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TOMSK, Sep 5 – RIA Tomsk. Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Tomsk State University (TSU) on the 140
anniversary; the congratulatory telegram is published on Wednesday on the
website of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Earlier it was reported that TSU celebrates the 140
anniversary in 2018 from the date of the basis. Celebration takes place in two
stages: in May-June and September. In particular, the procession of students of
the university along Lenin Avenue took place on June 1. A monument to founders
of TSU Vasily Florinsky and Dmitry Mendeleyev was opend on September 5 in the
University grove. Also the center of business at the Institute of Economics and
Management of TSU will be opened.
"Alexander II has most highly approved the
document "About Establishment of the Imperial Siberian University in the
City of Tomsk" in 1878. History of your university, which became the first
university in Siberia and in the Far East begins with this event. It changed
the name more than once for these years, but always remained faithful to the
best academic traditions and the motto – "We teach a student to
think", – it is said in the congratulation.
The prime minister emphasized that TSU is one of the
largest scientific and innovative centers of Siberia and a leader of domestic
education. Students of the university have an opportunity to listen to lectures
of the famous scientists, to conduct researches in laboratories with hi-tech
equipment that promotes training of high quality professionals.
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"I am sure that the staff of Tomsk State
University won't be satisfied with what has already been achieved, will
strengthen the high authority in real affairs. Let anniversary year will be
year of new opening and achievements for you", – Medvedev noted.
TSU was founded in 1878 as the Imperial Tomsk
University and became the first university in an Asian part of Russia. Today
TSU is a classical university of research type, a center of science, education
and innovations. 20 faculties and educational institutes, 3 scientific research
institutes and 38 centers of pre-university preparation are in the structure of
the university, more than 16 thousand students study at the university.