设的课程涵盖从数学、物理到语文学与经济学的各个领域。

• Its faculties and institutes include units devoted to psychology and the humanities, biology, chemistry, physics, and mechanics and mathematics.其学院与研究院包括专攻心理学与人文学、生物学、化学、物理学，以及力学与数学的单位。

• The Faculty of Philology, one of the university's oldest units, trains specialists in Uzbek, Tajik and Russian philology, while the Faculty of History and Philosophy covers history, archaeology and philosophy.语文学系是该校历史最悠久的单位之一，培养乌兹别克语、塔吉克语与俄语语文学专业人才，历史与哲学系则涵盖历史、考古与哲学。

• The university also operates a faculty devoted to physical education and one devoted to preschool education, part of its provision for training teachers and sports coaches.该校还设有体育学院与学前教育学院，是其培养教师与体育教练体系的一部分。

• The university's library holds more than 3 million scientific and educational items, including nearly 15,000 rare books and Eastern manuscripts.该校图书馆藏有 300 余万册科学教育文献，其中包括近 1.5 万册珍本与东方手稿。

• The university also operates an academic lyceum and schools that prepare students for entry to higher education, alongside its degree-granting faculties and institutes.除各学位授予学院与研究院之外，该校还开办一所学术中学与若干学校，为学生升入高等教育作准备。

• The university has 4 museums, 1 academic lyceum, 2 schools and an orangery, which support its teaching, research and public engagement.该校设有 4 座博物馆、1 所学术中学、2 所学校与 1 处橘园，支撑其教学、研究与公众参与。

• Among its distinguished teaching staff, 1 has been named an honoured scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2 have received the 「El-yurt Hurmati」 order, and 4 have been named honoured youth mentors.在其杰出教师中，1 人获乌兹别克斯坦共和国功勋科学家称号，2 人获「El-yurt Hurmati」勋章，4 人获乌兹别克斯坦功勋青年导师称号。

• The university's measurable research output, as recorded by OpenAlex, comprises 9,482 scholarly works that together have attracted 32,122 citations.据 OpenAlex 收录，该校可量化科研产出为 9482 篇学术著作，累计获得 32122 次被引。

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the university scored 19.8 for academic reputation, 40.9 for faculty-student ratio, and 23.4 for employer reputation in the QS indicators.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名的指标中，该校学术声誉为 19.8、师生比为 40.9、雇主声誉为 23.4。

• The university awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees across its 72 programmes, and English is among the languages used for some of its international-facing provision.该校在其 72 个项目中授予学士、硕士与博士学位，英语是其部分面向国际的课程所使用的语言之一。

• The university's research spans the natural sciences, the humanities and the social sciences, and it has built up more than 60 doctoral programmes in fields including physics, mathematics, philology and economics.该校研究横跨自然科学、人文科学与社会科学，并在物理、数学、语文学与经济学等领域建立了 60 余个博士项目。

• The university is one of the older higher education institutions in Central Asia, and its programmes span undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels across a broad range of disciplines.该校是中亚历史较悠久的高等学府之一，其项目在广泛学科上覆盖本科、硕士与博士层次。

Campus

• The university's main campus stands in the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.该校主校区位于乌兹别克斯坦撒马尔罕市，该城是中亚历史最悠久且持续有人居住的城市之一。

• Samarkand is itself known for monuments such as the Registan, the Gur-e-Amir and the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, and much of the city is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.撒马尔罕以雷吉斯坦、古尔-埃米尔陵墓与沙赫静达陵园等古迹闻名，该城大部分区域被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。

• The campus lies within the historic fabric of Samarkand, whose Timurid-era buildings such as the Bibi-Khanym Mosque and the Registan ensemble make the city one of the most visited in Central Asia.校园坐落在撒马尔罕的历史城区之中，其毕比·哈努姆清真寺与雷吉斯坦建筑群等帖木儿时期建筑，使该城成为中亚到访人数最多的城市之一。

• The campus contains teaching and research buildings together with four museums, one academic lyceum, two schools, an orangery and two unique structures.校园内有教学与科研建筑，以及 4 座博物馆、1 所学术中学、2 所学校、1 处橘园与 2 座独特建筑。

