Central Asian University

About Central Asian University

Central Asian University is an independent private university in Tashkent. It began in 2019 under the AKFA University name and was renamed Central Asian University effective 26 June 2023. The university states that its license was updated after the rebranding; license number 223409 authorizes educational provision across a range of undergraduate fields and an MBA. Uzbekistan’s National Quality Assurance Agency also maintains a current institutional record for CAU, identifying 2019 as its establishment year and linking the university’s official website. The university’s academic identity is applied and professionally oriented. Its portfolio spans business, engineering, architecture and design, hospitality and tourism, medicine, and dentistry. This breadth may suit students seeking an English-language private-university environment, but applicants should evaluate the curriculum and professional recognition of their specific program instead of assuming that every school has the same structure or external recognition. CAU is operating and accepting applicants in 2026. Its website publishes 2026/2027 tuition and an active 2026 transfer process, while government statistics list enrolled bachelor’s students in 2025/2026. The institution’s current campus is at 264 Milliy bog Street in Tashkent. Facilities advertised by the university include teaching and simulation laboratories, computing spaces, a financial laboratory, sports infrastructure, social areas, and an on-campus dormitory. These resources make CAU a campus-based option rather than an online-only provider, although applicants should confirm access and any additional charges with the relevant school.

Applicants begin through CAU’s online application form, selecting a program and an online or in-person entrance-exam format. The university’s general admissions page describes examinations in English and, depending on the intended school, mathematics, biology, or chemistry. It reports a 50% passing threshold for each listed subject and a mandatory short interview after a successful English examination. The published exemption standards differ by academic area. Medicine and Dentistry applicants may seek exemption from the English examination with IELTS 6.0, TOEFL iBT 60, or the stated SAT English score; applicants to Business, Engineering, and Hospitality and Tourism may use IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 46, or the stated SAT score. National certificates may support subject-exam exemptions under the conditions on the official page. These are exemption rules, not necessarily universal minimum admission guarantees, so applicants should confirm their exact program’s 2026 entry requirements. The general admissions page still contains a scholarship-exam date from the 2025/2026 cycle and therefore should not be used for a current deadline. The separately published transfer route was current for fall 2026 and had a 30 July 2026 deadline, but that deadline had already passed by the profile date of 20 August 2026. Transfer review considers prior study, curriculum compatibility, English proficiency, academic and disciplinary standing, and available seats. New first-year applicants should obtain their current deadline directly from Admissions before paying any non-refundable exam charge.

CAU’s undergraduate catalogue covers several distinct professional areas. Engineering offerings include Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. The university also lists Architecture and Design; Accounting and Finance; Management; Economics; Marketing; International Business; English Language Teaching; Hospitality Management and Tourism; Medicine; and Dentistry. The official undergraduate page identifies English as the teaching language for these programs. Most listed bachelor’s programs run for eight semesters. Hospitality Management and Tourism is presented as a six-semester program, Dentistry as ten semesters, and Medicine as twelve semesters. Applicants should not treat the professional titles Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Dental Surgery as evidence of a research PhD: the university’s published license supports bachelor’s and professional fields plus an MBA, but the reviewed official materials do not establish that CAU currently awards PhDs. The curriculum information suggests an applied learning model. Campus resources include medical and dental simulation laboratories, computer-equipped teaching rooms, a Bloomberg Financial Lab, and spaces with audiovisual equipment. These facilities are relevant to the university’s mix of clinical, business, and technical subjects, although availability may vary by course. The International Business program is advertised as a dual-diploma option, and the 2026/2027 tuition page similarly identifies a dual-diploma format for Hospitality Management and Tourism. Students considering either route should request the current partnership agreement, award title, mobility requirements, and recognition arrangements before enrolling. At graduate level, the updated license explicitly lists an MBA; no verified current PhD offering was found.

Key Highlights

• Founded in 2019 and renamed from AKFA University in June 2023
• Listed by Uzbekistan’s National Quality Assurance Agency as a higher-education institution
• Updated license number 223409 covers bachelor’s fields and an MBA
• Operating in Tashkent with active 2026/2027 recruitment and tuition information

Student Life & Environment

CAU provides an on-campus setting where academic, residential, and recreational facilities are grouped together. The university’s facilities page describes a dormitory for both local and international students, with single and triple rooms. Rooms include a bed, refrigerator, private bathroom and toilet, and Wi-Fi; shared kitchens are available on each floor, and laundry use is free apart from detergent. The institution reports capacity for 600 residents, so applicants should confirm availability rather than assume that housing is guaranteed. Recreation facilities include an indoor multipurpose hall used for basketball, volleyball, and futsal, a fitness center, and outdoor fields. The campus also has informal student spaces, including a chill zone, coworking and meeting areas, and a social room. The Student Council represents student concerns, supports student-led initiatives, organizes events and workshops, and offers guidance for clubs. Accessibility features described by CAU include tactile ground tiles, elevators with Braille-marked buttons, and adapted toilets and bathrooms. These are useful indicators of physical access, but students with particular accommodation needs should discuss the exact buildings, services, and support arrangements with the university before committing. International and exchange students can also seek assistance through the university’s international-relations and Erasmus+ functions, including guidance connected with arrival and campus accommodation.

Location & Surroundings

Central Asian University is located at 264 Milliy bog Street in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital. The national quality-assurance register places its legal address in Tashkent’s Mirzo Ulugbek district, and the same address appears throughout the university’s official website. This gives students access to a capital-city environment while retaining a consolidated campus with teaching, residential, social, and sports spaces. Living on campus can reduce daily travel because the dormitory is within the university grounds and close to classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities. Students who plan to live elsewhere should independently check commute times and transport options from a prospective address; the reviewed official sources do not provide dependable route or travel-time guidance. For international applicants, Tashkent is also the point of arrival for many journeys to Uzbekistan, but visa and registration requirements depend on nationality and can change. CAU says its international-relations function provides visa-support and international-student assistance. Applicants should use current Uzbek government guidance and confirm university procedures before arranging travel. They should also budget separately for transportation, food, insurance, immigration formalities, and personal expenses because CAU’s published tuition and housing prices do not represent a complete cost-of-living budget.

Costs & Career Outcomes

CAU publishes program-specific tuition for the 2026/2027 intake and separates local students, international students from Central Asia, and other international students. Local annual fees shown include UZS 54,000,000 for English Language Teaching and Educational Management, UZS 81,000,000 for several business, engineering, architecture, and hospitality programs, UZS 94,500,000 for International Business, UZS 108,000,000 for Dentistry, and UZS 135,000,000 for Medicine. Students should use the amount attached to their exact program and category rather than treating these figures as one university-wide price. For international students outside the university’s Central Asia category, published annual tuition generally ranges from USD 5,000 for English Language Teaching and Educational Management to USD 11,000 for Medicine. Several programs are USD 7,000, while Dentistry is USD 9,000 and the listed dual-diploma programs reach USD 10,000. The university’s housing page lists annual single and triple-room prices of UZS 30,000,000 and UZS 15,000,000 for local students, or USD 3,000 and USD 1,500 for international students. The housing page does not label these prices by academic year, so applicants should reconfirm them before contracting. CAU operates a Career Center established in 2024. Its services include an online portal for jobs and internships, career advising, CV and cover-letter feedback, workshops, and mock interviews. These services can support career preparation, but the reviewed materials do not provide independently verified salary or placement outcomes suitable for comparison. Students in regulated clinical professions should separately verify licensing and recognition requirements in the country where they intend to practise.