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. 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. History Origins Since the mid-1920s, with the establishment of police departments in Tajikistan, training courses for police officers were organized. In 1930, in the city of Stalinabad, a two-year police school began to function. Modern academy The Cabinet of Ministers adopted the Resolution "On the establishment of the Dushanbe Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan" on December 23, 1991, following independence. The modern academy was founded on 30 December 2000. 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. Heads The heads of both of the Dushanbe Secondary Special Police School and then the academy were: Colonel Gani Nematov (1970-1975) Major General Viktor Fomichev (1975-1979) Colonel Nu'mon Yakhoev (1979-1982) Lieutenant Colonel Abdukholik Abdunazarov (1982-1985) Colonel Viktor Omelchenko (1985-1991) Colonel Usmon Dzhumaev (1991-1993) Colonel General Abdurahim Kakhkharov (1993-2000) Major General Shamsullo Saimuddinov (2000-2005) Major General Fayz Dustov (2005-2009) Major General Sherali Rozikzoda (2009-2013) Major General Jurakhon Majidzoda (2013-2014) Major General Faizali Sharifzoda (2014-present) Academics Areas of study 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. Cadets are trained in the academy in the following areas: Legal Management Operations Judicial System Criminal System Mechanics Engineering Emergency Situations Commands Faculties 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