DUSHANBE , July 26, Asia-Plus - Three universities have been closed in Tajikistan .  

Deputy Education Minister, Farhod Rahimov, has said in his interview with Asia-Plus that Modern Russian-Tajik University in Dushanbe and its branch in Khujand, Ismoili Somoni University , and the Branch of Central Asian University in Khujand have been prohibited from accepting students this year.  

He added that although those higher educational institutions had been prohibited from accepting new students in new academic year “they could continue the activities and turn out their students.”

“Besides, these higher educational institutions should remove all shortcomings during six months and they will be given their licenses back,” he said.  

According to him, the mentioned higher educational institutions do not meet standards and status of higher educational institutions determined in educational system of Tajikistan .