Informationon the Main Areas of Activity of the Department of Science

    Themain objective of the Department of Science is to organize research, projectand innovative creative activities in accordance with state and national programsrelated to the development of science in Turkmenistan, as well as otherregulatory and legal documents, based on a plan agreed with the Ministry ofEducation of Turkmenistan and approved by the Rector of the University.

    TheDepartment of Science performs the following tasks:

    - approvesthe annual plan for research activities at the departments, research centers,technology parks and other structural units of the University and monitors itsimplementation in accordance with the “Regulation on Conducting ResearchActivities in Higher Education Institutions of Turkmenistan”, approved by JointOrder No. 13 of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and Order No. 43 of theMinistry of Education of Turkmenistan dated February 14, 2022;

    - monitorsthe work carried out by the University’s departments on planning andimplementing the research activities of the academic staff in accordance withthe “Guidelines for Preparing an Individual Work Plan for a HigherEducation Institution Teacher”, approved by Order No. 12 of the Minister ofEducation of Turkmenistan dated January 17, 2022;

    - coordinatesactivities related to the analysis of research and design activities, planningof appropriate measures to improve their effectiveness, and reporting inaccordance with the indicators established by the “Regulation on theRating Assessment of Higher Education Institutions of Turkmenistan”, approvedby Order No. 52 of the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan dated February 20,2026;

    - organizesthe implementation of exploratory research, research and development,experimental design, scientific and technical, and experimental developmentactivities at the departments, research centers, technology parks and otherstructural units of the University in accordance with the priority areas ofscience and technology in Turkmenistan;

    - participatesin concluding agreements with enterprises, institutions, organizations andother economic entities in order to ensure the implementation of researchactivities by the departments and other structural units of the University on aself-financing basis;

    - promotesthe implementation of students’ research activities under the supervision ofacademic staff at the departments in accordance with the priority areas ofscience and technology in Turkmenistan;

    - expandsand improves the effectiveness of cooperation with scientific institutions,research centers and higher education institutions of the country and foreigncountries for the purpose of jointly developing scientific and scientific-technicalproducts;

    - organizesscientific-methodological and scientific-practical conferences, exhibitions,scientific seminars, as well as other scientific events of a mass nature;

    - organizesand conducts scientific research competitions among students, master’s studentsand postgraduate students;

    - assistsin preparing for publication and publishing abstracts of presentations atscientific and practical conferences and collections of scientific articles;

    - organizesthe active participation of students, postgraduate students, adjuncts and youngscientists in scientific, project and creative competitions held at thenational level;

    - organizesthe activities of scientific and scientific-design student groups under thesupervision of academic staff;

    - assistsin the patenting and licensing of scientific and technical achievements and inthe registration of inventions and innovation proposals;

    - assistsin the publication of scientific articles by students, master’s students,postgraduate students and academic staff in scientific journals indexed ininternational databases;

    - ensuresthe implementation of the results of research and project activities inproduction, as well as in curricula and study plans;

    - preparesperiodic and annual reports on the University’s scientific activities, as wellas reports on the activities of the Department;

    - withinthe framework of international cooperation, studies the experience of leadinghigher education institutions in the development of higher education andscientific activities and exchanges experience with them;

    - developsproposals to improve the effectiveness of scientific activities;

    - performsother activities within the scope of its official powers in accordance with theobjectives and tasks of the University.

    1. Thestaffing structure of the Department of Science is approved by the Ministry ofEducation of Turkmenistan in accordance with the structure of the University.

    2. Generalmanagement and supervision of the organizational, scientific and researchactivities of the University are carried out by the Vice-Rector for ScientificAffairs.

    3. TheDepartment of Science is headed by the Head of the Department of Science. TheHead of the Department of Science reports directly to the Rector of theUniversity and the Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs.

    4. Employeesof the Department of Science perform their duties in accordance with the jobdescriptions developed by the Head of the Department of Science and approved bythe Rector of the University.

    5. Employeesof the Department of Science report to the Head of the Department and performtheir activities on the basis of these Regulations.

    6. TheDepartment of Science carries out its activities on the basis of a work planapproved for the academic year, in close cooperation with the Academic Councilof the University, faculties, departments and other structural units of theUniversity.

    7. Thework plan of the Department of Science is approved by the Rector of theUniversity.

    8. Inaccordance with the tasks assigned to it and its work plan, the Department ofScience performs the following activities for the effective organization andsupervision of scientific activities:

    • carries out work on discussing the annual scientific activity plan of theUniversity at the Academic Council, obtaining its approval by the Rector andcoordinating it in accordance with the established procedure;

    • carries out work to obtain approval from the Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairsfor the research activity plans of faculties, departments, research centers andother structural units;

    • ensures that scientific activities are carried out by faculties, departmentsand research centers in accordance with the priority areas of science andtechnology;

    • regularly analyzes and monitors research activities carried out at faculties,departments, research centers and other structural units on the initiative ofthe University and on the basis of contracts concluded on a paid basis;

   •coordinates research activities carried out by the University’s structural unitsjointly with other parties within the framework of state contracts;

   •ensures the organization of scientific-practical and scientific-methodologicalconferences on current areas of science and technology at the University;

   • organizes scientific, scientific-creative and project competitions on theterritory of the University, as well as at the national and internationallevels;

   • assists students, master’s students, postgraduate students and young lecturersof the University in participating in local, national and internationalscientific, scientific-creative and project competitions;

    • carries out organizational activities aimed at actively involving the academicstaff and students of the University in scientific and scientific-creativeactivities;

    • organizes the review of monographs, textbooks, teaching andteaching-methodological manuals, and curricula submitted for review by theMinistry of Education of Turkmenistan and the Academy of Sciences ofTurkmenistan;

    • jointly with the authors, organizes the patenting and formalization ofscientific and scientific-technical inventions and innovation proposals of theUniversity’s academic staff, postgraduate students, master’s students andstudents, as well as their registration;

    • organizes regular discussion at the Academic Council of the University of theresults of scientific activities of faculties, departments, research centersand other structural units;

    • analyzes interim and final reports on scientific activities prepared byfaculties, departments, research centers and other structural units,systematizes these reports and prepares a University-level report on researchactivities;

    • prepares a report on the implementation of the work plan of the Department ofScience;

    • submits a report on the University’s research activities to the Academy ofSciences of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, the StateCommittee of Turkmenistan on Statistics, the Expert Group in the relevantscientific fields and other relevant parties;

    • carries out activities aimed at improving the effectiveness and quality ofscientific work, as well as strengthening the relationship between industry,education and science;

    • prepares for publication collections of abstracts of presentations by theUniversity’s academic staff, postgraduate students, master’s students andstudents at scientific-practical and scientific-methodological conferences, aswell as collections of their scientific articles;

    • promotes the scientific achievements of the University’s academic staff,postgraduate students, master’s students and students;

    • performs otheractivities within the scope of its official powers in accordance with theobjectives and tasks assigned to the University.

  Contact Information:

    Address: 744036, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, ArchabilAvenue, 8, Main building, 3rd floor, room. 305

    Phone: (+99312) 39-14-47

    Fax: (+99312) 39-14-00

    Email: hakberdihoshdurdyyew@gmail.com

    Website: iogu.edu.tm.