South Ossetian State University Explained

South Ossetia State University
Founders:Alexander Razhenovich Khubov (Soviet institute), Leonid Tibilov (Current university)
City:Tskhinvali
Native Name:Хуссар Ирыстоны паддзахадон университет (Ossetian), სამხრეთ ოსეთის პედაგოგიური ინსტიტუტი (Georgian), Юго-Осетинский государственный университет (Russian)
Native Name Lang:Ossetian
Other Name:Alexander Tibilov State University
Former Name:Stalinirsky Agricultural Institute, South Ossetian Pedagogical Institute
Type:Private
Rector:Vadim Tedeev Botazovich
Students:≈3,000
Address:Путина (бывшая ул. Московская), 8, г.
Province:Tskhinvali
Postalcode:100001
Country:South Ossetia
Coordinates:42°13'44.4"N 43°58'00.4"E
Campus:Urban
Language:Ossetian, Russian
Website:http://xipu.ru/

The South Ossetian State University,[1] also known as Alexander Tibilov State University (in Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстоны паддзахадон университет, in Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთის პედაგოგიური ინსტიტუტი; Russian: Юго-Осетинский государственный университет) is a private university located in the city of Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, in Georgia. The university was heavily damaged in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, but has since been rebuilt.

History

Its history begins in 1932 when, on the basis of a decision of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, a decision was made to open a pedagogical institute in what was then Stalinir, in the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast of the Soviet Union. Classes began on October of the same year under the name Stalinirsky Agricultural Institute. Between 1937 and 1938 there were 133 students, and a year later 255 people joined.

On December 30, 1961, the institute was renamed to the South Ossetian State Pedagogical Institute, a name that remained until 1989, where it was renamed after Alexander Arsenievich Tibilov, which in turn remained until the institute was transformed into a university in October 1993 on the initiative of then rector and head of the Supreme Council of South Ossetia, Ludwig Chivirov, creating its current name.

On 2008, the university was heavily damaged as a result of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, where the original buildings were damaged by artillery and caught on fire. However, it has been rebuilt and updated since, and today, the 12 faculties of the university house approximately 3,000 students.[2]

Since reopening, the university has established international relations with several faculties in Russia, and equally unrecognized territories, such as Shevchenko Transnistria State University, Donetsk National University, and the University of Luhansk.[3] [4]

In 2020, the South Ossetian State University established the Great Caucasus format together with the Abkhazian State University, the Russian North-Caucasus Federal University and the Armenian National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. The four universities will work more together and spread the use of the Russian language.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Information about the campus. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20130802082147/http://freeosetia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1476&Itemid=40. 2 August 2013. 11 December 2015.
  2. Web site: History. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219211313/http://xipu.ru/university/history.php. 19 December 2019. 24 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Universities of South Ossetia and the LPR intend to create a scientific community. 15 January 2020. English. https://web.archive.org/web/20200624152238/http://cominf.org/en/node/1166527586. 24 June 2020. 24 June 2020.
  4. Web site: International. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219014656/http://www.xipu.ru/international/. dead. 19 December 2019. 24 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Югоосетинский государственный университет стал частью консорциума "Большой Кавказ". 26 December 2020. Russian. 29 December 2020.