Belgorod State Agricultural University

The Belgorod State Agricultural University 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 2014 was renamed as Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education «Belgorod State Agricultural University named after V. Gorin».

Belgorod SAU is located in a very nice place called Mayskiy which is 16 kilometers far from the city of Belgorod.

Many outstanding people have visited Belgorod SAU 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 Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America together with students from all regions of Russia receive higher education in Belgorod SAU.

At the present time there are more than 300 teachers who work for 23 departments of the University. There are 49 doctors of sciences, professors and 179 masters of sciences, assistant professors, chiefs of region administration, banks and companies.

There are 7 faculties at Belgorod SAU: the Faculty of Agronomy, the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Technology, the Extramural Department, Post-secondary Institution.

The total number of students including extramural department is more than 8 thousand. The campus consists of a number of buildings including training blocks, an administration block, a library, a sports center and 5 student's hostels.