Turkmen State Border Service Institute () is an educational institution that specializes in the training of personnel of the
State Border Service of Turkmenistan and the
Turkmen Border Troops. The institute is one of many
Turkmen military academies based in
Ashgabat
Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...
.
History
In August 2004, President
Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006) was a Turkmenistani politician who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was the Secretary (title), first secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenist ...
announced that personnel of the
Ministry for National Security and the Border Service would be trained in the same compound, authorizing the KNB to conclude a $20 million contract with the Turkish firm GAP Insaat for the construction of an educational compound next to the
Military Institute in Ashgabat. It was commissioned in February 2006. In January 2011, President
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957) is a Turkmen politician and former dentist who is currently the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the second president of Turkmenistan from ...
signed documents on the establishment of the Border Institute. It was handed its new colors in October 2011. Since December 2014, it has been located in a building near the DSG headquarters. The best cadets represent the service at the annual
Turkmen Independence Day Parade.
Educational aspects
Cadets at the institute are also acquainted Turkmenistan's foreign/domestic policy and the national military doctrine.
Signals
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and
border post
A border checkpoint is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed (or denied) passage through. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders of ...
training are two courses that are taught at the institute. The institute trains cadets in the following specialties: management of border protection units, legal studies. The term of study at the institute is 5 years. During the study period, the students of the institute are in full state supply and are provided with food, military uniforms, scholarships and dormitories.
Requirements
Special requirements to the Military Institute include the following:
* Must be a male citizen under the age of 24 who have completed secondary military service and have volunteered for military service;
* Male citizens under the age of 25 who have graduated from the Special Military Schools of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan;
* Male citizens under the age of 24 who have been released from military service and in reserve;
* Women under the age of 21 who have a secondary education and have volunteered for military service;
Rectors
* Batyra Kakageldiev (2011 – 13 November 2013)
* Dovletmurat Annamuradov (13 November 2013 – 25 September 2014)
* Amanmyrat Hommatliev (25 September 2014 – Present)
References
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Military academies of Turkmenistan
Educational institutions established in 2011
Universities in Turkmenistan
2011 establishments in Turkmenistan