Athar University Guide
Stavropol State Agrarian University
Ставропольский ГАУجامعة ستافروبول الحكومية الزراعية
The university is located in Stavropol: 12 Zootekhnichesky Lane.
- Official website
- stgau.ru
- International admission
- stgau.ru/incoming/foreign-citizens
At a glance
- Levels of study
- The English presentation lists 42 bachelor's, 4 specialist's and 45 master's programs and 43 postgraduate specialties, in areas including agriculture, veterinary medicine, power engineering, economics and management, tourism and computer science.
- Housing
- The English presentation states the university has 6 dormitories (37.6 thousand m²), 89 educational and laboratory buildings and more than 100 laboratories.
- Preparatory year
- The university has a Preparatory Department teaching Russian and subject courses to foreigners; it ends with exams and a pre-university certificate at Russian level B1 (the information page has not been updated since 2022/2023).
- Status
- The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; its founder is the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
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- Founded
- According to the official information page, the university was created on 1 September 1930.
Fields and faculties
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University structure according to the English presentation: four institutes and one faculty.
- Institute of Agrobiology and Natural Resources
- Institute of Veterinary Science and Biotechnology
- Institute of Mechanics and Energetics
- Institute of Economics, Finance and Management in the Agro-Industrial Complex
- Faculty of Digital Technologies
Programmes and language of study
Language of study
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Foreign applicantsfor international students
Programs for foreigners are presented on the foreign-students page under “Programs in Russian”, and the Preparatory Department prepares students to study in Russian.
Admission for international students
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Foreign applicantsfor international students
Admission documents for foreigners: application in Russian; original passport with notarized translation (valid at least 1 year 6 months from the start of studies); legalised education document with appendix and notarized translation; preparatory course certificate if applicable; 8 colour photos 3×4.
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Foreign applicantsfor international students
Ways to submit documents: via the personal account on the Gosuslugi portal, by Russian Post, or in person at the admissions committee (12 Zootekhnichesky Lane, Stavropol).
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Foreign applicantsfor international students
Admitted on equal terms with Russian citizens: citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; compatriots living abroad; CIS citizens with a Russian residence permit. Compatriots must submit supporting documents.
Tuition fees
Each amount is published for a specific programme or group of programmes — not necessarily the university's fees overall. Each academic year is shown separately.
Examples
175,000 RUB per year
Per fee order No. 266 (27 May 2026) for first-year fee-paying students in 2026/2027: the full-time bachelor's in Agronomy (35.03.04) costs 175,000 RUB for the first year and 743,050 RUB for the whole programme. The order is not specific to international students.
170,000 RUB per year
Per the same order: the full-time specialist programme Veterinary Medicine (36.05.01) costs 170,000 RUB for the first year in 2026/2027 and 920,650 RUB for the whole programme.
Scholarships and opportunities
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Full-time state-funded students
State academic scholarships go to full-time students funded from the federal budget, depending on grades and research and community work; the page also lists President's and Government scholarships, social and named scholarships. It states no conditions specific to international students.
Student life and services
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To develop students' creative, volunteer and sports potential, the university has 11 student associations, 10 student brigades, 4 volunteer teams and 16 creative groups.
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Foreign applicantsfor international students
The university has an International Relations Department to help foreign students and applicants.
Practical information
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Foreign studentsfor international students
According to the foreign-students page: within 1–2 working days of arrival students must visit the International Relations Department for migration registration; all foreigners must hold a medical insurance policy valid for their whole stay, which is a paid service.
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General university e-mail: [email protected]. The site has no English version, only presentations in English, Chinese and French.
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