Samarkand State University (SamSU) (; ) is a public university in Samarkand, Uzbekistan established by a government decree of the Government of Uzbekistan on 22 January 1927 in the city of Samarkand. The university is commonly known as Samarkand University (in Uzbek Samarqand universiteti) History The university was originally organized in 1927 as the Uzbek Pedagogical Institute and in 1930, it was renamed the Uzbek State Pedagogical Academy and in 1933, upon merger of the Pedagogical Academy and the Uzbek State Medical Institute into the Uzbek State University. In 1941—2016, the University was named after poet and philosopher Ali-Shir Nava'i (alternative transliteration Alisher Navoi). In 1961, the Uzbek State University was finally renamed the Samarkand State University, a name it keeps to date. The rector of the university since 2015 is Dr. Alimdjan Rakhimovich Khalmukhamedov. Currently, the University comprises the following faculties: Philology; History and Philosophy; Teaching; Physics and Mathematics; Biology; Economy; Tajik Philology; Russian Philology; Law; Physical education. Bachelor level programs NATURAL SCIENCES: 1. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Applied mathematics Software engineering Computer Science & programming technologies 2. MATHEMATICS Mechanics Mathematics Methods of teaching mathematics 3. PHYSICS Physics Astronomy Biomedical physics Methods of teaching physics & astronomy 4. BIOLOGY Biology (by types) Biology teaching methods Biotechnology (food, feed, chemistry & agriculture) Technology of cultivation & processing of medicinal plants 5. CHEMISTRY Chemistry Chemical technology Materials science & chemistry of new materials Chemistry teaching methods HUMANITIES: 6. HISTORY Archeology History (by countries and regions) 7. GEOGRAPHY & ECOLOGY Geography Hydrometeorology Ecology & environmental protection 8. DIGITAL ECONOMICS Economics Economics, human resources management 9. TEACHING Pedagogy & psychology Primary education & sports education 10. PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION Preschool education Technological education: labor education Technological education: music education Technological education: fine arts & engineering graphics 11. PSYCHOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY Sociology Philosophy Psychology (by type of activity) Social work (in different areas of activity) National ideology, fundamentals of spirituality & legal education INTERNATIONAL: 12. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Preschool education Mechatronics & robotics Applied mathematics & informatics History (History of the Great Silk Road) Materials science & new materials technology LANGUAGES, ARTS & SPORTS: 13. PHILOLOGY Philology & language teaching (Uzbek) Philology & language teaching (Tajik) Publishing 14. RUSSIAN LANGUAGE PHILOLOGY Philology & language teaching: Russian Foreign language literature: English Russian language & literature (in other language groups) 15. ART Music education Handcrafts education Fine arts & engineering graphics 16. SPORT Physical culture  Sports activities (in the