Oryol State Agrarian University named after N. V. Parakhin or Oryol SAU named after N. V. Parakhin (Oryol SAU; russian: Орловский государственный аграрный университет имени Н. В. Парахина; Орловский ГАУ им. Н. В. Парахина, ''Orlovskiy gosudarstvennyy agrarnyy universitet imeni N. V. Parakhina''; ''Orlovskiy GAU im. N. V. Parakhina'') is a state agrarian and natural sciences university located in the city of
Oryol
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, p=ɐˈrʲɵl, lit. ''eagle''), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Fed ...
, the administrative centre of
Oryol Oblast
Oryol Oblast (russian: Орло́вская о́бласть, ''Orlovskaya oblast''), also known as Orlovshchina (russian: Орловщина) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is th ...
.
History
''Oryol Agricultural Institute'' was founded in
Oryol
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, p=ɐˈrʲɵl, lit. ''eagle''), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Fed ...
in 1975. In 1995, a decision was made to transform the institute into the ''Oryol State Agricultural Academy''. Officially, the transformation took place on 10 February 1996. In 1999, the academy was transformed into the ''Oryol State Agrarian University''.
In 2015, ''Oryol SAU'' became a member of the Eurasian Association of Universities.
For many years (1982-1986, 1994–2008, 2010–2016) Academician of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
, Nikolai Vasilyevich Parakhin, was the rector of the university. After his death, on 15 June 2016, the ''Oryol State Agrarian University'' received the name of N. V. Parakhin.
On 30 March 2017,
Rosobrnadzor banned the admission of students to the ''Oryol SAU''. In April of the same year, after the elimination of violations, this ban was removed.
At the end of 2020, the ''Oryol State Agrarian University'' took 9th place among 54 Russian agricultural universities in the “National Recognition” ranking.
Educational and operational activities
The institute includes 7 faculties (Faculty of Economics; Institute for Rural Development and Additional Education; Faculty of Agrotechnics and Energy Supply; Faculty of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine; Institute of Civil Engineering; Multidisciplinary College; Faculty of Agribusiness and Ecology), 25 divisions (chairs), as well as 30 other structural divisions.
Gallery
File:Oryol State Agrarian University - Multidisciplinary College.jpg, Oryol SAU Multidisciplinary College building
File:OrelSAU Multidisciplinary College - Mill.jpg, Monument to the mill next to Oryol SAU Multidisciplinary College building
File:Oryol State Agrarian University - Institute of Civil Engineering.jpg, Institute of Civil Engineering
References
External links
Official site
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Educational institutions established in 1975
1975 establishments in the Soviet Union
Agricultural universities and colleges in Russia