The Center for Strategic Research under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (hereinafter the Center) was founded in accordance with the Decree on a new structure approved by the Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan with the aim of improving the quality of information and analytical support for the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Сenter was established on the basis of the Institute of Economic Research of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tajikistan. On 18th April, 2003, a new procedure and structure of the Center for Strategic Research under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan was approved by Presidential Decree. According to this procedure, the Center is a state information and analytical institution and reports directly to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
In its activities, the Centre is guided by the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Tajikistan, orders and decisions of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. The list of research topics of the Center is approved by the Coordinating Council for Research in the Field of Natural, Technical, Medical, Human and Social Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan. The results of the Center’s research are sent to the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Security Council of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Coordinating Council.
Reports on the completion of research are entered in the National Patent Information Center of the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan. The Center has an Academic Council, a Scientific and Methodological Council and a Scientific and Publishing Council. The Council consists of leaders, leading scientists and employees of the Center, as well as leading scientists and employees of the Academy of Sciences, universities, other ministries and departments of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Center regularly organizes internships for university students; many of them later become staff members of the Center. The Center also cooperates with government agencies, international organizations, various foundations and public associations and has extensive scientific contacts in the country and abroad.
