About the University

• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University has 12 educational buildings with a total area of 89731 sq. m, including 69,237 sq. m of training and laboratory facilities, 5 hostels, and 2,045 ha of arable land. The university has technically equipped modern classrooms (about 500 computers, with LCD TVs or projectors in each lecture hall), the Training Bank, the Educational accounting and other educational laboratories with a total area of 88.1 thousand square meters. The total area for 1 student is 14.6 sq.m. Study areas for each student is 11.2 square meters. The Mykolayiv National Agrarian University also owns four boiler houses. Autonomous heat-generating systems enable the university to provide comfortable living conditions in dormitories and study areas in educational buildings, and also allow the university to save up to 30% in heating costs.

• The university has its own motor-vehicle park, which is used both for education and for the production activity on agricultural land.
• The university consists of 6 institutions: the Research Institute of New Agro-Industrial Objects and Educational-Information Technologies, the Research Institute of Modern Technologies in the Agricultural Complex, the Educational and Scientific Institute of Economics and Management, the Scientific Institute for Innovative Technologies and the Content of Agrarian Education, and the Institute of Postgraduate Education.
• There are 10 working laboratories at the university and 17 educational and consulting departments in the region, which have their own premises and necessary educational equipment. 30 departments of the university have created 106 branches in the production. 25 branches of preparatory courses of the Faculty of pre-university training in the districts of the region provide training for university enrollees and future students.

• The university is made up of 4 colleges: Voznesenskiy, Mihiyskiy, Novobuzskiy, and Technologo-economic colleges, each with its own powerful material and technical base, including laboratories, research fields, training farms, training and repair workshops, etc.
• The university possesses modern technical equipment, including research laboratories, training laboratories, computer classrooms, lecture rooms, scientific and technical libraries.
• The University implements the provisions of the Bologna Declaration, according to which the training of students from the working professions is carried out (each student, according to the requirements of the Bologna Declaration, has the opportunity to get 1-2 working professions): operator of computer; secretary of the head (organizations, enterprises, institutions); driver of motor vehicles (category “B”); computer operator; locksmith from mechanization works; tractor driver/engineer of agricultural equipment (category “A”, “B”, “C”); electrician for the repair and maintenance of electrical equipment; fruit grower, florist; landscaper, machine milking operator; an operator of artificial insemination of animals and poultry; animal trainer; classifier of wool cloth and fluff.

• There are 10 Postgraduate specialties at the University: 08.00.03 – economics and management of the national economy; 08.00.04 – economics and management of enterprises (by types of economic activity; 08.00.05 – development of productive forces and regional economics; 03.00.13 – physiology of humans and animals; 03.00.15 – genetics (agricultural sciences); 06.01.01 – general agriculture; 06.01.03 – agronomy and agrophysics; 06.01.09 – crop production; 06.02.04 – technology of production of livestock products; 06.02.01 – breeding and selecting of animals. And doctoral degrees are available in 3 specialties: 08.00.03 – economics and management of the national economy; 06.02. 01 – breeding and selecting of animals; 06.02.04 – production of livestock products. In 2016, the university had licensed graduate studies in the specialties 051 Economics, 073 Management, 201 Agronomy, 204 Technology of production and processing of livestock products, and doctoral studies in the fields 051 Economics, 073 Management, 204 Technology of production and processing of livestock products.
• The University operates a specialized academic council D 38.806.01 for the defense doctoral dissertations in the following specialties: 08.00.03 – economics and management of the national economy, 08.00.04 – economics and management of enterprises, 08.00.05 – the development of productive forces and regional economics. The University also has specialized academic council D 38.806.02 for the defense of doctoral dissertations in specialties 06.02.04 – technology of production of livestock products and 06.02.01 – breeding and selecting of animals.
• The University publishes the scientific and practical journal “Bulletin of the Agrarian Science of the Black Sea Region” and the newspaper “Agrosvit.” It is the founder of the electronic scientific professional publication “Modern Economics” and co-founder of the International Scientific and Production Journal “Economics of AIC”.
• Since 2011, the student television channel “MNAU-TV” has been operating at the university. The channel produces the Digest of the Mykolaiv NAU, “Voice of the Student”, “Agrofactor” and others. Students of the University are winners of national-level short- films competitions.
• In order to introduce energy-saving technologies, as well as to reduce costs, the university created training and production workshops for the manufacture of cabinet furniture and doors made of PVC and aluminum. Creation of educational and production workshops were not only with the purpose of updating the material and technical base of the departments, but also of training students for various professions supported by the curriculum.
• In 2009, the university opened a new educational building with a total area of 5.2 thousand square meters.
• In 2012, the educational-scientific polygon of energy equipment was opened on the basis of the power engineering faculty.
• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University is the co-founder of the only scientific park of the Mykolayiv State Agricultural University in the south of Ukraine, “Agro Perspectiva.” This” significantly accelerated the development of the agroindustrial sector of the Southern Region’s economy and the process of integrating agrarian education, agrarian science, and agrarian production.
• Students, who always bring joy with their victories, are the greatest pride of the university. In the II level of the Olympiad and the second round of Student Scientific Works, the university’s students won more than 30 prize places annually during the last three years (38th in 2012, 40 in 2014, 39 in 2014, 38 in 2015, 40 in 2016, 2017-54).
• University students annually become scholars in the Victor Pinchuk Foundation program “Zavtra.UA”.
• In the annual regional scientific research competition of young scientists from the Mykolayiv region, 6 of 13 winners were young scientists from the University (2017).
• Through the initiative of student self-government bodies, the Youth Civil Organization “Create Kindness” and the Graduate Employment Center have been created at the University. The latter makes information about job vacancies of the Mykolayiv region available to each student of the Mykolayiv NAU through an electronic data bank.

