Academic lyceum at the Karshi Engineering Economics Institute

The Academic Lyceum of the Institute of Engineering and Economics is located in Karshi, the centre of Kashkadarya province in Uzbekistan, and was founded in 2000. The school currently has more than 800 students (as of 2024). Four of the 60 teachers employed teach German. It is taught as a first and second foreign language in the upper secondary school. In addition, the academic lyceum has been offering a well-grounded education in physics and mathematics, chemistry and biology, philology and linguistics as well as in the social sciences and humanities for more than twenty years.

An essential part of the school’s profile are the numerous clubs at the Lyceum. These include the following associations: “We Learn Russian”, “Young Physicists”, “Young Chemists”, “Mathematicians”, “Step by Step (English)”, “German Studies”, “Top Musicians” and sports clubs for football and volleyball, table tennis, chess and draughts.

Statistically, the Academic Lyceum is one of the best lyceums in Uzbekistan, which is reflected in the number of graduates who go on to study at the most prestigious universities in Uzbekistan. The school is also very advanced in terms of the overall quality of education. A German teacher at the lyceum was awarded a scholarship for the development of language teaching in the Republic of Uzbekistan and was even named “Teacher of the Year in Uzbekistan” in 2017.

Since 2013, the lyceum has been part of the PASCH (Partner Schools of the Future) initiative. Teachers and students actively participate in international exchange programmes with countries such as Germany, Russia and France. The Academic Lyceum maintains also friendly and cooperative relations with the branch of the Goethe-Institut in Tashkent.