Magtymguly Turkmen State University

Magtymguly Turkmen State University is one of the leading universities in Turkmenistan, located in the capital city Ashgabat. It is named after Magtymguly Pyragy, a Turkmen poet. Its current rector is Bayramgul Orazdurdyyeva. History Turkmen State University named after Maxim Gorky was founded on July 14, 1950, through the reorganization of the Ashkhabad Pedagogical Institute, which had existed since 1931. It has been a member of the Eurasian Association of Universities since 1989. It was renamed in honor of the Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy in 1993. Faculties Mathematics and Mechanics Physics and Astronomy Informatics and Computer Engineering Biological Sciences Chemistry Earth Sciences Psychological Sciences Linguistics and Study of Literature (specialties: Turkmen Language and Literature; English Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; French Language and Literature; Italian Language and Literature; Arabic Language and Literature; Turkish Language and Literature; Persian Language and Literature; Chinese Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature). Mass Media and Information-Library Science History and Archeology Philosophy and Ethics Theology Political Sciences and Regional Studies Jurisprudence