Every year the importance of highly qualified personnel increases. They are needed everywhere, including in the agricultural sector. Specialized universities are preparing specialists for the agricultural sector, one of which is the Kazan Agrarian University (KGAU), which has been conducting its work since the 1920s.
A brief excursion into history
May 22, 1922. From this date the history of modern KGAU began. The university was formed from the agricultural and forestry faculties of the Polytechnic Institute and Kazan University. Since its foundation, the institution has been an institute.
In 1995 there was a change in status. The university has become an academy. The event that happened spoke about a lot - that the educational institution responsibly approaches the educational process, strives to improve, meet the requirements of the time. At the beginning of zero, the university was already a large educational and scientific center in the field of training for agriculture. This was one of the factors that contributed to another change in status. In 2006, the academy was renamed the university.
Famous graduates
Over the years, the Kazan Agrarian University has graduated a lot of qualified specialists. Among them there are many famous personalities. In 1959, Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev, the first President of the Republic of Tatarstan, graduated from the educational institution. He studied at the Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization.
Another graduate of the university is Gumer Ismagilovich Usmanov. After graduating from the Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization in 1961, he built a good career - he became a Soviet and party statesman, first secretary of the Tatar Regional Committee of the CPSU.
And in 1978, the university and the same faculty graduated from Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov. Today he is the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Educational activities of the Agricultural University
At two institutes and at two faculties, Kazan Agrarian University conducts its activities:
- At the Faculty of Agronomy. Here, knowledge is given on agronomy, soil science, agriculture, breeding, crop production and horticulture.
- At the Faculty of Forestry and Ecology. This is a young structural unit. It combines so far 2 departments - forestry and forest crops, taxation and forestry economics. To date, the faculty is at the stage of forming the material and technical base.
- At the Institute of mechanization and technical service. It exists a little over 10 years. Education here is conducted in 3 areas of undergraduate studies - on “agricultural engineering”, “operation of transport and technological machines and complexes”, “technosphere safety”. There is one specialty - “ground transportation and technological means”.
- At the Institute of Economics. The unit has been operating since 2006, but the training of economists at the Kazan Agrarian University began much earlier - in 1961. Today, the institute offers several programs of “economics”, “management”, “municipal and state administration”, “quality management”.
Highlights in university
Annually, the selection committee of Kazan Agrarian University collects statistical information on the number of applications received. This information allows us to draw conclusions about the demand for certain areas.
Today, one of the relevant areas is engineering. Applicants choose it for several reasons. Firstly, now engineering workers are very much in demand in the country. Secondly, the university prepares specialists of a wide profile. After receiving a diploma, graduates are employed in various industries. They are not limited to any particular specialty.
A very popular area related to land management and cadastres. The main areas of agricultural profile are also in demand. Groups are formed without any problems.
Promising areas of study
The world and science do not stand still. They are developing, therefore, certain areas of study at the Kazan Agrarian University can be called promising. Ample opportunities are open to students studying for master's programs. All directions are promising, because after graduation you can either work at any enterprise or engage in science. Of particular importance are programs related to the application and development of useful technologies (“resource-saving technologies for cultivating field crops,” “reproduction of soil fertility under anthropogenic pressure”).
Among the undergraduate programs, it is worth highlighting the “technology of processing and production of agricultural products”. In the university, the development of this direction will be further focused on the deep processing of agricultural products, because, for example, not only flour can be obtained from grain, but also starch, glucose, gluten, etc.
Those applicants who think that a high-quality and promising education cannot be obtained at Kazan State Agrarian University are mistaken. The university offers popular specialties, and it gives good knowledge. It all depends on the students themselves, their mentality, capabilities. Some of the graduates are building an excellent career, while someone cannot apply knowledge in the right direction.