The International University for Humanities and Development (Turkmen: Halkara Ynsanperwer Ylymlary we Ösüş Uniwersiteti, HYY we ÖU) was opened in September 2014 as an English-medium institution of higher education in Turkmenistan.
[3] Esen Aydogdyev, a career diplomat, was appointed the university's first rector in July 2014.
In this regard, students will attend one-year advanced language training courses and study terminology of their chosen specialization.
[3] The university intends to follow the Bologna Process, and to offer four-year baccalaureate and two-year master's degrees.
[6] The university campus includes the main building with capacity of 2,000 students, three dormitories, cafeteria, an indoor athletic facility, outdoor volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, and automobile parking.