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Tver State University

Coordinates: 53°51′16″N 35°54′40″E / 53.8544°N 35.9111°E / 53.8544; 35.9111
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Tver State University
Тверской государственный университет
Former name
Maksimovich School, Kalinin State Pedagogical Institute
Motto
ТвГУ — Твой гарант успеха
Motto in English
TvGU — Your guarantor of success
TypePublic
Established1870 (1971 in current form)
FounderP. Maksimovich
RectorSergey Smirnov, acting
Students6 500
Postgraduates150
Address
Zhelyabova 33
,
Russian Flag Tver
,
Russia

53°51′16″N 35°54′40″E / 53.8544°N 35.9111°E / 53.8544; 35.9111
CampusUrban
NicknameTvGU
Websiteen.tversu.ru
Building details
Map

Tver State University (Russian: Тверской государственный университет) is university in the city of Tver, the oldest and one of the largest universities in the Tver region.

Tver State University was founded in 1870 by public figure and teacher P.P. Maksimovich as the Tver Women's Teachers' School, which in June 1917 was transformed by order of the Minister of Public Education into the Tver Teachers' Institute. As a result, he was transferred in 1971 to Tver State University.[1] In 2020, the university was included in the top 600 best universities in the world according to the Times THE World University Rankings 2020[2] and in the Top of the best universities in the world according to the Round University Ranking.[3]

History

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  • On December 1, 1870, it was originally opened as P. Maksimovich Tver private teachers school.
  • In 1917 it was renamed to Tver Teachers Institute, and later - to Kalinin Pedagogical Institute.
  • On September 1, 1971, it was reorganized into Kalinin State University.
  • On February 18, 1972, in Kalinin Drama Theater saw the inauguration of Kalinin State University.
  • In 1991, Kalinin State University was renamed to its current name.

Faculties

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See also: Botanical Garden of Tver State University

The university includes 2 institutes, 12 faculties and 68 departments. TvGU has 20 scientific schools, 6 dissertation centers, the largest university library[4] in the region and a botanical garden.[5] The university implements 76 bachelor's degree programs, 10 specialty programs, 48 master's programs and 34 postgraduate programs.[6]

  • Faculty of Foreign Languages and International Communication
  • Faculty of Philology
  • Faculty of History
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Psychology
  • Faculty of Mathematics
  • Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetic
  • Physico-Technical Faculty
  • Faculty of Geography and Geoecology
  • Faculty of Chemistry and Technology
  • Faculty of Biology
  • Faculty of Physical Education
  • Institute of Economics and Management
  • Institute of Pedagogical Education and Social Technology

Notable alumni and staff

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  • TvGU main building under construction
    TvGU main building under construction
  • University laboratory
    University laboratory
  • Maksimovich School, now — Faculty of History
    Maksimovich School, now — Faculty of History
  • University pool «Parus»
    University pool «Parus»
  • Institute of Pedagogical Education and Social Technology
    Institute of Pedagogical Education and Social Technology

See also

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Media related to Tver State University at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ "Tver State University". en.tversu.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ "ТвГУ в рейтингах - Тверской государственный университет". tversu.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "Научная библиотека ТвГУ". library.tversu.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ "Ботанический сад Тверского гос. университета – Главная". www.gardentver.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ "История - Тверской государственный университет". tversu.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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