Tomsk State University
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Томский государственный университет (ТГУ) | |
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Former names | The Siberian Imperial University (1878 - 1967) |
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| Motto | Mens Mundo Aperiens |
| Established | 1878 |
| President | Georgy V. Mayer |
| Rector | Dr. Eduard V. Galazhinsky |
Academic staff | 1,394 |
| Students | 8,565 |
| Undergraduates | 5,568 |
| Postgraduates | 2,997 |
| Location |
Tomsk, Russia Coordinates: 56°28′10″N 84°56′51″E / 56.4694°N 84.9475°E |
| Website | en.tsu.ru |
Tomsk State University, TSU (Russian: Томский государственный университет; full official name: Leading National Research Tomsk State University) is a public research university located in Siberia, Russia. It was founded in 1880 in Tomsk, Russia, and is the oldest university in Russian Asia (in Siberia).
TSU opened in 1888 with only one department, the medical faculty, which separated in 1930, now forming the Siberian State Medical University.
At present, there are 23 departments with 23,000 students. TSU is one of the Russian-39, which marks it as an official National Research University (since 2010) and a top-15 Russian Leading universities (since July, 2013).
Departments
| Department of | Founded in |
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| Mechanics and Mathematics | 1948 |
| Physics | 1948 |
| Radiophysics | 1953 |
| Physics and Engineering | 1963 |
| Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics | 1970 |
| Computer Studies | 1986 |
| Biology and Soil Science | 1932 |
| Geology and Geography | 1933 |
| Chemistry | 1932 |
| International Department of Agriculture and Ecology | 1994 |
| History | 1917 |
| Philology | 1917 |
| Philosophy | 1987 |
| Foreign Languages | 1995 |
| Arts and Culture | 1994 |
| Economics | 1963 |
| Law School | 1897 |
| Psychology | 1997 |
| International Department of Management | 1992 |
| Business School | 1991 |
| Military Education | 1926 |
| Journalism | 2004 |
The Research Library
The Research Library and Tomsk State University were opened in the same year, 1888. The founder of the library was Vasily Florinskiy – physician and writer, organizer of Tomsk University. Both Tomsk State University and the Research Library was given a status of a Particularly Valuable Object of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of the Russian Federation. In 2016 The Library contained 3.8 million depositary units, including over 124,000 manuscripts and rare books.
External links
Media related to Tomsk State University at Wikimedia Commons
- (Russian) Official website
- (English) Official website
- (Russian) Official website of “Alma Mater” – Tomsk State University newspaper
- (Russian) Official website of Tomsk State University Cultural Center
- (English) Official website of Research Library Research Library
- Newport University CED of Latvia Agreement