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Белгородская государственная сельскохозяйственная академия им. В.Я. Горина |
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About the Academy
The Belgorod State Agricultural Academy is one of the largest scientific educational centers of Central Chernozem Region. Originally it was founded as a scientific institution in February 1956. In 1971 it was reorganized to Scientific and Research Technological Program Institute of Animal Breeding in Central Chernozem Region. In 1978 on its basis Belgorod Agricultural Institute (a scientific educational centre of agriculture) was established. In 1994 the institute was granted academy status, and in 2002 was renamed into Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «Belgorod State Agricultural Academy». BSAA is located in a very nice place called Mayskiy which is 16 kilometers far from the city of Belgorod.
Many outstanding people have visited the Academy since its establishment. Among them: the first President of Russia Boris Yeltzin, prominent statesmen, agrarians and scientists from Russia and from abroad as well. Lots of foreign students from Asia, Africa, Latin America together with students from all regions of Russia receive higher education in BSAA. At the present time there are 310 teachers who work for 27 departments of the academy. They are 43 doctors of sciences, professors and 175 masters of sciences, assistant professors, chiefs of region administration, banks and companies.
There are 7 faculties at BSAA named after V. Gorin: the Faculty of Agronomy, the Faculty of Economy and Management, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Technology, Extra-mural Department, Postsecondary Institution.
The total number of students at the Academy including extramural department is about 5 thousand people. The Academy campus consists of a number of big buildings including training blocks, an administration block, a library, a sports center and 5 dormitories.
The biggest training block is nicknamed the «Titanic». It houses 3 faculties: the Faculty of Agronomy, the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The Academy has modern material and technical basis that includes lecture rooms equipped with modern screens and digital scanning projectors for carrying out video-lectures and for delivering presentations in Power Point. Computer classrooms have a free Internet access and Intranet connection.
In order to hold great exhibitions of modern agricultural machinery, to house international meetings and conferences, to carry out practical applications and hands-on experiments the Academy has a big educational and exhibition hall called «Agrotechnopark» at its disposal.
The Academy proposes a long list of possibilities to one's choice: 1 specialty, 15 Bachelor's degree programmes, 10 Master's degree programmes. The students are taught by highly skilled professors (the staff consists of 43 Doctors of Science and 175 Candidates of Science). Education gained at the Academy ensures a considerable and profound background in all fields of knowledge and prepares for practical activity.
At our Academy the Preliminary Russian Language Course was opened six years ago. The students study Russian with highly qualified teaching staff.
BSAA trains highly skilled experts in the sphere of agriculture. Students acquire profound knowledge both in science and culture. They take an active part in social life of the Academy by joining different amatu societies and groups such as «The students' Club», a ball-room dancing group, a vocal studio, an amateur theatre, a brass band, a chorus of Russian folk songs, KVN teams (Russian traditional students' festivals of humor).
Students also spend much time on keeping fit and healthy by going in for sports. There is a special building called «Palace of Culture and Sports» at the site of the Academy.
Students who come from abroad live in a new recently constructed hostel. The hostel is equipped with all modern conveniences: a canteen, an Internet-cafe, gyms, laundries, hotel-type rooms with a kitchen and a bathroom in each section.
There one can find a modern cinema hall, a swimming pool, a winter garden (a greenhouse), different educational clubs etc.
The territory infrastructure is also well organised. One can find there a bank, a cash-dispenser, a post office, a polyclinic, several drug-stores and stores of different kinds. The transport network is well developed.
The International Course «МВА-Agribusiness. Innovation management»
BSAA in close cooperation with Wageningen University, the Netherlands and with the assistance of International Association AGRIMBA introduces part-time Executive Programme «MBA-Agribusiness. Innovative management». This MBA course has been designed for those who are eager to develop their career within agricultural environment. One can be taught on a part-time basis (2 training weeks per module) by an international team in Russian and English. The methods of teaching are very different: interactive lectures, seminars, master-classes, practical applications, business-games, «round-table» practices etc. Each course consists of 7 modules: 6 theoretical and 1 practical including home-enterprise training. If the studies are completed successfully and a final thesis is accepted by the MBA Board (is considered to be defensed), a student will be conferred on the Certificate «MBA-Agribusiness» of Wageningen University and the State Diploma «Innovation Management» of the Russian Federation. The Certificate is accepted in all European countries.
Welcome to our Academy!!
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