About the university

Educational Establishment "Grodno State Agrarian University” is the largest educational and scientific centre of the Western region of Belarus. It was founded in 1951. More than 26,000 specialists have already graduated from the University and about 50,000 managers and experts of the agro-industrial sector got their professional development and fulfilled the retraining and qualification improvement courses here.

The University has developed and introduced quality management system in the National STB ISO 9001-2009 and German DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 systems.

At present the University trains specialists at 6 faculties and in 11 specialities of agricultural, engineering, technological and economic profiles. Innovative methods and educational technologies (modern information bases) are used here. Grodno State Agrarian University carries out several joint educational and research projects thus providing the University scientists, teachers and students with a unique opportunity to experience and scientific information exchange. Geography of the partner universities and research centers is quite wide. We cooperate with agro-industrial and educational institutions of England, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Switzerland, etc.

More than 340 teachers work at the 32 university chairs. Over 50% of the academic staff has scientific degrees of Candidate of sciences or Doctor of sciences. About 8000 young people study at Grodno State Agrarian University today. The University created excellent conditions for uninterrupted and second higher education. The Agrarian University trains academic personnel of high qualification. We offer magistracy, postgraduate and doctoral studies. The Dissertation Defence Council works successfully here.

The priority direction of the present-day educational work of the University is to develop civic maturity, social optimism, the ability to careful and objective reality accession in students, enabling every young person to feel socially, morally, politically and legally protected. Grodno State Agrarian University teaches its students to act consciously and actively, to perform their civic duties, duty to the state, society, people, to honor and respect the law of the Republic of Belarus.

The main purpose of the ideological and educational work is to bring up in young people the fundamental values, ideas, beliefs, reflecting the essence of the Belarusian statehood and to promote active, civic and personal position during the educational process.

What does Grodno State Agrarian University offer you?

• highly-qualified academic staff – highest level professionals in fields of experience
• especial educational environment – a comfortable and warm atmosphere dominates at the University. Teachers give classes in small groups and use an individual approach to students' need;
• student-centered approach – and helpful staff;
• university creates conditions to keep a healthy lifestyle and to lead an active social life;
• reasonable cost of education and accommodation – our University is a nonprofit organization that allows us to keep tuition fee at acceptable level;
• we are committed to providing education that meets the requirement of students, employers and the community as a whole.