Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (RTSU), also known as Russian-Tajik University, is a university in Tajikistan located in Dushanbe. The university was a result of cooperation between the Russian and Tajik governments. The majority of the students come from Russian families living in Tajikistan and the others are from Tajik and Uzbek families. The university is a member of the Euroasian Universities Association (EUA). Besides being Russian-Tajik the university has students in many nationalities including Armenian, Georgian, Ukrainian and others from Post-Soviet states.

History

It was established in 1996 as one of the branches of the University of Slavic Russia in Tajikistan. At early beginning it was one of the strongest universities after the Tajikistani Civil War and other unrest in the republic. In August 2016, at the opening ceremony of the new building of the university, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon noted in his speech that over the past years more than 12,000 specialists have been trained at RTSU.

University structure

The university consist of the following departments

List of specialties or majors

University also provides postgraduate study in economics and philology.

University partnership

The university is partnering in education, culture and science with the following organization:

Notable people

Rectors of the university

Known professors

Honorable doctors of the University

Alumni