Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan

Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan
(Tajik): Академияи Вазорати корҳои дохилии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
Other name
 VKD Academy
Former name
 MVD Higher School of Mechanical Engineering
Type military academy
Established 2000 (2000)
Founder Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tajikistan)
Affiliation Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
Commandant Major General Faizali Sharifzoda[1]
Academic staff
 28
Students 2,200 (including 156 women)[2]
3
Address 123 Vose Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Language Tajik, Russian
Colors     
Website http://www.avkd.tj/ru/

The Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan is higher military institution 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,[3] with the tuition at the school is 400-800 USD per student depending on their department.[4]

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.[5] 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:

  • Legal Management
  • Operations
  • Judicial System
  • Criminal System
  • Mechanics
  • Engineering
  • Emergency Situations
  • Commands

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:

  • Faculty No. 1 - Conducts lessons on different specialties in city police departments.
  • Faculty No. 2 - It prepares cadets for higher education opportunities in the armed forces, as well as in regular Tajik universities.
  • Faculty No. 3 - Cadets are solely being trained for seevice in the internal troops, the VKD, as well as other law enforcement agencies for at least 2 years.
  • Faculty No. 4 - Fire safety and Emergencies are the primary focus in this department, where cadets spent 5 years studying in.

References

  1. ↑ "Начальник Академии - Академия МВД РТ". avkd.tj. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. ↑ "President of Tajikistan held a "Lesson of peace" for its defenders in the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs | Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus". news.tj. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. ↑ "OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports Academy of the Tajik Ministry of Internal Affairs Open Days". OSCE. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - WHED - IAU's World Higher Education Database". whed.net. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Opening of a new building of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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