DUSHANBE, July 30, 2008, Asia-Plus  - On August 1, entrance examinations wills tart at all higher educational institutions of Tajikistan.

Speaking in an interview with Asia-Plus, Aliddod Rasoulov, an official with the Ministry of Education (MoE), said that the country’s universities have received 30,894 entry applications by the beginning of this week.   

According to him, the largest number of entry applications has been lodged to Tajik National University – 3,470.   Medical University and Technical University have received 2,000 applications each so far.    

28 higher educational institutions with totaling more than 146,000 students now function in Tajikistan.  This academic year, Tajik universities will accept 22,193 students.