Tomsk is attractive for foreign students

Number of foreign students in Tomsk is constantly increasing. According to the  Ministry of Education Tomsk has the largest number of foreign students in Russia. 

Cedrik and Edward came to Siberia from Сongo. They immediately fell in love with the University and city. Today 15% of students in Tomsk State Pedagogical University are foreigners. Chang and Quin came from Vientam. They want to become translators. They could get this profession in Vietnam but decided to study in Russia. There are special Russian courses developed 

for foreign applicants, students and postgraduate students enrolling in TSPU. International cooperation in one of the priorities of the University. 

TSPU has established close connections with many Universities of Europe, Asia and the USA. In 2016 TSPU took 13th place in national list of Universities regarding "internationalization" parameter. Students from 18  countries of the world are studying at TSPU at the moment. Thanks to exchange programs many students get two diplomas at the end of their study.