6 founders of IT schools who are developing technological education in Tajikistan

Abdullo Kurbonov

Co-founder and CEO of the FinTech company Alif, which includes the educational project Alif Academy — a school for IT professions for various age groups in Tajikistan. Kurbonov founded Alif in 2014 together with Zuxursho Raxmatulloev and Firdavs Mirzoyev. Since then, the company has expanded into the markets of Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and the UAE.

Umedakhon Pulotova

Director of the IT-RUN programming school, which operates in Dushanbe and Khujand and teaches programming to both adults and children. The school offers courses in Python, Android, JavaScript, frontend and backend development, and regularly hosts masterclasses with practicing programmers. Training is conducted in small groups with limited spots and concludes with assistance in finding employment.

Farrukh Umarov

Co-founder and director of the Ilmhona skills accelerator — an educational center that prepares students for in-demand IT specialties and helps graduates find jobs in Tajikistan and abroad.

Firuza Safarova

Develops IT education in Tajikistan, including the "School 21" initiative in Dushanbe — a project that helps people master digital professions and gain practical skills. Previously, she headed the Dushanbe branch of the ITRUN programming school.

Obid Burxonov

CEO of Vatan ICT, which includes Vatan ICT Academy — a school that trains personnel for Tajikistan's IT industry. The academy teaches programming in Python, application development, web development, and network technologies. Top students are given the opportunity to intern and work on real company projects.

Firdavs Yormatov

Founder of the Doodle.tj web studio in Khujand and its affiliated programming school, itschool.tj. The school teaches web development, mobile development for Android and iOS, graphic design, and accounting in 1C.