Founded in 1996, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large city of Dushanbe (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (RTSU) is a small coeducational Tajikistani higher education institution. Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (RTSU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. RTSU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.