Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy, KGSA

• Location: Kemerovo, Russia;
• Age of students: from 17 years;
• Type: mixed;
• Language of instruction: Russian.

Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy is a university that combines traditional and innovative approaches to specialists in the field of agricultural orientation. Students of the Academy undergo internships in foreign partner universities to hone their skills and gain new knowledge for further career building.

The implementation of the educational program in the Kuzbass State Agricultural Service provides for the following forms of organization: lectures, practical and seminar classes, extracurricular activities.

The structure of the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy includes:

• Agrocollege;
• Faculty of Technological Entrepreneurship;
• Zootechnical Faculty;
• Faculty of Engineering;
• Higher Agrarian School (Agrarian Magistracy).

As part of the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy, scientific centers and laboratories operate:

• "Biochemical, molecular-genetic studies and selection of farm animals";
• "Agroecology".

In 2022, the Academy received 25 patents for its scientific inventions and developments.

Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy has concluded agreements and cooperation agreements with public organizations and universities in Germany, Mongolia, China, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Bulgaria.

Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy provides housing for nonresident and foreign students: the university has 2 dormitories for 855 places at its disposal. Dormitories of hotel and corridor types. Buildings are equipped with a fire protection system, a pass system and a video surveillance system, security is carried out by a private security company.

The corridor-type dormitory is equipped with public kitchens. In the hotel-type dormitory, electric stoves for cooking are separately installed in the rooms. In addition, the academic buildings are equipped with 2 canteens and three buffets, where students can dine in between pairs.

The average cost of living in a student hostel is from 900 to 1700 rubles per month. The cost of living depends on the type of hostel and the level of comfort of the room: standard or comfort.

The student life of the academy's students is full of cultural, mass, sports and scientific events, events are held annually for the socialization and adaptation of students of various courses.

On the basis of the university, creative teams, scientific circles, sports sections have been created and are functioning:

• Student Media Center,
• Trade Union Committee of Students "League of Students",
• Service detachment "Parus",
• Volunteer Center "Helping Hand",
• Youth public organization "Student Council of the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy" and others.

The Academy has 3 educational buildings located in different parts of the city of Kemerovo. The main building is an educational building in the Leninsky district of the city, next to the Agropark.

Lecture halls are equipped with all the necessary equipment, it is possible to equip the audience with a computer and a projector for conducting seminars and practical classes. Workshop classrooms are equipped with information stands, sets of demonstration equipment and technical means.

In addition, the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy is equipped with:

• sports hall with showers;
• obstacle course;
• hall for choreography classes;
• a stadium with running tracks;
• assembly hall for events;
• Museum of history of the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy.

September 1 is the beginning of the school year, the end of the school year depends on the schedule of the educational process. One course consists of two semesters and two intermediate examination sessions.

Holidays during one academic year are on average 8 weeks in duration, excluding holidays.

Acceptance of documents for full-time education in the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy begins on March 1 of this year. At the same time, an applicant can apply for 5 directions. Deadlines for accepting documents for state-funded places:

• Until July 25 - for persons entering on the basis of the results of entrance examinations conducted by the Academy independently;
• Until July 25 - for persons entering the unified state exam.

The deadline for accepting documents for paid places is August 20.

You can submit documents in three ways:

• personally to the admissions office;
• by mail;
• in electronic form (for example, through the portal "Public Services").

List of documents:

• identity document, citizenship (passport);
• SNILS;
• a document on education (certificate or diploma);
• 6 photos (3x4 );
• a medical certificate containing information on the conduct of a medical examination;
• documents confirming special rights and benefits, individual achievements of the applicant, other documents.

Today, more than 2500 students study at the Kuzbass State Agricultural Academy, about 600 places are allocated annually for persons at the expense of the budget.

The most popular directions:

• Agroengineering;
• Zootechnics.

During the period, students of the Academy undergo internships at partner enterprises: in practice, students can improve their knowledge and skills, get a job.

Enterprise partners of the university are:

• Agromash LLC;
• Rostselmash Company;
• LLC "Kuzbass Broiler";
• LLC "Azot-Agro" and others.

The applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Level of education (secondary general or secondary vocational);
• Successful completion of the Unified State Exam or entrance tests.

• The minimum state academic scholarship is 2427 rubles,
• The minimum state social scholarship is 3645 rubles.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision