Athar University Guide Tomsk
Tomsk State University
Национальный исследовательский Томский государственный университетجامعة تومسك الحكومية
The university is located in Tomsk, 36 Lenin Avenue.
- Official website
- tsu.ru
- International admission
- Not published — we found no international-admission page on the official site
At a glance
- Levels of study
- The 'Facts and Figures' page describes a multilevel system: pre-university training, specialist training, undergraduate studies, Master's, graduate course, Doctor of Science level, retraining and advanced training.
- English-taught programmes
- The 2026/2027 fee-reduction order lists the English-taught programs, including Software Engineering (all programs), 'Materials Engineering' and 'Tomsk International Science Program' (bachelor's), and 'Big Data and Data Science', 'Bioinformatics', 'Computer Engineering: Applied AI and Robotics' (master's).
- Students
- The English 'Facts and Figures' page (undated) states about 16,000 students, including about 2,000 international students, and 22 faculties and educational institutes.
- Status
- The university is a federal state autonomous institution of higher education with 'national research university' status; its founder is the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
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- Founded
- The university was founded by decision of the State Council of the Russian Empire as the Imperial Siberian University in Tomsk on 16 (28) May 1878.
Fields and faculties
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The English faculties page lists units including the Biological Institute, Institute of Economics and Management, Institute of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Law, Higher IT School, and the faculties of Chemistry, Physics, Foreign Languages, Psychology, Philology and Journalism.
Admission for international students
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Programme: ORMO olympiad2026/27for international students
TSU organises the ORMO Open Regional Interuniversity Olympiad with international participation for grades 8–11; it is on the official olympiad list for 2026/2027, and its benefits for winners include a Russian Government quota place for foreign citizens.
Tuition fees
Each amount is published for a specific programme or group of programmes — not necessarily the university's fees overall. Each academic year is shown separately.
Examples
314,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for citizens of 'far abroad' countries, “Software Engineering”, Russian-taught, full-time: 314,000 RUB per year.
443,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for the English-taught program “Big Data and Data Science – master's”: 443,000 RUB per year.
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Bachelor's · 2026/27
269,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for citizens of 'far abroad' countries, “Economics”, Russian-taught, full-time: 269,000 RUB per year.
280,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for citizens of 'far abroad' countries, “Law”, Russian-taught, full-time: 280,000 RUB per year.
305,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for citizens of 'far abroad' countries, “Chemistry”, Russian-taught, full-time: 305,000 RUB per year.
418,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for the English-taught program “Software Engineering (all programs) – bachelor's”: 418,000 RUB per year.
Master's · 2026/27
506,000 RUB per year
First-year tuition 2026/2027 for the English-taught program “Bioinformatics – master's”: 506,000 RUB per year.
Scholarships and opportunities
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2026/27for international students
TSU reduces first-year 2026/2027 fees for groups including far-abroad citizens based on entrance-test results, English-program applicants, Open Doors winners, foreign graduates of the TSU pre-university centre (2025/2026) and foreign ORMO winners.
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Open Doors olympiad winners2026/27for international students
Winners and prize-winners of the international Open Doors olympiad get a 40% fee reduction on the programs listed in the annex (2026/2027).
Student housing
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for international students
The English campus page says that on arrival students are housed in a room in the new TSU Students' Residence Hall, which has the International Student Services Center on the 1st floor.
Student life and services
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The English campus page describes the TSU Research Library (founded in 1880, open to the public since 1888, with a department of rare books and manuscripts), sports facilities, and the Siberian Botanical Garden, which students use for practical work and research.
Practical information
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The site has an English version (en.tsu.ru); the admissions committee mailbox is [email protected].
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for international students
Visa steps on the English site: after admission is confirmed, the International Division issues a visa invitation (30–40 days) and sends a visa support letter and official letter of admission; the student gets a single-entry student visa at a Russian consulate, should enter Russia at least 20 days before it expires, and must be registered within 3 days of arrival.
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