Voronezh State Agrarian University named after Peter the Great

Voronezh State Agrarian University was founded in 1912 and named after Emperor Peter the Great.

At present, Voronezh State Agrarian University named after Peter the Great is one of the largest agrarian universities of Russia, as well as the research, educational and cultural center of the Black Earth Region. It is also one of the leaders in the sphere of international cooperation: the University has partners in more than 25 countries.

More than 15,000 students studying at the University can choose from 19 majors, 30 specializations and 52 qualifications. Post-graduate students can choose from 36 specializations. The total number of the staff is more than 1,400, including 664 teachers (of which 440 have Candidates’ (PhD) or Doctors’ degrees and 105 hold Professors’ posts).

Faculties of Voronezh State Agrarian University named after Peter the Great:

• The Faculty of Rural Engineering
• The Land Survey Faculty
• The Faculty of Humanities and Law
• The Faculty of Agricultural Science
• The Faculty of Economics
• The Veterinary Science and Animal Breeding Faculty
• The Faculty of Technology and Merchandizing
• The Faculty of Economics and Management

 Student Accommodation

While getting education, all the students are provided with comfortable rooms for living in hostels for students. All the rooms are provided with the Internet access, TV set and telephone. There are bathrooms, lavatories and kitchens for students in the hostels. The campus area is equipped with a gym, a large number of shops and entertainment centers.

Usually, students use accommodation facilities on the sharing basis. All students’ hostels are safe and secure as they are under the protection of the police during 24 hours.

Educational process does not only consist of exams and tests. Students’ life is a unique world, full of hopes and joy, exciting events and fascinating new acquaintances. The university is a so-called city within the city, which has everything one might need. 

Voronezh City

Voronezh is a city in the European part Russia, the capital of the Voronezh region, situated on the banks of the Voronezh water reservoir (the Voronezh River), about 520 km south of Moscow. It is a cultural, industrial and scientific center of the region.

Voronezh places of interest

Voronezh museums

• Voronezh Regional Museum of Local Lore
• Voronezh Regional Literary Museum named after I.S. Nikitin
• Voronezh Regional Art Museum named after I.N. Kramskoy
• Exhibition Hall of The Russian Union of Artists Center of Military-Patriotic Education “Museum-Diorama”
• Museums of Voronezh State University
• Museum Ship “Goto Predestinatsia” (God’s Predestination)
• Natural Architecture and Archaeological Museum-Reserve “Divnogorie”

Voronezh theaters and other attractions

• Voronezh Academic Drama Theater named after A.V. Koltsov
• Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theater
• Voronezh State Theater of Young Spectator
• Voronezh Chamber Theater
• Voronezh Puppet Theater “Shut”
• Voronezh Oceanarium
• Voronezh Planetarium