Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Construction work of a modern campus for AKFA University started. Turkish company NKY Architects and Engineers has developed a conceptual design for the AKFA University campus.

On 25 February, the project for the construction of a new campus of the AKFA University was presented to the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The President got acquainted with the presentation of creative projects to be implemented in the Tashkent region. So, it is planned to create an arboretum, the construction of an Olympic town, university buildings, clinics and other facilities in Kibray district.

For the construction of the campus, a land plot of 20 hectares was purchased. Construction work will be carried out in several stages. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed in 2021.

The campus will have several zones: an educational zone, a residential zone, an administrative zone, a social zone, a cultural zone, a sports zone, and a healthcare zone. All zones will be connected by a ring road and alleys, which will allow students and university staff to reach the required building in a few minutes.

The AKFA University campus will be designed for 10,000 students. A library, cafeterias, a dormitory, sports facilities, laboratories, a clinic and other facilities will function on the campus. The hostel will be designed for 3,000 people.

AKFA University prepares future doctors. To acquire knowledge and skills, as well as to undergo practical training for medical students, it is necessary to create an infrastructure. Training rooms will be equipped on the campus, where students will consolidate theoretical knowledge in practice.

The administration of the university plans to create a clinic for 600 beds. The clinic will be equipped with modern medical equipment. In this clinic, students, in collaboration with experienced doctors, will receive and assist patients. The clinic will be able to serve 2,000 patients a day.

It should be noted that now at AKFA University there are Medical School, Pharmaceutical School and Dentistry School, Nursing School, Accounting and finance School, Economics School, Architecture and design School, Computer engineering School, Software engineering School and English language School.