The results of the ranking assessment of higher education institutions of Turkmenistan for the 2025–2026 academic year have been announced. The ranking was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of reforms implemented in the higher education system, encourage the activities of universities, faculties, departments, and academic staff, and strengthen the country’s position in the international educational and scientific community.
Based on the indicators established in the Regulation on the Ranking Assessment of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, leading universities, faculties, departments, and outstanding professors and teachers were identified through automatically calculated results in the digital platform rating.bilim.tm.
Among higher education institutions that demonstrated the highest results, based on the average score per professor and teacher taking into account the number of academic staff, the first-degree diploma was awarded to the Turkmen State Institute of Finance (18.95 points). The second-degree diploma was awarded to the Aba Annaev International Academy of Horse Breeding (17.40 points), while the third-degree diploma went to the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan (17.18 points).
Among faculties, the Faculty of Information Technologies of the International University for the Humanities and Development took first place (37.39 points). The Faculty of Digital Technologies and Cybersecurity of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University ranked second (25.80 points), while the Faculty of Radio Communication Technologies of the Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan took third place (24.30 points).
Among departments, the highest results were recorded by the Department of Exact and Natural Sciences of the International University for the Humanities and Development (60.66 points). The Department of Cybersecurity of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University ranked second (51.36 points), and the Department of Languages of the International University for the Humanities and Development ranked third (48.73 points).