Altai State Agrarian University
Altai State Agrarian University (Altai State Agricultural University, Altai GAU) is a state agricultural university in Barnaul, founded in 1943.
About Altai State Agrarian University
Altai State Agrarian University (in Russian Алтайский ГАУ) is a state university in Barnaul, Altai Krai. Its English pages call it Altai State Agricultural University (ASAU). The university gives 3 December 1943 as its creation date. It was founded on the basis of the Pushkin Agricultural Institute, which was evacuated from Leningrad. The founder is the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture. The main address is 98 Krasnoarmeysky Avenue, Barnaul, 656049. It is a different institution from Polzunov Altai State Technical University and from Altai State Medical University, which have their own official sites.
Institutes and research
The university has faculties of Agronomy, Biological Technology, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Economics and Distance Education. It also has a Center for Humanities Education and a College of Agro-industrial Technologies. According to its English page, the university is licensed for 17 bachelor's areas, one five-year specialist programme, 10 master's areas and 13 postgraduate areas. The areas include agronomy, horticulture, forestry, agricultural engineering, animal science, economics, management, veterinary medicine and land management and cadasters. Its research directions include zonal farming technologies, soil fertility, agrobiotechnologies and digital technologies in agriculture.
Students
The university's English page states that about 4,500 students are enrolled.
For international applicants
The university has a Department of International Relations. According to the department page, the university has cooperation agreements with partners in Germany, the USA, Mongolia, India, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Its state disclosure page also lists agreements with Chinese institutions, including a joint educational programme in accounting and big data. The admissions office can be reached at primcom@asau.ru.
Housing
The state disclosure page lists three dormitories with 450 residential rooms for non-resident students.