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
Academic staff	28
Students	2,200 (including 156 women)
Doctoral students	3
Address	123 Vose Street , Dushanbe , Tajikistan
Language	Tajik, Russian
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Website	http://www.avkd.tj/ru/

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.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the National Guard of Tajikistan, 300 female cadets took part in the military parade at the National Guard’s parade ground.

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 service 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.