Editing Tomsk Oblast (section)

===Education===
The oblast is home to six state higher education institutions and 47 research institutes. The first university in [[North Asia|Asian Russia]], [[Tomsk State University]], was founded in 1888.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Educational and Scientific System {{!}} Official Website of Tomsk Region Administration Томской области|url=https://en.tomsk.gov.ru/educational-and-scientific-system|website=en.tomsk.gov.ru|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref> Twelve years later, the first technological institute in Asian Russia, [[Tomsk Polytechnic University]], was founded.<ref name=":2" /> Two years after that, in 1902, the first [[Normal school|normal university]] in Asian Russia, [[Tomsk State Pedagogical University]], was founded.<ref name=":2" /> Since then city often dubbed the "Siberian Athens" for its unique spirit. Today, more than 100,000 people (or 20 per cent of population of the city) study in Tomsk universities and colleges. In terms of the number of students per 10,000 people Tomsk is ranked third after Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. Tomsk Region is also ranked first in Russia in terms of the number of people engaged in R&D per capita with 160 researchers per 10,000 citizens.