Partner Universities in Russia

The Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (RSAU-MTAA) is the oldest and the most well-known agrarian university in Russia. In 2015, it celebrated its 150th anniversary. 14 full-time faculties of the University offer courses in the broad field of agrarian science and agribusiness. The University implements three-level system of education: Bachelor's Degree course - 4 years, Master's Degree course - 2 years, Postgraduate course - 3 or 4 years. The range of the academic programs is constantly being enlarged and currently includes about 40 BSc degree programs, 27 MSc degree programs including three in English (Economics, Biotechnology and Ecology) and 53 PhD programs. These programs at BSc, MSc and PhD level are offered by 18 faculties. RSAU-MTAA is a member of prestigious international organizations and is engaged in student exchange and development of new curricula, double-degree programs, and the use of distance learning with universities from all over the world. It currently has over 16.000 students, over 750 of who are international. The University has 4 training and research farms located in different regions of Russia, a preventive clinic, laboratories, studios and other structural elements like the oldest meteorological station, field experimental station and 10 museums, among them a unique soil science museum and horse breeding museum.

One of the oldest Russian institutions of higher education, Moscow State University (MSU) was established in 1755. In 1940 it was named after Academician Mikhail Lomonosov, an outstanding Russian scientist, who greatly contributed to the establishment of the university. According to Lomonosov's plan, there were originally three faculties: the Faculty of Philosophy, Law and Medicine. Now the MSU structure is the following: 42 faculties, 15 research institutions, 6 branches, 4 museums, Science Park, Botanic Gardens, Library System, Observatory and University schools. The result is a study offer that covers training in almost all branches of modern science and humanities. The HEI's undergraduates may choose out of 128 qualifications in its 42 faculties, while post-graduate students can specialize in 18 branches of science and humanities and in 168 different areas. 6 MSU Branches have been opened in differernt cities - Dushanbe, Erevan, Astana, Tashkent, Baku and Sevastopol. MSU has several country-oriented educational centers: French Educational College, Russian-German Institute, Japanise Center, Confucius Institute. Nowadays there are over 40.000 students and 10.000 academic and research employees at MSU, among them 7.500 international undergraduates and postgraduates from all over the world.

Stavropol State Agrarian University is one of the leading Russian centers of higher education, culture and science, which is carrying out educational, scientific research, consulting and methodical activity located in the North Caucasus. The University was established in 1930. Nowadays there are 9 faculties (Agrobiology and Land Resources, Veterinary Medicine, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Technological Management, Ecology and Landscaping, Accounting and Finance, Economics, Hospitality and Tourism), 41 academic departments, 83 innovative laboratories and centers, a scientific library, an institute of additional professional education, 5 student dormitories, 2 sport complexes, a horse-riding school, 3 plant houses and 2 vivaria. Property of the university includes 119 objects of real estate with total area of 158.3 thousand m², 18 land plots with total area of 9.609 ha as part of educational and experimental farm, which is equipped with modern agricultural machinery. About 15.500 enrolled students are currently taught in 104 higher education programs (undergraduate, graduate, specialties, post-graduate), including 90 international students. The university has 136 strategic partners in 66 countries. Since 2005 Stavropol SAU has been taking the top three places of the annual ranking among leading agricultural universities, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

Stemmed from the settlement of the Rural School in Samara Governorate, Samara State Agricultural Academy (SSAA) is approaching its centenary in 2019. SSAA offers 16 BSc programs, 4 MSc programs and 16 PhD programs, orientated in forestry, agronomy, animal sciences, economics and other agricultural branches. Developing as a training and scientific institution in the agro-industrial complex of Volga Region of Russia, SSAA has integrated 5 faculties (Faculty of Agronomy, Faculty of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine, Engineering Faculty, Technological Faculty and Economic Faculty), 29 chairs, 6 specialized centers (including the Language Centre), a veterinary clinic and the Institute of management technology and agrarian market under its umbrella. Number of foreign students enrolled in SSAA has been rapidly growing. At present it amounts to 102 from 4.067 regular students. Focal area of SSAA international activities is adaption of multi-level training system and a focus on vocation-oriented training, uprising competitiveness of graduates on the global labor market.

Novosibirsk State Agrarian University (Novosibirsk SAU) is a big scientific and research centre and the leading agricultural institution of the region. It is focused on educating and training people in agribusiness sphere and professional retraining in agribusiness. Comprising 8 faculties specialized in agricultural, engineering, natural sciences and humanities, Novosibirsk SAU established 25 BSc programs, 15 MSc programs and 8 postgraduate programs at present. The University is aimed at developing scientific, educational and industrial complex by means of integration between science, education and business, providing commercialization of research results and establishing innovative SMEs. Almost 5000 full-time students are currently enrolled in Novosibirsk SAU. The number of international students enhanced to 343 in 2016. As a sustainably developing HEI, Novosibirsk SAU has created its own Testing Laboratory Complex consisting of 5 separate units: Microbiological Laboratory, Physical-chemical laboratory, Laboratory of entomoacariphage breeding, Laboratory of enzymic analysis and DNA technologies and Laboratory of phytosanitary monitoring and control.

The Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) is one of the ten federal universities of the nation and is the largest HEIs in the Russian northeast. Today, NEFU with its four campuses in Anadyr, Nerungri, Mirny and Yakutsk is a strategic centre for the formation of a common cultural, scientific and educational space based on the values of indigenous culture of the northeast citizens of Russia. The HEI comprises 14 institutes, 6 faculties and 6 research institutes, covering the wide range of study fields from life sciences, mathematics, and medicine to philology, law, and history. 227 programs for undergraduates, 120 MSc and 95 PhD programs are annually opened for incomings for providing quality education in a multi-ethnic environment. NEFU launched 7 strategic academic units on ecology, biomedicine, economics, transport, social sciences and innovation and holds the Siberian Summer School in the surrounding of UNESCO's World Heritage Lena Pillars Natural Park. The number of regular students in NEFU is impressive. More than 18000 students, including 200 international, chose NEFU as their home university.