Chita State University
Coordinates: 52°01′55″N 113°31′44″E / 52.032074°N 113.528882°E / 52.032074; 113.528882
| Transbaikal State University | |
|---|---|
| Забайкальский государственный университет | |
| Motto | Latin: Non scholae, sed vitae discimus |
| Motto in English | We do not learn for the school, but for life |
| Established | 1974 |
| Rector | Yury N. Reznik (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Резник) |
| Academic staff | >700 |
| Students | 15000 |
| Location | Chita, Russia |
| Website | http://www.zabgu.ru/ |
Transbaikal State University (Russian: Забайкальский государственный университет) is an institution of higher education in Chita, Russia. It is the largest educational, scientific and innovative center in Zabaykalsky Krai. Transbaikal State University (until 2011: Chita State University) was established in 1974 on the base of the Technology Department of Irkutsk Technical Institute which was opened earlier in 1966.
Now the University comprises eight schools: the School of Mining, the School of Power Engineering, the School of Construction and Ecology, the School of Law, the School of Social and Political Systems, the School of Economics and Management, the School of Technological and Transportation Systems, and the School of Adult Education and Refresher Courses.
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