Sustainability
SDG 1 No Poverty · Sustainability evidence 2025
Local start-up assistance through education and resources
Evidence for the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027 · Indicator 1.4.1 · Reference period: calendar year 2025
Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi helps people in the local community start financially and socially sustainable businesses through mentoring, training workshops and free use of University facilities. In 2025 the TUIT Incubation Center ran these programmes for students, graduates, local small businesses and young entrepreneurs from Tashkent, free of charge.
At a glance
- Free — Mentoring, training workshops and use of the incubation space are free of charge
- Scope
- TUIT main campus in Tashkent. Figures cover the main campus; activities of the regional branches (Fergana, Nukus, Samarkand, Nurafshon, and Urgench, which joined Urgench State University in 2025) are mentioned where TUIT took part. Activities described took place at the main campus unless a branch is named.
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 (1 January – 31 December 2025)
- Responsible unit
- TUIT Incubation Center
What the Incubation Center offers
- Mentoring. Teams are matched with mentors from the University’s faculties.
- Training workshops. Short workshops on business models, market research, pitching, intellectual property and finance.
- Facilities. Free use of the incubation space, meeting rooms and University laboratories for prototyping.
- Links to investors. Pitch days and introductions to investors and programmes such as IT Park Uzbekistan and AloqaVentures.
Activities in 2025
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| February 2025 | Forum “Development of the start-up ecosystem in cooperation with universities” with universities, investors, incubators and companies |
| February 2025 onwards | “Kelajakka Qadam” (Step to the Future) centre opened at TUIT under Presidential Decree PQ-61 to help graduates find work and start businesses |
Who can take part
The programmes are open to TUIT students and graduates and to young people and small businesses from the surrounding districts of Tashkent. Applications are accepted all year by the Incubation Center.
This page is a public evidence record of Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi for the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027 (reference period: calendar year 2025). Enquiries: rankings@tuit.uz.