Tver State University () is university in the city of

Tver Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population: The city is ...

, the oldest and one of the largest universities in the

Tver region Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population: Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of ...

. 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. In 2020, the university was included in the top 600 best universities in the world according to the Times THE World University Rankings 2020 and in the Top of the best universities in the world according to the Round University Ranking.

History

* 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

The university includes 2 institutes, 12 faculties and 68 departments. TvGU has 20 scientific schools, 6 dissertation centers, the largest university library in the

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. The university implements 76

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's degree programs, 10

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programs, 48 master's programs and 34

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programs. * 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

* Andrey Dementyev, poet. * Natalya Terentyeva,

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, gold medalist of the

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. * Yekaterina Duntsova, politician and journalist. *

Leonid Dushkin Leonid Stepanovich Dushkin (Леонид Степанович Душкин) (August 15, 1910 in the Spirove settlement of the Tver region – April 4, 1990), was a major pioneer of Soviet rocket engine technology. He graduated from Moscow ...

, rocket engineer. * Andrey A. Fedorov, biologist, botanist,

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and

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. *

Irina Popova Irina Popova (born 1986) is a Russian / Dutch documentary photographer. Early life and education Popova was born in Tver, Russia. She has studied and worked as a photographer since age 16. She is a graduate of the Tver State University School of ...

, photographer. *

Adakhan Madumarov Adakhan Kimsanbayevich Madumarov (; born 9 March 1965) is a Kyrgyz lawyer, historian, and politician, currently the party chairman of United Kyrgyzstan, and previously served as a member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan from 1995 to 2005. ...

, Kyrgyz lawyer, historian, and politician. *

Lyudmila Skakovskaya Lyudmila Nikolayevna Skakovskaya (; born 13 November 1961) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Tver Oblast since 24 September 2021. Career Lyudmila Skakovskaya was born on 13 November 1961 in Bezhetsk, Tver Oblast. In 1984, she ...

, politician. *

Nikolay Kun Nikolay Albertovich Kun (, 21 May 1877 – 28 October 1940) was a Russian historian, writer, and educator. He is best known for his book ''Greek Myths and Legends'' (Legendy i Mify Drevnei Gretsii), which was extremely popular with readers i ...

, historian, writer, and educator. *

Dmitry Mishin Dmitry Dmitriyevich Mishin (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Ми́шин; January 25 ebruary 71919 – 26 August 1998) was a Soviet and Russian physicist, Doctor (habilitate) of physical and mathematical sciences, professor, fou ...

, physicist. * Alexei Pavlov, geologist and paleontologist.

Gallery

TVGU main corp building.jpg, TvGU main building under construction Laboratory building Tver State University.jpg, University laboratory Корпус земской школы Максимовича (2).jpg, Maksimovich School, now — Faculty of History Parus pool Tver State University 2013-09.jpg, University pool «Parus» 9th building Tver State University 2013-09.jpg, Institute of Pedagogical Education and Social Technology

External links

Tver State University

References