Tomsk State University

Tomsk State University
(TSU)

Томский государственный университет (ТГУ)
Main building
Former names	the First Siberian Imperial University in Tomsk
Established	1880
President	Georgy V. Mayer
Rector	Dr. Eduard V. Galazhinsky
Students	23,000
Location	Tomsk, Russia Coordinates: 56°28′10″N 84°56′51″E / 56.4694°N 84.9475°E
Website	www.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).

Main building

Scientific library

Departments

Department of	Founded in
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

External links

• (Russian), (English) and (German) Official English language and Russian language Tomsk State University website.
• (Russian) Official website of “Alma Mater” – Tomsk State University newspaper
• (Russian) Official website of Tomsk State University Cultural Center
• Template:Latvia Agreement“”-Newport University CED of Latvia Agreement