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Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute is, in the truest sense, a child of independence.
In 1977 the Jizzax “General Technical” Faculty of Tashkent Polytechnic Institute was established. Resources allocated included a 1,818-seat school building, a 100-bed dormitory, a 16-room staff house and 3 cottages. Assoc. Prof. N.Yu.Tashlanov was appointed Dean. The Jizzax Construction Trust was designated as patron sponsor.
The faculty launched with 21 teaching staff (4 of them with a Candidate of Sciences degree), on the basis of two departments. In the 1977–78 academic year, 100 full-time, 75 evening, 25 correspondence and 100 preparatory students were enrolled. Over the years the institute trained qualified specialists for industry, transport, construction, agriculture, energy and chemical technology.
The faculty and branch were led successively by: Assoc. Prof. N.Yu.Tashlanov (1977–1983), Prof. F.H.Qurbonov (1983–1986), Cand. of Sci. S.I.Ikromov (1986–1988), Assoc. Prof. U.Yu.Yuldashev (1988–1990) and Assoc. Prof. A.Yu.Salimov (1991). When the branch was converted to an independent institute, Cand. of Technical Sciences, Assoc. Prof. M.T.Turopov was appointed Acting Rector.
On 28 February 1992, by Presidential Decree and Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 125 of 11 March 1992, Jizzax Polytechnic Institute was established on the basis of three branches. On 25 December 1992, Academician N.R.Rashidov — Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Honoured Mechanizer and Scientist of Uzbekistan, Laureate of the Beruni State Prize — was appointed Rector.
From April 2002 to July 2003 Assoc. Prof. B.I.Matniyazov served as Acting Rector. In July 2003 Dr. of Technical Sciences, Prof. I.S.Sodiqov was appointed Rector. Teaching quality was improved, the material-technical base was strengthened, and methodological assistance was provided to regional lyceums and colleges.
Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 187 of 29 June 2012 “On Improving the Activities of Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute” became a landmark page in the institute’s history. From 2012 to 2016 Ergash Alibekovich Saliev led the institute. Broad-scale work was carried out in all areas: science, education and technology were rapidly advanced. All classrooms received video projectors and electronic teaching packages.
43 lecture halls and laboratories were equipped with state-of-the-art instruments: Department of Electrical Engineering received 50 million soums of equipment (JSC “UzEnergo”); Department of Vehicle Operation received 58 million soums (JSC “UzAvtosanoat”); Department of Metrology received 34 million soums (Ministry of Agriculture). An ASKUE system worth 50 million soums and solar/wind power stations worth 18 million soums were installed.
The Electrical Engineering Department was equipped with a 300 W solar PV station, a 2500 W wind generator, two “Suv–10” solar water heaters, a 300 W micro hydropower plant and a hydraulic ram. Retraining courses for power-grid engineers from 4 regions were organised. Laboratory No. 107 of the Automotive Transport Faculty was fitted with spare parts and engines of “Nexia”, “Spark”, “Matiz” and “Kobalt” vehicles worth 37 million soums.
From 2013 enrolment in the “Metrology, Standardisation and Quality Management” programme nearly tripled. On 27 July 2014 the Department of Metrology and Standardisation was established. In 2012–2014 world-class sports facilities were built: artificial-turf pitches, a gym, a fitness room and a wrestling hall.
To implement Resolution No. 187, the private enterprise “Odina Skarlet tekstil” was created in the student dormitory. Sewing machines were purchased with a 126,000-euro loan (5 years, 14% p.a.) from Ipoteka Bank, and production of men’s and women’s knitwear was launched.
International cooperation: Royal University of Sweden (Tempus, €1,200,000, €100,000 to JizPI); University of Birmingham, UK (€680,000); Hamburg University of Technology, Germany — climate adaptation (€99,900). Under the Hamburg project, 10 kW solar panels were installed and research continues.
The HIGHVEC project (544061-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-UK, total €837,996.69, 2015–2017) aimed at improving curricula in highway engineering and transport machinery. State-funded research projects were also carried out: “Fuzzy-set-based image processing algorithms” (64 mln soums), “Service quality in the context of economic modernisation” (47.5 mln soums) and “Socio-psychological aspects of assertive behaviour in students” (42.5 mln soums).
Under Presidential Decree PK-2458 of 25 December 2015, a new 700-seat academic building was constructed and the student dormitory was reconstructed, with total investment of 6.2 billion soums. Since 29 September 2016 the institute has been led by Dr. of Technical Sciences A.K.Usmankulov.
Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 699 of 5 September 2017 restructured the institute: 5 faculties (Architecture & Construction, Industrial Technologies, Automotive Transport, Electromechanics & Radioelectronics, Service) and 22 departments. A Regional Centre for Architects’ Professional Development and an Education Quality Control Division were established within the Architecture & Construction Faculty.