Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan


The Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan is a higher military institution in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan which serves to train future soldiers and officers of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan. The academic year runs from September to July, with the tuition at the school is US$400–800 per student depending on their department.

Origins and Mission

It was founded in 2000 as a result of the renovation of the MVD Higher School of Mechanical Engineering, which was founded in 1991 on the basis of a department of higher education of the USSR based in Tashkent in the USSR. At the time of its founding, it was one of the first MVD academies in Tajikistan and Central Asia. From 2014 to 2017, new administrative and educational buildings were commissioned in the academy, which was opened on the country's 26th anniversary in 2017. The academy's mission is to prepare cadets for service in the armed forces, the internal troops, or for higher educational institutions such as Tajik National University.

Organization

Cadets are trained in the academy in the following areas:
The faculty of the academy includes officials from the VKD as well as officials from other law enforcement and defense agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Justice, the National Guard, and the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense.
The academy is also divided into faculties, which are departments that cover specific subjects, such as the following faculties: