BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. Tajikistan
plans to complete by 2030 the construction of a new educational
facility for the International University of Tourism and
Entrepreneurship of Tajikistan in Khorog, designed to accommodate
2,500 students.


According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan,
the project was presented on September 27, when President Emomali
Rahmon reviewed the planned facility in the industrial zone of
Khorog and laid its foundation stone.


"On September 27, President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Emomali Rahmon, continuing his working visit to the
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, reviewed the project for the
construction of international institutions of the International
University of Tourism and Entrepreneurship of Tajikistan in the
industrial zone of Khorog city and laid the foundation stone for
the construction of these facilities," the statement said.


Under the project, the seven-story educational building will
comprise 48 classrooms, four lecture rooms, four computer
laboratories, and 10 specialized laboratories.


The specialized laboratories will focus on tourism and
hospitality, mountain tourism, the economy of mountainous regions,
entrepreneurship and business, the green economy and sustainable
development, as well as digital technologies and artificial
intelligence.







Furthermore, the facility will also include two language
centers, a main lecture hall with a capacity of 1,000 people for
international events, a conference hall for 150–200 people, as well
as sports and cultural halls.


The project also places particular emphasis on research
activities. A Research Center for Sustainable Development of
Mountain Regions is planned to be established to focus on mountain
economies, climate change, the rational use of water and natural
resources, green economy and sustainable tourism.


In addition, the new building will include a library and an
International Educational Resources Center covering about 500
square meters, including a 150-seat reading hall, a digital library
and facilities for research and educational activities.


Following the review of the project for the university’s
international institutes, Emomali Rahmon also laid foundation
stones for the construction of new buildings in Khorog, Istaravshan
and Vose district.