Samarkand Institute of economics and service was founded in 1931 in Tashkent as "Central Asian Institute of Planning". In april, 1935, given institute was transferred to the State plan committee of Uzbekistan, and was named "Uzbekistan’s Planning Institute" and in August, 1935, it moved from Tashkent to Samarkand.
In 1936 Uzbekistan’s Planning Institute joined to State Trade and Cooperative Institute and became Uzbekistan’s National Economic Institute. On the 10 of June, 1949, it was titled as "Samarkand Soviet Trade Institute" . By the order of former Soviet of Ministers on November 30, 1960 this Institute was removed to Centrosoyuz and was called "Samarkand Cooperative Institute".
Beginning from 1998 year according to order number 123 from the 24 of May, 1998, Samarkand Cooperative Institute was transferred to the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special education of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
On the 26 of March 2004 according to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan number 144 the given Institute was changed into the Samarkand Institute of economics and service.

Namangan Engineering Pedagogical Institute (NamEPI) was established as the Namangan branch of Tashkent Mechanical Engineering Institute in 1991 for the purpose of improvement of education of engineers, more complete satisfaction of the demand for engineers in the Ferghana Valley and development of the scientific technical potential of the region. It is considered as the basic higher educational institution for preparation of qualified engineer-pedagogues for vocational colleges by the decision №77 (February 24, 1998) of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic of Uzbekistan.

The Institute provides instruction not only for engineer-pedagogues, but also for engineers, technologists and economists in various branches of the national economy. At the present the Institute is one of the recognized leaders in the system of vocational pedagogical education of the Republic. The students of the Institute acquire fundamental knowledge in the fields of natural sciences, technical sciences, humanities and economics combined with profound psychological, pedagogical, vocational and industrial preparation in the course of instruction.

Graduating students of NamEPI are specialists, who possess a unique combination of professional qualities and perfectly meet the requirements of the market economy.

Samarkand State University is a major university in Samarkand, Uzbekistan established by a government decree of the Government of Uzbekistan dated 22 January 1927 in the city of Samarkand. The university is commonly known as Samarkand University (in Uzbek Samarqand universiteti)

The university was originally organized in 1927 as the Uzbek Pedagogical Institute and in 1930, it was renamed the Uzbek State Pedagogical Academy and in 1933, upon merger of the Pedagogical Academy and the Uzbek State Medical Institute into the Uzbek State University. In 1941—2016, the University was named after poet and philosopher Ali-Shir Nava’i (alternative transliteration Alisher Navoi).

In 1961, the Uzbek State University was finally renamed the Samarkand State University, a name it keeps to date. The rector of the university since 2015 is Dr. Alimdjan Rakhimovich Khalmukhamedov.

Currently, the University comprises the following faculties: Philology; History and Philosophy; Teaching; Physics and Mathematics; Biology; Economy; Tajik Philology; Russian Philology; Law; Physical education.

The Karakalpak state university of a name of Berdaha has been formed in 1976 г on the basis of the Karakalpak state teacher training college of a name of Shevchenko and has been renamed into Nukussky state university.

The decision №274 from January, 15th, 1992 Zhokargy of Republic Karakalpakstan Kenes have been renamed into the Karakalpak state university of a name of Berdaha.

About university achievements:

– The decree № 1533 2014 of the President and Ministry of the higher and sredne – vocational education the university was included into the rebuilding plan;

– During the last years at university 7 new directions of a bachelor degree and 3 new specialities of a magistracy have opened: oil refining and gas, processing of light industry and chemical elements, building, ichthyology, electric power industry;

– At university there are 2 Presidential grant-aided students, 2 winners of the State award of a name of Zulfii, and also owners of the State award of "Nihol", grant-aided students of a name of Ulugbeka, Navoi and Berdaha.

– For last 3 years about 30 teachers of university raised the experience, and also participated at seminars in the scientific and educational centres of foreign countries such, as Belgium, Germany, Poland, China, India, Hungary, the USA, Latvia, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Portugal, Kazakstan and Turkmenistan;