Tomsk Polytechnic University

Infobox University
name = Tomsk Polytechnic University
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established = 1896
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rector = Yuri Pokholkov
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city = Tomsk
country = Russia
website = http://www.tpu.ru/

Tomsk Polytechnic University in Tomsk, Russia, is the oldest technical university in Russia east of the Urals. The university was founded in 1896 and opened in 1900 as the Tomsk Technological Institute. In 1923, the school was renamed the Siberian Technological Institute and in 1930, the institute was split into five divisions, three of which remained in Tomsk. In 1934, the three institutes in Tomsk reunited to form a new institute that would be named the Tomsk Polytechnic Institute. The university has more than 22,000 current students and has graduated more than 100,000 technical specialists. The current university rector is Yuri Pokholkov.

Academic departments

* Electrical Engineering Institute * Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Engineering * The Institute for International Education * The Institute of Languages and Communication * The Cybernetic Centre * Institute of International Management * Institute of Distance Learning * Interindustry Institute for Continuing Education of Specialists * The Institute of Engineering Pedagogics

* Applied Physics & Engineering Faculty * Electrophysics & Electronic Equipment Faculty * Economics & Management Faculty * Mechanical Engineering Faculty * Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Faculty * Thermal Power Engineering Faculty * Humanities Faculty * Natural Science & Mathematics

International relations

TPU has a number of relationships with schools all over the world. It has set up several centers in cooperation with schools abroad such as Ohio State University, Michigan State University, Goethe-Institut and Louis Pasteur University. It is a member of the Top Industrial Managers for Europe network. The various centers include:

* The Russian-American Centre
* The Russian-German Centre
* The Russian-French Centre
* The Asian and Pacific Centre
* The Central Asia Centre for Engineering Education (CACEE)
* International Scientific Relations Department

TPU also has representative offices in Karlsruhe, Germany, Prague, Czech Republic, and Nicosia, Cyprus.

Alumni, Students, and Faculty

*Mikhail Leontyevich Mil - (did not graduate from the university) - the founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.

External links

* [http://www.tpu.ru/eng Tomsk Polytechnic University]
* [http://www.tpu.ru/eng/tour.htm Tomsk Polytechnic University Tour Video]