The Department of "Business Management and Entrepreneurship (MBA)" at the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan was established on April 13, 2023. The Regulation of the Department outlines its legal status, objectives, tasks, rights and obligations, organizational structure, as well as the rights, responsibilities, and accountability of the department's staff.

The department holds the status of a core structural unit of the Graduate School and is responsible for preparing master's degree students in the fields of "Finance", "Global Management", "Small Business and Entrepreneurship", "Digital Economy", and "Agro-business", as well as for training highly qualified scientific and pedagogical personnel. The department also coordinates activities with other divisions of the Graduate School (including departments and branches), personnel customers, and other stakeholders in accordance with the procedures established by law.

The activities of the department cover a range of academic, methodological, research, innovative development, organizational, and educational activities, in accordance with the annual and long-term plans. These plans are discussed in department meetings and decisions are made based on the discussions.

The personal work plans of professors and staff are considered the primary documents for assessing their performance, covering educational, methodological, scientific, organizational, and educational tasks.

During the selection process for positions and promotions, the degree to which personal work plans are fulfilled and their rating are major criteria.

The department’s primary goal is to prepare highly competitive specialists who meet the evolving demands of the international and national economies, providing quality knowledge, practical skills, and qualifications, all while contributing to the prestige and international ranking of Uzbekistan and the Graduate School.

The key task of the department is to conduct educational, methodological, scientific research, and innovative activities related to its areas of expertise, while actively participating in the implementation of national socio-economic development programs, scientific research, and innovation projects.

The department holds the status of a core structural unit of the Graduate School, and it is responsible for preparing master's students in the fields of “Business Management and Entrepreneurship (MBA)” in the areas of “Global Management”, “Finance”, “Small Business and Entrepreneurship”, and “Agro-business”. It also trains highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff. The department works in cooperation with other divisions of the Graduate School (including departments and branches), personnel customers, and other stakeholders, following the procedures established by law.

The department includes professors and associate professors, as well as attached doctoral candidates (DSs), PhD students, independent researchers, scientific staff, and interns.

The weekly working hours for professors and teachers do not exceed 36 hours (5 days per week).

Professors and teachers carry out their research and educational activities based on their personal work plans, which are developed according to the nature and content of their scholarly and pedagogical work. These activities can be conducted without interruption from their primary workplace.

Professors and teachers conduct their lessons in classrooms as outlined in the academic schedule, or in an online format.

The department may have teaching and research rooms, scientific seminar spaces, and other structural subdivisions that support the educational and research process. The department may also have a regular scientific seminar for ongoing academic discussions.

In cooperation with external stakeholders, the department has the opportunity to establish branches, joint creative teams, and innovation centers on a contractual basis. These establishments can utilize specialists and the material-technical base of the organizations involved.

Official Name of the Department:

-In Uzbek: "Biznesni boshqarish va tadbirkorlik (MBA)"

-In Russian: "Управление бизнесом и предпринимательством (MBA)"

-In English: "Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (MBA)"

Activity Evaluation

The activities of the department are regularly reviewed by a special commission established by the director of the Graduate School. This commission evaluates the department’s performance at the end of the academic year or, if necessary, during the academic year. The department's ranking is based on the ratings of the professors and staff working within the department.

The rating of the department, its head, and professors is determined by the director of the Graduate School, based on the commission’s findings. In the case of the department head’s performance, the director presents the results to the Graduate School's Scientific Council for discussion, and appropriate measures are taken.

Professors and associate professors are evaluated and rated by the department head at the end of the academic year or, if necessary, during the academic year. The rating is based on assessments from both the department head and the students.

The department head is the person responsible for the overall functioning of the department. The department head carries out their duties in accordance with the department’s regulations and job description.

The department head organizes and coordinates the activities of the staff to ensure effective functioning.

"MBA in Business Administration (Global Management)"
Core subjects:

• Business Law
• Corporate Governance
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Strategic and Operational Management
• Change Management
• Managerial Accounting and Financial Management
• Research Methodology

Elective subjects:

• Leadership and Organizational Development
• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Management Ethics and Corporate Culture
• Corporate Entrepreneurship and Business Models
• International Business
• Innovation Management
• Public-Private Partnerships in Business
• Green Economy and Sustainable Development

"MBA in Business Administration (Finance)"
Core subjects:

• Management of Banks and Financial Institutions
• Managerial Accounting and Financial Management
• Financial Statement Analysis and IFRS
• Corporate Finance
• Strategic and Operational Management
• Derivatives, Risks, and Hedging
• Human Resource Management
• Global Financial Markets

Elective subjects:

• Project Financing
• Management Ethics and Corporate Culture
• Islamic Finance
• Financial Law
• Investment Banking
• Digital Finance
• Public-Private Partnerships in Business
• International Financial Markets

