The Faculty of Geography and Natural Resources was reestablished in 2018 as an independent faculty after separating the faculty of Geology and geography. The faculty history goes in 1920 that was established as an independent faculty in Turkestan State University.
OUR MISSION
Training of high-class bachelor specialists for various sectors of economy of Uzbekistan in the field of physical and economic geography, hydrology, hydrometeorology, cartography, geodesy, a higher school.
OUR VISION
Natural resources occupies a central place in human life, the interests of society and nature are intertwined. Development of science-based methods for managing physical-geographical processes is related to geo-ecological problems for the sustainable development of the economy.
Well-known scientific schools currently being developed at the faculty:
School of professors L.N. Babushkina and N.A. Kogaya “Physical geography and landscape science”;•School of professors Z.M.Akromova and S.A. Saliev “Economic and social geography of Uzbekistan”;•School of Professor A.A. Rafikov “Geoecology of Uzbekistan”;•School of professors V.L. Schults and O.P.Scheglova “Mountain Hydrology”;•• School of Professor T. Mirzaliev “Atlas cartography”
THE FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF CLASSIC UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Although training of higher education specialists in engineering geographers began in 1935, in early 20th the university’s activities on geographical studies of the nature, population and national economy were successfully implemented.Over the past 80 years, faculty of Geography and natural resources has become the center of geographical research and higher geographical education in Uzbekistan.In 2015, after merging the Faculty of Geography with the Faculty of Geology, the Faculty of Geography became the “Geography” department of the Faculty of Geology and Geography, and since January 2018 it has been re-established as the Faculty of Geography and Natural Resources.
