AKFA University has been established according to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan dated February 15, 2019.
Our university is aiming to achieve its goal of being the leading institution of higher education in the region and contribute to the development of Uzbekistan, as we know and understand the significance of our geographical location.
Our university’s mission is:
- To educate a sufficient number of people in the areas that the country needs,
- To propose solutions for the training of professional staff,
- To produce new educational technologies,
- To develop the principles of education and training.
AKFA University offers education at internationally acclaimed standards to students from different nations.
The university trains highly qualified specialists in fundamental, medical, exact and humanitarian disciplines.
In addition to the Medical Doctor Program, Masters’ Program will be offered by a highly qualified internationally acclaimed academic staff.
The educational process is carried out in partnership with leading international research institutions, including with Gachon University in the medical area (South Korea) and our compatriots working abroad.
The study will be in English and lasts for 6 years (2 years of preparatory courses, 4 years of medical courses in medical faculty). Graduates receive a diploma of higher education.
Research, discovery, and quest for truth are the critical characteristics of a university. AKFA University is aware of these responsibilities and devotes itself to create an intellectual environment where both students and faculty members can conduct productive and effective research together.
The University aims to offer the most modern, and the highest quality education to its students. Each and every student that embarks on this long educational journey at our university graduates as an individual fully content and well equipped with the education he/she has received. Our graduates start their professional life at highly prestigious internationally recognized businesses and their employment possibilities with these institutions is an asset to AKFA University.
With a vision that foresees the future, and moving forward with firm steps with all the enthusiasm, vigor and vitality essential in becoming one of the most outstanding universities of the 21st century, AKFA University generates knowledge together with the students, faculty and administrative staff, and at the same time continues to introduce novelties in social, medical, cultural and scientific areas.
AKFA University has set its vision and mission as a road map to be a top university with its determined development targets, academicians, managers and administrators.
Akfa Medical School was launched in Fall 2019 according to the Presidential Decree dated Dec. 29th, 2017 to enhance the level of healthcare in Uzbekistan. In order to implement the Presidential Decree, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan adopted a Resolution on Feb. 15th, 2019, which decided to collaborate with Gachon Medical School, one of the leading medical schools in Korea.
Akfa Medical School, by replicating the state-of-the-art medical education system imported from Korea, aims to educate good medical doctors with comprehensive knowledge, outstanding skills, and a warm heart for patients. The six-year curriculum comprises foundation courses (3 semesters), basic medical sciences (2 semesters), clinical sciences (3 semesters), and clerkship and career preparation (4 semesters).
At Akfa Medical School, students will learn the same course materials as those which students of Gachon Medical School are learning. Lectures and practices will be provided by experienced faculty members in modern educational facilities on the new campus. On successful completion of the whole curriculum, graduates of Akfa Medical School will earn a Medical Doctor (MD) degree. After graduation, they can continue their internship and residency training at the University Hospital that will be built on campus in Fall 2023.
Gyo Jun
Dean,
School of Medicine
| Name & Office | Title / Interests | |
| Dr. Gyu Jun | Dean | g.jun[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Hulkar Mamayusupova | Professor | h.mamayusupova[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Riddhi Chawla | Professor | |
| Dr. Niladi Maiti | Professor | |
| Dr. Sanjar Madrakhimov | Professor | s.madrakhimov[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Prof. Tuychiboy Nishonov | Professor | t.nishonov[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Temur Duschanov | Professor | t.duschanov[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Sharma Mokshada Sanjay | Professor | m.sharma[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Iyer Lakshmi | Professor | l.iyer[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Prof. Park Jeong Chan | Professor | jpark[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Khan Muhammad Saiful Islam | Professor | m.khan[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Dr. Ahn Jea Hyeon | Professor | j.ahn[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Asmik Kostyunina | Teaching Assistant | a.kostyunina[∂]akfauniversity.org |
| Komila Narkulova | Teaching Assistant | k.narkulova[∂]akfauniversity.org |
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