Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Tajikistan

The Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Tajikistan (Tajik: Донишкадаи кӯҳию металлургии Тоҷикистон; Russian: Горно-металлургический институт Таджикистана) is a state higher-education institution located in Buston, Sughd Region, Tajikistan. It was established in 2006 by presidential decree and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan. The institute is a professional higher-education school holding state licenses from the Ministry of Education of Tajikistan for higher professional education and a certificate of state accreditation. The institute was created on the material and technical basis of the former Mining and Metallurgical College of Chkalovsk. Its mission is to train engineers and specialists for Tajikistan's mining, metallurgy, electromechanics and related industrial sectors. It has four faculties: Mining Works, Metallurgy, Electromechanics, and Economics and Artificial Intelligence. The institute's official website publishes news about scientific conferences, patriotic education, and institutional events. The institute is led by a rector. Past rectors include Rustam Ochilovich Azizov (2006–2013), Mukhtor Muradalievich Fozilzoda (2013–2020), and Bakhtiyor Nabi Makhmadali (2020–2026). From 2026, Davlat Sangin Davlatzoda serves as rector. The institute remains active and is a key educational institution for Tajikistan's extractive and metallurgical industries.

The Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Tajikistan was established by Decree No. 1737 of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on 24 April 2006. Its location was determined by Government Resolution No. 210 of 3 May 2006, placing it on the material and technical basis of the former Mining and Metallurgical College in the city of Chkalovsk (now Buston). The institute operates under a charter officially registered with the state, in accordance with the regulatory legal acts governing higher professional education, including the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Education," the Law "On Higher Professional Education and Postgraduate Professional Education," the National Concept of Education, the Concept for the Development of Professional Education, and the Model Regulation on Higher Professional Education Institutions. The institute is supervised by the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan. It holds state licenses from the Ministry of Education for higher professional education activities and a certificate of state accreditation. Over the years, the institute has been led by several rectors: Rustam Ochilovich Azizov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor (2006–2013); Mukhtor Muradalievich Fozilzoda, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Associate Professor (2013–2020); Bakhtiyor Nabi Makhmadali, Doctor of Economic Sciences (2020–2026); and from 2026, Davlat Sangin Davlatzoda, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor. The institute has four faculties: Mining Works, Metallurgy, Electromechanics, and Economics and Artificial Intelligence. Its official website reports on scientific-theoretical conferences, patriotic education activities, and institutional events, including a conference dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Tajikistan's independence.

• 2026

  Davlat Sangin Davlatzoda becomes rector from 2026.

• 2020

  Bakhtiyor Nabi Makhmadali becomes rector (2020–2026).

• 2013

  Mukhtor Muradalievich Fozilzoda becomes rector (2013–2020).

• 2006

  Established by Decree No. 1737 of the President of Tajikistan on 24 April 2006.

• 2006

  Location determined by Government Resolution No. 210 of 3 May 2006, on the basis of the former Mining and Metallurgical College of Chkalovsk.

• 2006

  Rustam Ochilovich Azizov begins term as rector (2006–2013).

State-run specialized higher education institution for Tajikistan's mining and metallurgical industries.

• Faculty of Mining Works

  Offers programs in mining engineering.

• Faculty of Metallurgy

  Offers programs in metallurgical engineering.

• Faculty of Electromechanics

  Offers programs in electromechanics.

• Faculty of Economics and Artificial Intelligence

  Offers programs in economics and artificial intelligence.

1. 1Official websitegmit.tj
2. 2Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Tajik Wikipediatg.wikipedia.org