Tomsk State University is among the top 100 universities in the world in terms of teaching quality, according to data for 2025 published on the Round University Ranking website. The university achieved this due to its flexible and student-centered teaching system, said Evgeny Lukov, TSU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs.

According to the 2025 global university rankings published on the RUR website, TSU ranks 172^nd, or 4^th among Russian universities, with only Moscow State University, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology staying ahead . Besides, in terms of teaching quality, TSU ranks 92^nd in the world.

According to Evgeny Lukov, the RUR ranking shows that the university is developing a relevant, flexible, and “student-centered” system of higher education while maintaining the basic principles of a research university.

– New forms of education include the opportunity to obtain additional qualifications, practice-based training, involvement of industry leaders, and networking, including with foreign universities. An important part of education is the development of entrepreneurial skills, according to Evgeny Lukov.

He added that the combination of fundamental and practical knowledge allows TSU to train personnel for technological leadership tasks. All innovations are being tested as part of a pilot project to improve the higher education system.

It should be noted that Tomsk State University ranks 54^th in the 2025 RUR global ranking in the area of financial sustainability. You can see TSU in the RUR ranking on the university website.

For reference. Round University Ranking (RUR) is an international university ranking published by the RUR agency in collaboration with Clarivate Analytics since 2010. It evaluates the achievements of 1,200 universities in 82 countries around the world. Universities are evaluated according to 20 separate indicators, grouped into four areas: teaching, research, internationalization, and financial sustainability.