• Today Mykolayiv National Agrarian University is the youngest among the agrarian universities of the III-IV level in south of Ukraine. The University is a powerful material and technical base, a center for innovative design, a source of human resources for both the Southern region and for the whole Ukraine. And most important is the activity of all students and scientific and pedagogical workers of the university. They combine common goals, ideas, and aspirations. The University prepares bachelors, specialists, and masters.
• Mykolaiv National Agrarian University is included in the State Register of Scientific Institutions, which is supported by the state (2017-2020).
• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University has 12 educational buildings and consists of 6 institutes: the Research Institute of New Agro-Industrial Objects and the Educational- information technology, research institute of modern technologies in agrarian and industrial complex, educational and scientific institute of economics and management, mechanical and technological educational-scientific institute, institute of postgraduate studies, research institute of innovative technology and agricultural education.
• The University is 61st in the rating of institutions of higher education of Ukraine “TOP 200 Ukraine 2018”.
• The University was awarded with the Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2004).
• Over 80 scientific and pedagogical workers have state awards and honorary titles of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
• 8 full-time employees were selected by academics from the state branch academies of sciences, and 5 professors were elected as members of the international academies of sciences.

AWARDS

• Gold medal for “Development and introduction of modern teaching aids”. Silver medal for “International cooperation of educational institutions and scientific institutions”.

