Claim: The Penza Industrial Institute, as it was initially called, opened on May 1, 1943, comprising eleven departments; then in 1959, by order of the Minister of Higher Education, Penza Industrial Institute was renamed the Penza Polytechnic Institute.
Evidence: The Penza Industrial Institute, as it was initially called, opened on November 1, 1943, comprising 11 departments. Penza State University (Russian: Пензенский государственный университет) is a state university in the city of Penza.