South Ossetian State University

South Ossetia State University

Хуссар Ирыстоны паддзахадон университет (Ossetian), სამხრეთ ოსეთის პედაგოგიური ინსტიტუტი (Georgian), Юго-Осетинский государственный университет (Russian)
Other name	Alexander Tibilov State University
Former name	Stalinirsky Agricultural Institute, South Ossetian Pedagogical Institute
Type	Private
Established	January 1, 1932 (1932-01-01)
Founders	Alexander Razhenovich Khubov (Soviet institute), Leonid Tibilov (Current university)
Rector	Vadim Tedeev Botazovich
Students	≈3,000
Address	Путина (бывшая ул. Московская), 8, г. , Tskhinvali , Tskhinvali , 100001 , South Ossetia 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.