Namangan State University (NamSU) was established in 1942 as a pedagogical institute.

[4] Nowadays NamSU has over 28,547 students in bachelor's and master's degree programs.

NamSU has 600 teaching staff which 46% of them have PhD and doctoral levels degrees.

The university trains high-skilled specialists in languages (Uzbek, Russian, English, German), literature, social sciences, political sciences, history, archive studies, pedagogy, psychology, education, preschool education, sport, applied art, music education, geography, economy, mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, technical sciences, tourism, hotel management, information technology and library studies.

Every year the teaching staff and students attend different scientific events and spend academic visits in advanced universities in developed countries.