Kalmyk VPO state university FSBEI

History

On January 1, 1970 based on the Kalmyk teacher training college the first state university in the republic was created.

The Kalmyk university takes the key place in the system of preparation and retraining of specialists for different industries, in integration of high school and academic science and also in revival of the Kalmyk language and culture.

In structure of the university of 10 faculties and institute of the Kalmyk philology and oriental studies where training of students on 24 specialties, 35 directions of a bachelor degree, 13 directions of a magistracy, on 14 specialties of secondary professional education, on a number of programs of additional education is performed. At the university about 8 thousand students study (on internal and correspondence forms of education).