Department of Sociology and Social Work of Samarkand State University
Head of the Department of Social Work of
Samarkand State University
Sherov Maruf Boltaevich
Since 2002, he has been working at the Department of Sociology and Social Work of Samarkand State University. During his academic career, he has published about 50 scientific articles in national journals, as well as more than 30 articles and abstracts in international and national scientific conferences. He is the author of 4 textbooks, 3 teaching manuals, and 4 electronic textbooks.
In particular, the textbook “Ethics of Social Work”, developed in co-authorship for the educational program 60920100 – Social Work, is the first textbook created for this specialty in the country.
Under the scientific supervision of Associate Professor M.B. Sherov, students have achieved high academic results. Notably, 4 students have become recipients of the Ibrohim Mo‘minov and Botirxon Valixo‘jayev scholarships, while 2 students have been awarded the Alisher Navoi State Scholarship.
Social Work Department Staff
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Negmatov Isokzhon +99894 5353602 n-isoq@samdu.uz Isokzhon Negmatov, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor. In 1985, he successfully defended his PhD thesis on "Problems of System Development". He published a monograph "Economic Culture and the Epoch", a brochure "Philosophy of Life", a textbook "Ethics of Social Work" and a textbook "Ethical and Professional Values of Social Work". In his scientific and pedagogical activity the scientist is the author of about 20 textbooks, 1 textbook, 1 manual, 1 monograph, 5 treatises devoted to profound substantiation of scientific-theoretical aspects of the work in the field of philosophy, national idea, basis of spirituality, sociology and social work. More than 200 scientific works were published. Published articles in 4 Scopus and 15 international scientific journals. |
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Negmatova Dilovar Isoqjonovna
Her research focuses on the topic “Sociological analysis of the neighborhood-based work system in New Uzbekistan.” She has published more than 20 scientific articles in international and national academic journals on this subject. In 2024, she successfully defended her PhD dissertation at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. To date, she is the author of more than 60 scientific publications. |
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Normamatova Makhsuda Nurmamatovna Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. In 2020 she defended her doctoral dissertation "Ideas of Postnoclassical Epistemology in Virtualism. Mahsuda Normamatova is the author of 1 textbook, 2 monographs, 1 textbook, 2 teaching aids. She has also published more than 10 scientific articles in foreign scientific journals. |
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Dilfuza Bakhrieva Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. Since 2005, she has worked at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Samarkand State University. She defended her PhD thesis on "The Humanistic Essence of Abdurakhman Jami's Sufi Beliefs". |
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Mavjuda Tangirova tangirovamavjuda1976@gmail.com Lecturer in the Department of Social Work. Since 2005, she has been working at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Samarkand State University. She conducts scientific research for her doctoral dissertation on "Sociological Impact of Women's Activities in State and Non-State Organizations". |
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Toshpolatov Dostonjon Nodir o'g'li He is a teacher at the Department of Social Work at Samarkand State University. He has been working there since 2023. He is conducting research on the topic "The Importance of Intervention in Resolving Internal Conflicts in Young Families." |
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For this purpose, in 2015, Professor M. Ganieva of the National University of Uzbekistan, Associate Professor N. Latipova, Head of the Department Associate Professor I. Negmatov, and Associate Professor M. B. Sherov co-authored the textbook “Ethics of Social Work.” This textbook won 2nd place in the “Best Textbook of the Year” competition organized by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In addition, Associate Professor M. B. Sherov published teaching manuals titled “Legal Foundations of Social Work” and “Foreign Experience in Social Work.” Since January 2019, Associate Professor I. Negmatov has been serving as the head of the department. Under his leadership, 2 DSc and 4 PhD dissertations have been defended, 10 textbooks, more than 20 teaching manuals, 8 monographs, and over 100 scientific and popular articles have been published. Leading faculty members of the department — I. Negmatov, M. N. Normamatova, M. B. Sherov, D. Kh. Bakhrieva, M. S. Abbasova, M. U. Tangirova, and D. Toshpolatov — are actively engaged in research work with talented students. |
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The department hosts a scientific club called “Creators of the Social Sphere,” led by Associate Professor M. S. Abbasova. On March 18, in celebration of World Social Work Day, an intellectual game “Zakovat” was organized among students, and the winners were awarded. Additionally, based on the letter of the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated March 11, 2026 (No. 01/27/2145), students participated in the “Zakovat” intellectual game held on April 2–3 in Tashkent. The event was organized under the leadership of Associate Professor M. B. Sherov. Furthermore, students actively participate with scientific articles and theses in more than 10 national scientific journals and conferences. |
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