Westminster International University in Tashkent


Westminster International University in Tashkent is Uzbekistan's first international university. The university is the first in Central Asia to offer a Western education, with UK qualifications. WIUT was established in 2002 in conjunction with the "UMID" Presidential Foundation, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education and the University of Westminster in London.

Overview

The objective of establishing WIUT was to provide an international standard of Higher Education in Uzbekistan to enable citizens of Uzbekistan and other countries to obtain an internationally recognised Bachelor education in Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Economics, Economics with Finance and Commercial Law, all validated by the University of Westminster. From 2005, WIUT has offered the first Internationally accredited Masters of Arts in International Business and Management as well as a professional qualification for teachers, the Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning.
All teaching and assessment takes place in English. The first intake of students began their studies in October 2002 and the new university premises were inaugurated in spring 2003. WIUT has now an alumnus of 3770 graduates. The university has been developed and is managed on UK/International principles and practices.

Current courses taught

The university offers the following programmes:
LLM in International Commercial Law is an internationally recognized master's degree awarded by the University of Westminster. It is targeted at working professionals who wish to blend learning and working. It covers those aspects of law that commercial law practitioners could expect to encounter on a regular basis. This course is unique in Uzbekistan and Central Asia in terms of providing opportunity to study commercial law in accordance with international standards.
Entry Requirements:
Students are required, other than in exceptional circumstances, to have a higher education qualification which must be equivalent to a lower second class honours degree
All applicants must have at least one year of full-time equivalent work experience.
There is an English language requirement for students whose first degree was not taught and assessed in English. Such students are required to have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.
Within this framework, consideration is also given to applications for Accredited Prior Learning or experiential learning.
Every applicant will be formally interviewed with respect to the above minimum entry requirements and also to determine the suitability of the candidate to undertake the course and its requirements
The Interview Panel will consist of the LLM Course Leader and a member of the Course Team. A standard process will be followed and the notes will be kept as evidence of the interview. The Interview Panel will then decide whether to make a candidate an offer, or to reject the application. All applicants will provided oral feedback on request.
It is delivered in English and if one is not a native English speaker or have an international bachelor's degree, taught and assessed in English then you have to demonstrate a high-level English language proficiency or TOEFL 250.
Introduction to the course
This course, the Postgraduate Certificate of Special Study in Teaching and Learning, is intended for practising teachers who want to improve their professional skills. It is made up of a single level 7, 20 credit core module: ‘Theory and Practice of Teaching and Learning’. The certificate is a University of Westminster award which has been validated for delivery in Westminster International University in Tashkent.
Participants will be staff of WIUT, or those from partner institutions engaged in higher, further or secondary education. WIUT staff members and those from other Higher and Further Education institutions will normally be full- or part-time lecturers. Participants from Secondary schools will normally be teachers working with students aged 14 and above who have already received some initial or in-service teacher training
  1. First degree or equivalent
  2. Normally, a minimum of 30 hours teaching or supporting learning throughout the duration of the course
  3. An IELTS score of 6.5 or the equivalent TOEFL score would normally be required
  4. All applicants will be interviewed to determine their professional capability the extent to which they could benefit from the course
The courses are validated by the University of Westminster, which awards the qualification. The Certificate in Foundation Studies is accepted as an entry qualification for UK degrees. Successful completion will enable the student to progress to a UK degree course.
The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science are standard UK three-year programmes.

Entry requirements

For entry to the CIFS a candidate must:
or
For entry to the DEGREE COURSES a candidate must:
or
– For Entry master's degree
Completion of undergraduate study in any discipline
Work experience
English – IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL