Some 10 billion cubic meters of gas will be exported to Iran per year from the Ýolöten gas field in the future due to a 2009 agreement between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan involving people such as Gholam Hossein Nozari, the Iranian Minister of Oil and the Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister, Täçberdi Tagyýew.
A number of noted Turkmen politicians studied at the university, particularly those in the economic sector including Annaguly Deryayev, Khodjamyrat Geldimyradov, Kakaev Yakshigeldy, Khadyr Saparlyev, Hydyr Saparlyýew and Täçberdi Tagyýew.