August Company, the leading developer and producer of plant protection chemicals in Russia, and the Department of Plant Protection at the Institute of Agrobiotechnology invite talented students who are keen on research in plant protection to study and get a job at the research center of the company.
To participate in the program (training at the Department of Plant Protection + employment at the Research Center) are invited not only RSAU-MTAA students, but also students in agrarian specialties from other universities through transfer to the Department, starting from the 1st year of their study. Information about the transfer procedure is posted on the University website: https://www.timacad.ru/education/instituty/institut-agrobiotekhnologii/perevod-studentov-iz-drugikh-vuzov
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From April 10 to 20 the Timiryazev Academy holds the Educational forum "Development of agroindustrial complex. Challenges of Time". 100 students from 33 Russian regions had a chance to take part in the event. They received invitations as they had successfully passed an additional competition of motivation letters within the framework of the All-Russian Students Olympiad "I am a Professional".
The forum activities are aimed at the development of professional and personal qualities of students, keen on agriculture. Three days full of lectures, master-classes, meetings with the leading specialists in the sphere of agronomy and veterinary science and zootechnics, excursions around the university as well as meetings with employers are waiting for the participants.
RAEX Agency has published subject ratings of Russian universities. These are some of the most in-demand research on universities. In the subject area "Agriculture" RSAU-MAA named after K.A. Timiryazev took first place among all universities of the country.
In 2023 the subject rating "Agriculture" was published for the first time. The Russian State Agrarian University named after K.A. Timiryazev was recognized as its leader.
RSAU-MAA named after K.A. Timiryazev took worthy positions in other subject ratings:
Full versions of the subject rankings are available at https://raex-rr.com/news/press-reliz/subject-rankings-2023
The PhosAgro Educational Centre of the RSAU-MTAA hosted an interuniversity scientific and practical conference entitled "The impact of PhosAgro mineral fertilizers on productivity and crop quality in different soil and climatic zones of the Russian Federation". The best participants of the scientific conference received personal certificates and souvenirs.
More than 100 students, postgraduates, specialists and teachers from agrarian universities of Moscow, Kursk, Orel, Kaluga, Orenburg, Penza, Ryazan, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, Saratov, Saint-Petersburg and others participated in the conference in online and offline formats. In total, more than 64,000 students study at these universities.
Most of the works of the participants were related to evaluating the effectiveness of using modern brands of PhosAgro fertilizers under the conditions of agricultural farms and educational and experimental polygons, including the cultivation of fodder grasses, barley, spring and winter wheat and soybeans. One of the works was devoted to the application of phosphogypsum in the preparation of lawn soils.
More than 1,000 participants in the "I am a Professional" student competition succeeded in completing the online selection tasks and reaching the final stage of this All-Russian Student Olympiad in the field of agriculture. Now the future professionals are getting ready to take part in the semi-final competitions which will be held on the 17th and 18th of February.
Students from across Russia will be represented in the semi-finals. Up to 30% of the tasks in this stage are based on real cases of partner companies and aim to test the applied competencies of the participants.
The All-Russian Students Competition "I am a Professional" is one of the largest student competitions in the country. Bachelor's, Specialist and Master's degree students of Russian universities are eligible to take part in the Olympiad. The goal of the project is to support talented students of different specialties, which will enable them to continue their education in the country's leading higher education institution and to start a career in a major company.