Tashkent State Technical University (TSTU) (Uzbek: Toshkent Davlat Texnika Universiteti) is one of the oldest universities of Uzbekistan. Currently, the university consists of 6 faculties, and prepares highly skilled professionals in technical and engineering fields. For this year, it is estimated to run 56 departments with over 10 746 students, who are taught by 6 academicians of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, 74 doctors of sciences and 314 candidates of sciences.