• As part of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine’s Fourth International Exhibition “Modern Education Institutions-2013”, Mykolayiv National Agrarian University was awarded by the Grand Prix, “The Leader of Higher Education in Ukraine”.
• “Philanthropist of the Year 2008”.
• Honorary title “Leader of Modern Education”.
• In 2009, a new educational building with a total area of ​​2 ths. sq.m. was put into operation.
• In 2009, “Hostel is our home” diploma from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for winning the contest among the agrarian universities of Ukraine.
• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University was awarded with the diploma “The leader of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine”.
• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University is the co-founder of the only scientific park of the Mykolayiv State Agricultural University in the south of Ukraine, “Agro Perspectiva.” This” significantly accelerated the development of the agroindustrial sector of the Southern Region’s economy and the process of integrating agrarian education, agrarian science, and agrarian production.
• At the XXVII International Agro-Industrial Exhibition-Fair “Agro-2014”, the University was awarded with a gold medal for the “Intensification of Innovative Technologies” in Agrarian Education, Science-Production, with the assistance of the Scientific Park of the Mykolayiv National Agrarian University “Agro Perspective.
• Students, who always bring joy with their victories, are the greatest pride of the university. In the II level of the Olympiad and the second round of Student Scientific Works, the university’s students won more than 30 prize places annually during the last three years (38th in 2012, 40 in 2014, 39 in 2014, 38 in 2015, 40 in 2016, 2017-54).
• University students annually become scholars in the Victor Pinchuk Foundation program “Zavtra.UA”. The University implements the provisions of the Bologna Declaration, according to which the training of students from the working professions is carried out (each student, according to the requirements of the Bologna Declaration, has the opportunity to get 1-2 working professions): operator of computer; secretary of the head (organizations, enterprises, institutions); driver of motor vehicles (category “B”); computer operator; locksmith from mechanization works; tractor driver/engineer of agricultural equipment (category “A”, “B”, “C”); electrician for the repair and maintenance of electrical equipment; fruit grower, florist; landscaper, machine milking operator; an operator of artificial insemination of animals and poultry; animal trainer; classifier of wool cloth and fluff.
• In 2012, the educational-scientific polygon of energy equipment was opened on the basis of the power engineering faculty.
• In order to introduce energy-saving technologies, as well as to reduce costs, the university created training and production workshops for the manufacture of cabinet furniture and doors made of PVC and aluminum. Creation of educational and production workshops were not only with the purpose of updating the material and technical base of the departments, but also of training students for various professions supported by the curriculum.
• There are 10 Postgraduate specialties at the University: 08.00.03 – economics and management of the national economy; 08.00.04 – economics and management of enterprises (by types of economic activity; 08.00.05 – development of productive forces and regional economics; 03.00.13 – physiology of humans and animals; 03.00.15 – genetics (agricultural sciences); 06.01.01 – general agriculture; 06.01.03 – agronomy and agrophysics; 06.01.09 – crop production; 06.02.04 – technology of production of livestock products; 06.02.01 – breeding and selecting of animals. And doctoral degrees are available in 3 specialties: 08.00.03 – economics and management of the national economy; 06.02. 01 – breeding and selecting of animals; 06.02.04 – production of livestock products. In 2016, the university had licensed graduate studies in the specialties 051 Economics, 073 Management, 201 Agronomy, 204 Technology of production and processing of livestock products, and doctoral studies in the fields 051 Economics, 073 Management, 204 Technology of production and processing of livestock products.
• The University has three specialized academic councils:
  • D 38.806.01 – on doctoral theses in specialties 08.00.03 – economics and management of national economy, 08.00.04 – economy and management of enterprises 08.00.05 – the development of productive forces and regional economy;
  • D 38.806.02 – for the defense of doctoral dissertations in specialties 06.02.04 – technology of the production of livestock products and 06.02.01 – selecting and breeding of animals;
  • K 38.806.03 – for the defense of master’s theses in specialty 06.01.09 – plant growing.
• In the annual regional competition of young scientists of the Mykolaiv region, 7 of 16 winners were young scientists from the University (2018).
• The National Innovation Cluster “Soil Fertility” was established at the University with the center in Mykolayiv, whose founders were Mykolayiv National Agrarian University, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, NSC “Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after O.N. Sokolovsky, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Agriculture, Geodesy and Land Management of the Southern Region of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa National University. ІІ Mechnikov, Dnipropetrovsk National University named after Oles Gonchar and Odessa State Agrarian University.
• The University has established effective links with international academic institutions and educational institutions for traineeships and student exchange. Thanks to this, annually more than 250 students have the opportunity to practice and study abroad (in the USA, England, Denmark, France, Ireland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and other leading countries), where they get to know the latest production technologies and gain experience in advanced enterprises of foreign countries.
• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University is a member of such prestigious international educational and scientific organizations as the Commonwealth of Magna Shaghta Universities (EUA), the Association of the Membership of the Institute of International Education, and the American Council on International Education.
• Through the initiative of student self-government bodies, the Youth Civil Organization “Create Kindness” and the Graduate Employment Center have been created at the University. The latter makes information about job vacancies of the Mykolayiv region available to each student of the Mykolayiv NAU through an electronic data bank.
• The University publishes the scientific and practical journal “Bulletin of the Agrarian Science of the Black Sea Region” and the newspaper “Agrosvit.” It is the founder of the electronic scientific professional publication “Modern Economics” and co-founder of the International Scientific and Production Journal “Economics of AIC”.
• Since 2011, the student television channel “MNAU-TV” has been operating at the university. The channel produces the Digest of the Mykolaiv NAU, “Voice of the Student”, “Agrofactor” and others. Students of the University are winners of national-level short- films
• In the last decade, Mykolaiv National Agrarian University has become a large center for the training of competitive agricultural sector specialists and has gained the status of the leader of agrarian education in the South of Ukraine.
• In 2015, the university became a co-founder of the Educational-innovation cluster “Agrotechnics”, which integrates the efforts of scientists and the manufacturer “Lozovski machines” for the introduction of modern efficient agriculture technologies, the improvement of the technical level of the university, and the production of new generations of domestic equipment, which will be competitive in the world market.

• The National Innovation Cluster “Soil Fertility” was established at the University with the center in Mykolayiv, whose founders were Mykolayiv National Agrarian University, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, NSC “Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after O.N. Sokolovsky, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Agriculture, Geodesy and Land Management of the Southern Region of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa National University. ІІ Mechnikov, Dnipropetrovsk National University named after Oles Gonchar and Odessa State Agrarian University.
• The University has established effective links with international academic institutions and educational institutions for traineeships and student exchange. Thanks to this, annually more than 250 students have the opportunity to practice and study abroad (in the USA, England, Denmark, France, Ireland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and other leading countries), where they get to know the latest production technologies and gain experience in advanced enterprises of foreign countries.

• Mykolayiv National Agrarian University is a member of such prestigious international educational and scientific organizations as the Commonwealth of Magna Shaghta Universities (EUA), the Association of the Membership of the Institute of International Education, and the American Council on International Education.
• In the last decade, Mykolaiv National Agrarian University has become a large center for the training of competitive agricultural sector specialists and has gained the status of the leader of agrarian education in the South of Ukraine.
• In 2015, the university became a co-founder of the Educational-innovation cluster “Agrotechnics”, which integrates the efforts of scientists and the manufacturer “Lozovski machines” for the introduction of modern efficient agriculture technologies, the improvement of the technical level of the university, and the production of new generations of domestic equipment, which will be competitive in the world market.