The University of World Economy and Diplomacy is located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was founded on September 23, 1992, by the decree of the President Karimov to train future leaders of the country. It is a public institution which is affiliated with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It aims to provide higher education which serves the interests of the foreign policy of Uzbekistan and contributes to the development of society and the individual.
The university has a strong alumni network.
The university hosts the Institute for Advanced International Studies, an independent, non-profit research institute.
Academics
UWED offers four-year undergraduate degree programmes, two-year master's degree programmes, executive education programmes, as well as PhD programmes in selected fields.
Bachelor's degree programmes:
International Relations
Political Science
World Economy and International Economic Relations
International Law
Master's degree programmes:
International Law
Foreign Economic Activity
International Economics and Management
International Business Law
Applied Political science
International Relations and World Politics
Public Governance
Currently, the university is organized into 11 departments:
Department of English language
Department of Oriental languages
Department of Uzbek and Russian languages
Department of European and Turkic languages
Department of Civil Law and Private International Law
Department of International Law and Public Law Sciences
Department of International Finance and Investments
Department of International Economy
Department of Systematic Analysis and Mathematical Modeling
Department of International Relations
Department of Political Science
The training on the subjects of international relations, political science, global economy, and law is conducted by three departments, 22 chair departments, and eight centers and is given by 16 full professors, more than 70 holders of Doctor or Candidate of Sciences degrees, 55 associate professors and 87 qualified faculty members. Faculties for bachelor's degrees are International Economy, International Relations, Political Science, and International law.
The University have international partnerships and cooperation agreements with universities and institutes in: Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.