Togliatti State University (TSU) is a prominent public research University located in Samara Oblast, Russia, established in May 29, 2001 as a result of the merger of the Togliatti Polytechnic Institute (founded in 1951) and the Togliatti Branch of Samara State Pedagogical University (founded in 1988). Today, the University is home to over 12,000 students, and more than 67,000 have graduated from the University since its founding.