Michurinsk State Agrarian University

Michurinsk State Agrarian University is one of the oldest Russian agricultural institutions of higher education. It has become well-known due to its unique scientific research in the sphere of horticulture, as well as due to the training of qualified agricultural professionals.
Michurinsk State Agrarian University used to be a Lawn-and-Garden Institute organized on the initiative of Ivan V. Michurin in 1931. 

In 1934 it was renamed Fruit-and-Vegetable Growing Institute, and in 1999 the institute was given a status of a university.
About 40 thousand specialists in different branches of agriculture, working at agricultural and food production enterprises of the Russian Federation and abroad, have graduated from Michurinsk State Agrarian University since that time.
Nowadays Michurinsk State Agrarian University ...

• offers the courses of professional training in 7 branches of agricultural area, economics and social sciences, leading to the Bachelor's or Master's degree;
• carries out a wide variety of fundamental and applied scientific researches;
• improves the system of continuing education, which includes specially oriented courses at school, higher education, post-graduate studies, refresher and retraining courses.
• The University today:                   
• includes 4 institutes and 4 departments;
• has 7000 students;
• has 12 science schools
• is  1700 number of students on specialties of secondary professional education
•  26 directions for students for bachelor degree
• 18 directions for students for master degree
• 17 specialties of secondary professional education 
• provides 3 doctoral programs and 19 post graduate courses, involving 123 post-graduate students and applicants working for PhD degree.