Tuva State University (TuvSU)

Russia

Address: 36 Lenina St., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva, 667000, Russia

Mining Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering

Founded in 1995 (based on older pedagogical institute), TuvSU is the main classical university in the Republic of Tuva. It offers programs in engineering (construction, mining, agriculture), IT, natural sciences, and humanities, focusing on regional needs.

Domains taught:

Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Software Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Regional partnerships, particularly with mining and agricultural enterprises; links with Mongolian universities.

Research:

Research in mineral resources of Tuva, nomadic cultures, ecology of mountain regions, and renewable energy.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

500

Current students***:

4000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

20000

Pros

Main comprehensive university in Tuva, serving a unique region.

Cons

Remote location, primarily regional focus.

Best For

Mining and agricultural engineering

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Most Similar Schools Locally

North-Eastern State University takes a similar route through geotechnics, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
In terms of fields, Kalmyk State University is the nearest neighbour, with agriculture, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability again at the core; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers mechanical engineering as well.
The comparison with Yugra State University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it covers chemical engineering and automation as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
For students who like the geotechnics, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability focus of this institution but want another option nearby, North-Eastern Federal University fits well: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers materials as well.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of geotechnics, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability can consider Sakhalin State University, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Students considering a move abroad can look at Escuela Politécnica de Mieres in Spain, where agriculture, geotechnics and civil engineering also form the core, and it is far smaller, with about 900 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
University of Wyoming (the United States) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly agriculture, geotechnics and ecology and sustainability; it covers thermodynamics and AI and machine learning as well, and is far larger, with about 12,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Abroad, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (Ukraine) covers agriculture, geotechnics and civil engineering in a comparable way, and it covers project management and automation as well, and is larger, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Seen from abroad, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (India) is a close relative on subject matter, since geotechnics, civil engineering and life sciences are central to both, and it covers AI and machine learning as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, in Ukraine, takes a similar route through geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and software engineering; it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Ecology, Ecosystem, Environmental Engineering, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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