Russian State Agrarian University named after K.A. Timiryazev (ICCA), or, as it is also called, the Timiryazev Academy is a higher educational institution known throughout the world. In 2013, it celebrates its 148th anniversary. Over 10,000 students undergo training in it, for whom 24 specialist programs, 11 areas for bachelor's and 7 areas of master's programs are offered.
Students of this educational institution master various technologies, among which are resource-saving, non-waste and environmental. Economic sciences, organization and production management, how to keep track of finances in market relations - all this offers to study Timiryazev Academy. The faculties and directions that are offered to students are very diverse. This includes the agronomy faculty, zoo engineering, humanitarian and pedagogical, economic, the faculty of gardening and landscape architecture, soil science, ecology and agrochemistry, the accounting and finance department. Students will get acquainted with the basics of foreign economic activity of enterprises, marketing and agricultural business.
The Timiryazev Academy has a rich history, the beginning of which was laid back in the late 16th century. At a time when these lands were the private property of Prince Prozorsky, a boyar court appeared here. After a little time, ownership passed into the ownership of K.P. Naryshkin. In 1692, the church of Peter and Paul was built in the Baroque style. After 54 years of ownership, the maid of honor of Empress E.I. Naryshkin, who was married to K.G. Rozumovsky. He, in turn, decided to make a magnificent estate from the estate, which would have a European scope. Further, the estate passed from one owner to another, and each made adjustments to the structure and territory. In 1860-1861, the treasury bought the Petrovsky-Razumovsky estate. It was planned to open the Land Owning Academy, which later became the largest agricultural educational institution in Russia. It is from here that the Timiryazev Academy originates.
The stone buildings located in the estate were rebuilt, special superstructures appeared. The main wooden house was demolished, replacing it with a stone structure. After the murder of one of the students in 1890, classes at the educational institution were suspended. Four years later, the Moscow Agricultural Institute began its work on the estate, on the territory of which new buildings were rapidly appearing, among which was a student dormitory. In 1923, the Institute turned into the Agricultural Academy. K.A. Timiryazev.
Now it is a famous educational institution. Over the past three decades, the Timiryazev Academy has trained 35,000 agronomists, beekeepers, economists, zoo engineers, fruit growers. In addition, she graduated more than 7,000 teachers for secondary schools in the agricultural field. The Academy successfully defended 2,700 doctoral and master's theses. In addition to Russian citizens, thousands of students from America, Europe, Africa and Asia study at the educational institution.
The main pride of the institution is the nursery of the Timiryazev Academy, which is a laboratory-based institution. Seedlings of many plants are grown here. Using various breeding methods, new varieties of fruit trees and shrubs are bred in order to increase winter hardiness and increase productivity. Timiryazevsky nursery sells seedlings of perennial and annual flowers. You can also purchase garden decorations here.