Unit one higher education

Ex. 3. Translate the nouns into Uzbek and memorize their meanings.

decrease, development, employee, employer, establishment, increase, participation, participant, proposal, suggestion, support, equipment, offer, operation, railway operator.


Tashkent State Transport University (TSTU)
Tashkent State Transport University is the only higher educational institution in Uzbekistan, which trains specialists for railway, road and aviation transport. TSTU has a strong orientation towards the job market; it offers a broad portfolio of courses and programs, which meet the needs of our students and their employers. Many former students have started a successful career in the rail industry after their graduation from Tashkent State Transport University. The University is playing an increasingly important role for local companies and the country’s development.

In 2021, our higher school was granted University status. The University has three institutes – Institute for Railway Transport Engineering, Institute for Automobile Transport, Institute for Aviation; eight faculties –offer a wide range of specialities for the students development. Teaching is provided either in the full-time form or in the form of extra-mural education. There are fourty-seven departments. Staff and students enjoy a wide range of computing services. State-of-the-art computing facilities support teaching, learning and research activities. Over 1200 computers are installed in forty-five computer classes. Access is available to all kinds of electronic information, including bibliographic databases, electronic journals and online news services. These are also available mostly on networked PCs. The scientific library stocks over 800 thousand books and periodicals.

Tashkent State Transport University runs its own website.

TSTU contains four buildings equipped with the latest facilities. The University has a simulation test ground (miniaturized railway station operating in real time) which is the best among railway higher schools. It houses over forty most advanced vehicles.

The students’ body is over 10 thousand. The academic faculty numbers over 700 people, among them 80 are Professors and Doctorate degree holders and over 360 have PhD degree in various sciences. All education is linked to research. 85% of academic staff are research active. 200 postgraduate students write their PhD papers.

A large number of the students at TSTU come from other towns or regions. There are four students’ halls close to the University campus.

Physical development of students is a top priority for the University administration. A swimming pool and fitness centers help students to keep fit. All these facilities are only a short distance from the students’ halls. TSTU students are active participants in popular local, national and international sports competitions as well as in talent shows and intellectual contests.