Orel State Agrarian University named after N.V. Parakhin

Orel State Agrarian University named after N.V. Parakhin (FSBEI HE Orel SAU) is a federal public university in Orel, Russia, founded on 25 July 1975 as the Orel Agricultural Institute by order No.332 of the USSR Ministry of Agriculture. It was renamed Orel State Agricultural Academy in 1996, then Orel State Agrarian University in 1999, and received its current name in 2016. Since 30 June 2022, it operates under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The university holds an educational license (series 90L01, No.0009537, reg. No.2468, dated 16.11.2016) and a state accreditation certificate (series 90A01, No.0003538, dated 23.01.2020, reg. No.3324) issued by Rosobrnadzor. Its structure includes 4 faculties (Agribusiness and Ecology; Agricultural Engineering and Energy Supply; Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine; Economics), 2 institutes (Civil Engineering Institute; Institute of Rural Development and Additional Education), a multidisciplinary college, an agricultural lyceum, 25 chairs (20 of which are graduate chairs), 5 centers for collective use of scientific equipment, an experimental digital farm, and competence centers in digital and organic agriculture. The teaching staff numbers 164 doctors and candidates of science (87.7% of total faculty). Total enrollment is 5,258 students. Programs offered include 13 bachelor's, 11 master's, 1 specialist, 7 postgraduate, and 8 mid-level specialist programs, plus 129 additional education programs.