Tombosky State University named after G.R. Derzhavin, Russia

Nowadays about 12 000 students are currently studying at Tambov State University, among them foreign students from more than 51 countries. Academic staff of the University is about 900 specialists. 82% of the University staff has got academic degrees and ranks, one in five lectures is a Doctor of Science, professor.

Education at the university is conducted in more than 200 specialities according to the Bachelor and Master programmes. The University also offers post-graduate training. 12 Dissertation Councils that arrange defenses of candidate and doctorate thesis implement the idea of lifelong education and advanced professional training of young researchers. Distance education is being widely used and developed.

The University is situated in the centre of an old beautiful Russian town called Tambov. It’s an administrative region centre, located in the central part of Russia close to Moscow. Tambov is a vivid example of Russian province with the preserved national glamour, beauty and genius. It amazes with the magnificence of its orthodox cathedrals, picturesque parks and public gardens, friendly, open-hearted, hospitable and generous people.

Great interest of foreign students to our university is determined by a wide range of promising specialities and programmes, various modes of study, reasonable compatibility of education quality and its cost, geographical position of Tambov, favorable climate, lower cost of a market basket comparably to other regions of Russian.

For several years the University has been implementing a non degree programme in “Philology” for Chinese students. The TSU is widely recognized in this project which is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education of the Chinese Peoples Republic.

Special curriculum is developed for students of non degree studies, which helps to acquire new knowledge of the Russian Language, Russian Literature and Culture.

The main target of the course is to give students not only theoretical knowledge in the subject, but also apply it practically. Students participate in round table discussions, conferences and seminars.

On graduation students receive a certificate with the indication of programme profile, learnt subjects, theme of the qualification work and exam grades.

The University organizes numerous sightseeing tours to the historical and cultural centres of Russia. Exciting tourist itineraries help foreign students to expand their knowledge about Russia and its cultural heritage. Tours to Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, the Golden Ring of Russia, Tarkhani, Ivanovka (Rachmaninoff’s estate in Tambov region), Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Tula, Ryazan are of great popularity with foreign students.

The graduate also gets an additional document upon request – “European Diploma Supplement”, which allows its holder to get equivalence to educational documents in European countries signed up to the Bologna Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education. European Diploma Supplement gives an opportunity to continue education or get a prestigious job in 47 European countries.