DUSHANBE, July 12, 2008, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov said on July 10 that the Ministry of Education had already received quotas for Tajik students to study abroad.  

According to him, the Russian Federation had allotted Tajikistan a quota of 70 students, Ukraine and Japan allotted 30 seats for Tajik students in their universities each, China – 40 seats, Turkey and Egypt – 10 seats each.  

Besides, Poland an Slovakia have allotted one seat each fro Tajik students to take MA course, and  Kazakhstan and Iran have allotted 100 seats for Tajik students to take the preliminary courses, the minister said.    

Rahmonov noted that 1,007 students, including 457 young men and 550 young women, will enter Tajik universities this year by the presidential quota.

We will recall that last year, 336 Tajik students entered universities abroad.  130 of them entered universities in the Russian Federation.