President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the launch ceremony of the first facilities of New Tashkent project on Wednesday, the presidential press service said.
At the ceremony, the president pressed a symbolic button and launched the construction of facilities. The foundation for the project of the new city was laid on March 18 last year.
“Today we are laying the foundation for the campuses of New Uzbekistan University and Tashkent State Pedagogical University, the National Library, the National Theater, the International Research Center, the Museum of Literature, the Alisher Navoi School of Creativity, as well as the National Maqom Center,” the president said.
“It is no coincidence that the construction of a new city begins with the abodes of knowledge. They will become the basis and model in the formation of an enlightened society,” he said.
The Pedagogical University campus will host educational buildings for 20 thousand students, a dormitory for 5,000 places, a kindergarten for 300 places, a school for 616 places, an academic lyceum for 588 places, a modern sports complex, a palace of culture, an amphitheater and other facilities.
Based on the experience of universities included in the top 300 world rankings, an innovative pedagogical cluster will be created at the university, ensuring the continuity of the “kindergarten - school - university” chain.
