DUSHANBE, October 2, Asia-Plus  -- Investment in training of young skilled specialists is necessary and will be of great benefit for Tajikistan in future, Mike Fidler, vice-president of Intelligentsia International Inc (Florida, USA), remarked at news conference in Dushanbe today. 

The news conference was organized by the Republican News Center.  

            According to him, short-term training course for young specialists offered by of Intelligentsia International Inc allow countries with transition economy to get well-trained young specialists in different spheres.  

“We offer a large number of different training courses, which cover practically spheres of activity,” said Mr. Fidler said, “The courses also include projects for water quality control, global climate change, water purification and development of municipal engineering, which are of great importance for Tajikistan.” 

He noted that so far, only two students from Tajikistan have taken training courses at Intelligentsia International Inc “Besides, a group of 25 students have taken training courses in Dushanbe, at our partners – Silk Road Science & Engineering, which is engaged in organizing short-term courses.” Fidler said.    .

Mike Fidler is Director & V.P. for Recruitment - functions as an III program participants recruiter in Europe and Asia; he resides in Pilsen, Czech Republic

Intelligentsia International, Inc. (III) was formed in 1990 under the name American - Soviet Cooperative Exchange, Inc. (ASCE) as a mechanism of organizing educational exchanges between the United States and republics of the former Soviet Union.  In 1992 ASCE changed its name to III and secured its 501 c3 status as an educational non-profit organization.

Between 1990 and 1998, the organization conducted a variety of exchanges involving approximately 200 participants, including academic, youth, military, scientific, business, agricultural and governmental representatives.   

From 1999 to present, III''s primary projects was managing an international internship program in cooperation with Southern DataStream, Inc. (SDS). To date, over 130 participants from 44 nations have completed SDS/III internships.