Turkmen Agricultural University
The Turkmen Agricultural University named after Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmen: S.A.Nyýazow adyndaky Türkmen oba hojalyk Uniwersitety), often abbreviated as TOHU, is the largest higher education institution in Turkmenistan. This university only provides studies in the fields of agriculture. It is named after Saparmyrat Nyýazow, Turkmenistan's first president.
 University campus | |
| Established | 1930 |
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| Rector | Kurbandurdy Mamedkuliev |
| Address | 62 Gorogly Street , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | https://tohu.edu.tm/?/TRANSLATE/&lang=eng |
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History
In 1930, the Agricultural Institute was constructed in the capital city of Ashgabat. Until 1998, the institution was named after Mikhail Kalinin, after which, it was named after the then-serving president Saparmurat Niyazov. In 1998, was awarded university status, and had a name change. In 2012, the training center CLAAS[1] was opened.
Faculties
The university consists of 8 departments:
- Agronomy
- Agricultural mechanization
- Textile production
- Processing of agricultural products
- Veterinary
- Hydromelioration
- Agroecology
- Economics and management of agriculture
Alumni
- Annamurat Soltanov, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan[2]
- Esenmyrat Orazgeldiýew, former Agriculture Minister of Turkmenistan
- Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan[3]
References
- Открылся учебный центр компании «CLAAS»
- "СОЛТАНОВ Аннамурад - Биография - БД "Лабиринт"". www.labyrinth.ru. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Газета НТ опубликовала биографию кандидата в депутаты Меджлиса Сердара Бердымухамедова" (in Russian). Хроника Туркменистана. 14 March 2018.
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