Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, named after the 18th-century Turkmen poet and Sufi scholar Dovletmamed Azadi, was set up in 1983, following orders from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan and the Supreme Council of the TSSR. Initially known as the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute of the Russian Language and Literature, it started operating in 1984. Over the years, it has had d several name changes, finally becoming the Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages in 1995.
Today, the institute is a modern higher-educational institution in Turkmenistan. It aligns its efforts with the new reforms started by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the field of education and science.
The main aim of the institute is to train highly qualified linguists, philologists, foreign-language teachers and translators proficient in state and foreign languages, to contribute to the national economy of Turkmenistan. To achieve this, the institute offers training in 14 language specialities and includes five faculties and 17 departments.
The faculties at the institute include: English language and literature, European languages and literature, Russian language and literature, Oriental languages and literature, and the school of continual professional development faculty.
The curriculum and programmes at the institute are designed to adhere to world standards, with a duration of five years of study for a bachelor's degree and an added year for a master's degree. The institute offers a wide range of language-training majors, including English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkmen language and literature.