• The university's library, one of the largest in the region, holds more than 3 million scientific and educational items and nearly 15,000 rare books and Eastern manuscripts.该校图书馆是本地区规模最大的图书馆之一，藏有 300 余万册科学教育文献以及近 1.5 万册珍本与东方手稿。

• In addition to the main campus in Samarkand the university operates a branch in the town of Kattakurgan, established in 2021.除撒马尔罕的主校区外，该校还在卡塔库尔干镇设有分校，该分校于 2021 年设立。

• The university's museums and collections preserve archaeological, zoological and historical material, including the Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University.该校的博物馆与藏品保存着考古、动物学与历史方面的实物，其中包括撒马尔罕州立大学动物学博物馆。

• The collections support teaching and research in biology, history and archaeology, and students use the museums and the library as study resources.这些藏品支撑生物学、历史学与考古学的教学与研究，学生亦将博物馆与图书馆用作学习资源。

• Samarkand is served by rail and road links to Tashkent and other Uzbek cities, and the university draws students from across the country and from abroad.撒马尔罕经铁路与公路通往塔什干及乌兹别克斯坦其他城市，该校生源来自全国各地与国外。

• The campus is recorded at coordinates of approximately 39.65 degrees north and 66.96 degrees east, and the university's official web presence is at samdu.uz.该校区坐标约为北纬 39.65 度、东经 66.96 度，学校官方网络门户为 samdu.uz。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Samarkand State University is placed in the 1001-1200 band, a joint interval rather than a single numerical position.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，撒马尔罕州立大学位列第 1001-1200 位的并列区间，而非单一数值名次。

• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 1201-1400 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第 1201-1400 位。

• The university does not appear in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking, nor in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校未进入 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名，也未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• In the QS Asia University Rankings the university placed 307th in Asia in the 2026 edition, having risen from 491st in 2025 and 601st in 2024.在 2026 年版 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校位列亚洲第 307 位，较 2025 年的第 491 位与 2024 年的第 601 位显著上升。

• In those Asian rankings the university was the fifth highest placed institution in Uzbekistan.在上述亚洲榜单中，该校是乌兹别克斯坦排名第五的高校。

• In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 the university was placed at 251-300 in the world for Modern Languages.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中，该校的现代语言学科位列全球第 251-300 位。

• The university holds a five-star rating in the QS Stars rating system, an assessment covering teaching, employability, research and internationalisation.该校在 QS 星级评定中获得五星评级，该评定涵盖教学、就业力、研究与国际化等维度。

• In the QS indicators for 2027 the university scored 1.3 for citations per faculty, 6.8 for international student ratio, and 19.7 for international research network.在 2027 年 QS 指标中，该校师均被引为 1.3、国际学生比例为 6.8，国际研究网络得分为 19.7。

• The university's measurable research output, as recorded by OpenAlex, is 9,482 works with 32,122 citations.据 OpenAlex 收录，该校可量化科研产出为 9482 篇文献与 32122 次被引。

• Samarkand State University has been ranked among the world's top 500 universities for interdisciplinary research in a recent international assessment.在一项近期的国际评估中，撒马尔罕州立大学在跨学科研究方面跻身世界前 500 所大学之列。

Student life

• Samarkand State University has a large and active student body of about 17,000 undergraduates and more than 700 master's students, drawn from across Uzbekistan and overseas.撒马尔罕州立大学拥有规模庞大且活跃的学生群体，约 1.7 万名本科生与 700 余名硕士生，生源来自乌兹别克斯坦各地与海外。

• During the years of independence 23 students have received state scholarships named after the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and 11 students have been honoured with the Zulfiya State Award.在独立年代，有 23 名学生获得以乌兹别克斯坦共和国总统之名设立的国家奖学金，11 名学生荣获「Zulfiya」国家奖。

• A further 125 students have been awarded state scholarships named after notable individuals, recognising academic achievement.另有 125 名学生获得以知名人物命名的国家奖学金，以表彰其学业成就。

• The university's graduates include 13 world champions, 80 Asian champions and more than 170 champions of Uzbekistan, and 3 have won Olympic or Paralympic gold medals.该校毕业生中有 13 位世界冠军、80 位亚洲冠军与 170 余位乌兹别克斯坦冠军，另有 3 人获得奥运会或残奥会金牌。

