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Even with meager resources, many universities in Tajikistan, led by a dynamic set of managers, are innovating, improving quality, and working with the top universities of the world.

Separation from the Soviet Union and a subsequent civil war were difficult events for Tajikistan. The economy contracted significantly, one-fifth of the nation’s schools were damaged or destroyed, and the change in the economic system of mandatory work assignments in the Soviet era had large numbers of students abandoning their studies and leaving the country in search of work. Tajikistan managed to overcome these challenges, with enrollment rates returning to near pre-independence levels.