"MBA in Business Administration (Small Business and Entrepreneurship)"
Core subjects:

• Business Law
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Entrepreneurship and Company Management
• Small Business Finance and Management
• Corporate Entrepreneurship and Business Models
• E-commerce and Digital Marketing
• Startup Management
• Research Methodology

Elective subjects:

• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Management Ethics and Corporate Culture
• Digital Business Management
• International Business
• Export-Import Operations in Small Business
• Managerial Accounting and Financial Management
• Organizing and Managing Business Incubators
• Innovative Projects in Small Business

"Project Management (PM)"
Core subjects:

• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Project Financing
• Strategy in Project Management
• Project Management Methodology
• Human Resource Management
• Strategic and Operational Management
• Startup Management
• Green Economy and Sustainable Development
• Research Methodology

Elective subjects:

• Innovation Management
• Management Ethics and Corporate Culture
• Contract Management in Projects
• Project Team Management
• Risk Management in Projects
• Practical Project Management
• Application of Digital Technologies in Project Management
• Public-Private Partnerships in Business

"MBA in Business Administration (Agribusiness)"
Core subjects:

• Corporate Governance
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Strategic and Operational Management
• Key Technologies in Agribusiness
• Export-Import Operations in Agribusiness
• Land, Water, and Property Relations in Agribusiness
• Digital Agribusiness
• Research Methodology

Elective subjects:

• Business Law
• Management Ethics and Corporate Culture
• Agricultural Product Processing Technologies
• Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector
• Managerial Accounting and Financial Management
• Agribusiness Startups
• Public-Private Partnerships in Agribusiness

The department conducts research in the following areas:

• Business Management: Corporate Governance, Project Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Strategic and Operational Management, Change Management.
• Digital Business Management: Management Accounting and Financial Management, Management Ethics and Corporate Culture, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Business Models, International Business, Innovation Management, Public-Private Partnerships in Business, Green Economy and Sustainable Development, Management Accounting and Financial Management.
• Corporate Finance: Strategic and Operational Management, Derivatives, Risk Management and Hedging, Islamic Finance, Investment Banking, Digital Finance, International Financial Markets, E-commerce and Digital Marketing, Startup Project Management, Establishing and Managing Business Incubators.
• Agrobusiness: Core Technologies in Agrobusiness, Export and Import Operations in Agrobusiness, Land, Water, and Property Relations in Agrobusiness, Digital Agrobusiness, Agricultural Product Processing Technologies, Entrepreneurship in Agriculture, and others.

The department consists of fifteen academic staff members who align with its activities, including:

• Professors with a Doctor of Science (DSс) degree or holders of the corresponding academic title.
• Associate Professors with a Candidate of Science (PhD) degree, or those holding the relevant academic title of associate professor.
• Staff members who have earned equivalent doctoral degrees (PhD) from foreign institutions.

The department is subordinate to the Director of the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship, along with its deputies, and cooperates with the postgraduate and master's programs as well as the teaching methodology and international relations departments. The department has the right to request services from other departments as necessary.

The Head of the Department is appointed by the Director of the Graduate School.

The department is typically headed by a Doctor of Science (DSс) or, in exceptional cases, by someone with a PhD from a foreign institution in the relevant field. The head of the department is personally responsible for its activities.

In some cases, an Associate Professor with a PhD or an academic degree from a foreign country may temporarily be appointed as the head of the department during the absence of the head due to leave, illness, or business travel. Furthermore, a head with a Doctor of Science (DSс) degree or an academic title of Professor may be appointed to this position for a five-year term.

When the department head is unavailable (due to leave, illness, business travel, etc.) or if the position is vacated before the term ends, the duties of the head are temporarily assigned to another staff member as per the recommendation of the department members and the director's decision.

The primary responsibility of the department head is to manage the department’s activities. This includes delegating and reassigning responsibilities to department members (professors, associate professors, teaching assistants, as well as doctoral students (DSс), foundation doctoral candidates (PhD), independent researchers, scientific staff, and interns) in line with the department’s goals, objectives, specialization, and the duties assigned by the leadership of the Graduate School.

The overall responsibility of the department members is to carry out the tasks and assignments given by the department head.

Issues that arise in the course of the department's activities and management are discussed at department meetings, with decisions made on how to implement them.

Department meetings are held as needed throughout the academic year, typically under the leadership of the department head, and are formalized with official minutes.

Extraordinary meetings may be convened at the initiative of the Graduate School’s leadership, the department head, or a department professor, provided they are based on the established agenda.

For specific discussions, the department head may invite professors from related departments, staff from other divisions of the Graduate School, and external experts in the relevant field.

All department members must adhere to the department's meeting rules and ensure the implementation of the decisions made during those meetings.