Tashkent State University of Economics (Uzbek: Тошкент Давлат Иқтисодиёт Университети, romanized: Toshkent Davlat Iqtisodiyot Universiteti; abbreviated TSUE), historically known as the Tashkent Institute of National Economy, is a public university in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and one of the largest business schools in Central Asia.
TSUE was the first American-style business school in Uzbekistan. It maintains partnership agreements with universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other countries, and houses the largest university library in Central Asia. As of 2025, the university enrolled more than 23,000 students, including over 1,100 international students, and employed around 1,450 academic staff, among them members of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, the Academy of Humanities of the Russian Federation, the Academy of Natural Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the International Academy of Work and Employment.
Tashkent State University of Economics is regarded as one of the leading higher education institutions in Uzbekistan, known for its academic programmes and research activity. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in economics, finance, management, information technology, and related social science fields.
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History
At the beginning of the twentieth century there were only 3 commercial institutions that were intended to produce specialists in the field of commerce – in Tashkent city, Kokand city and Samarkand city. Moreover, there arose the need for the systematic solution of the problem related to the lack of economic degree holders, which gained a significant importance.
1918 – The organization of short-term courses of vocational preparation in the field of commerce under Turkestan People's University.
1924 – The organization of Social-Economic Faculty at Turkestan University on the basis of short-term courses of vocational preparation in the field of commerce.
1925 – The Conversion of Social-Economic Faculty of Turkestan University into the faculty of Social Sciences, which became a base for the establishment of the faculty of Local Economy and Law.
1931 – The Adoption of the Resolution on the creation of a systematic institute in Tashkent, which was subsequently joined with Central Asian Institute of State Trade and Cooperation and renamed into Uzbek Institute of National Economy.
1931 – The creation of Central Asian Financial and Economic Institute on 13 August, which was renamed into Tashkent Financial and Economic Institute on 31 August. This date is celebrated as Establishment Day of Tashkent State University of Economics every year.
1946 – The incorporation of Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics into Tashkent Financial and Economic Institute, which was evacuated to Alma-ata city during World War II. The establishment of two faculties – the faculty of Credit and Economy and the faculty of Accounting and Economics.
1947 – The establishment of the faculty of economic planning, which started to produce specialists for industrial and agricultural sectors of Central Asian republics and Kazakhstan.
Rankings
In global and regional rankings published in 2025–2026, Tashkent State University of Economics was placed as follows:
TSUE was among seven Uzbekistani universities to appear in the QS World University Rankings 2026, entering the 1001–1200 band alongside Samarkand State University, while five other Uzbek universities entered the ranking for the first time that year. The university also holds a five-star overall QS Stars rating (2025).
Former rectors
Khalikov I.U. 1931—1934
Seyduzov S.S. 1934—1938
Сирихов К. А. 1938—1940
Popov M.G. 1940—1943
Vlasenko 1943—1945
Karakozov E.A. 1945—1947
Tursunov M.T. 1947—1952
Koriev M.M. 1952—1974
Iskandarov I.I. 1974—1976
Sharifkhojayev M.Sh.1976—1986
Zoidov M.A. 1986—1988
Gulyamov S.S. 1988—1998
Alimov R.Kh. 1998—2004
Gulyamov S.S. 2004—2006
Khodiyev B.Y. 2006—2010
Jumayev N.Kh. 2010—2012
Vohobov A. 2012—2014
Usmanov B.B. 2014—2015
Boltaboev M. 2015—2016
Khodiyev B.Y. 2016—2019
Sharipov K. 2019—2023
Teshaboyev T.Z. 2023—present
Notable alumni
Aziz Abduhakimov, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Bakhtiyor Fazilov, Uzbek businessman
Islam Karimov, Former President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Pavel Voshchanov, former Kremlin Press Secretary
Faculties
The university has 5 faculties and the Master's Department:
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Corporate Governance
Faculty of Accounting and Audit
Faculty of Information Systems in Economy
Faculty of International Tourism
Degrees and Specializations
The university offers a bachelor's degree in the following specializations:
Finance and financial technologies
Banking
Corporate Governance
Economics (by sectors and industries)
Vocational training: economics
Vocational training: information and IT
Information and IT (by industries)
Labour economics and sociology
Human Resources Management
Accounting and Audit
Taxes and Taxation
Statistics (by sectors and industries)
Management (by sectors and industries)
Marketing (by sectors and industries)
Services (by types and industries)
Hospitality Management
World Economy and international economic relations (by regions and areas of activity)
The university offers a master's degree in the following specializations:
Theory of Economics
Economics (by sectors and industries)