The T.G. Shevchenko University in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, is the region's main university. It is named after the Ukrainian writer and painter Taras Shevchenko and offers internationally accredited courses in partnerships with universities in Russia.
The university has 14 faculties and 84 chairs, offering 54 different majors. Attendance is given at between 10,000 and 15,000 students per year and classes are taught in three languages: Russian, Moldovan and Ukrainian.
The university employs over 1,000 teaching staff including 36 Doctors and 220 Masters of Science.[1],[2] Among its publications, the Atlas of Pridnestrovie if often used as a source for data, specialized maps and statistics on Transnistria.
The president of the University is Stepan Beril.