• Sport and physical education are supported through a dedicated faculty and the university's facilities, which reflect this strong sporting tradition.体育与体育教育由专门的学院与校内设施予以支撑，体现出该校深厚的体育传统。

• The university's museums, lyceum and orangery serve as venues for cultural and educational activities that engage students and the wider Samarkand community.该校的博物馆、学术中学与橘园充当文化与教育活动场所，联结学生与更广大的撒马尔罕社区。

• The university's students benefit from the cultural setting of Samarkand, a city on the UNESCO World Heritage list whose monuments include the Registan and the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis.该校学生受益于撒马尔罕的文化环境，该城名列联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录，其古迹包括雷吉斯坦与沙赫静达陵园。

• The university maintains student accommodation and support services for the many students who come to Samarkand from other regions of Uzbekistan.该校为学生提供住宿与支持服务，以接纳来自乌兹别克斯坦其他地区的大量学生。

• International students are admitted to the university through a dedicated admissions route, and state scholarships and grants help finance the studies of domestic students.国际学生经专门的招生渠道入读该校，国家奖学金与助学金则资助本国学生的学业。

Notable people

• Rustam Ibragimovich Kholmurodov is the rector of Samarkand State University, a professor and doctor of technical sciences who sits in the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan.鲁斯塔姆·伊布拉吉莫维奇·霍尔穆拉多夫是该校校长，技术科学博士、教授，并担任乌兹别克斯坦最高会议参议院议员。

• Sharof Rashidov, the Soviet-era Uzbek statesman after whom the university has been named since 2022, studied at the university's Faculty of Philology in 1937.该校自 2022 年起以其命名的苏联时期乌兹别克政治家沙罗夫·拉希多夫，于 1937 年在该校语文学系就读。

• Hamid Olimjon, the Uzbek poet, is among the prominent figures who studied at the institution.乌兹别克诗人哈米德·奥利姆琼是在该校就读过的知名人物之一。

• Ibrohim Mo'minov, a physicist and academic, and Yahyo G'ulomov, a scholar, are also numbered among the university's graduates.物理学家兼学者伊布拉希姆·莫米诺夫与学者亚赫约·古洛莫夫，同样名列该校毕业生之中。

• The poets Mirtemir and Usmon Nosir, and the writers Abdullo G'ani and Omon Matjon, studied at the institution that became Samarkand State University.诗人米尔捷米尔与乌斯蒙·诺西尔，以及作家阿卜杜洛·加尼与奥蒙·马特琼，都曾在该校的前身就读。

• Muhammad Asimi, Habib Yusufiy, the poet Nodir Jonuzoq and the academician Manzura Sobirova are listed among the university's distinguished graduates.穆罕默德·阿西米、哈比卜·优素菲、诗人诺迪尔·琼努佐克与科学院院士曼祖拉·索比罗娃都被列为该校的杰出毕业生。

• Serge Haroche, the Nobel laureate in physics, was awarded the title of honorary professor of Samarkand State University.物理学诺贝尔奖得主塞尔日·阿罗什获授撒马尔罕州立大学荣誉教授称号。

• Aziz Sancar, the Nobel laureate in chemistry and a professor at a university in the United States, has been associated with the university's scientific events.化学诺贝尔奖得主、美国某大学教授阿齐兹·桑贾尔曾参与该校的学术活动。

• Four graduates of the university have become academicians of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, reflecting its regional reach across Central Asia.该校有 4 位毕业生成为塔吉克斯坦科学院院士，体现出其在中亚地区的学术影响。

• Akbar Otakhodjayev, an academician whose centenary the university commemorated in 2026, is among the scholars associated with the institution.该校于 2026 年纪念其百年诞辰的科学院院士阿克尔·奥塔霍贾耶夫，是与该校相关联的学者之一。

• The university's alumni include statesmen, writers, poets, scientists and athletes who have become known in Uzbekistan and internationally.该校校友包括在乌兹别克斯坦及国际上享有声誉的政治家、作家、诗人、科学家与运动员。