Omsk State Agrarian University

General Information 

Omsk State Agrarian University is a public agricultural higher education institution located in the city of Omsk (Russia). The university has a large territory and a green campus space located within the city. Omsk SAU consists of the main university located in Omsk, its branch in the city of Tara, and the University College of Agribusiness.

Omsk SAU scholars have founded 28 scientific schools of thought that are still being developed by university faculty staff and students. The university has gained significant experience in selective breeding and genetics of field crops. Scientists at Omsk SAU Genetics and Breeding Center have created varieties of high-yielding wheat resistant to adverse conditions. 

​​ The Russian Ministry of Agriculture considers Omsk SAU a leading agrarian institution in the Omsk region. These universities are leaders in implementing educational programs and doing research that contribute to the technological renewal of agriculture. University provides Bachelor’s programs, Master’s programs, and Postgraduate programs for Russian students and develops advanced Master’s programs with English medium of instruction. Students and teaching staff at Omsk SAU are involved in a variety of research activities and grant programs in Russian universities and universities abroad.

Study Programs 

The Omsk SAU consists of 7 faculties:

  • Agrotechnological Faculty
  • Faculty of Agrochemistry, Soil Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Water Resources Exploitation
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Faculty of Land Management
  • Faculty of Technical Service of Agroindustrial Complexes.
  • Faculty of Zootechny, Commodity Science and Standardization.
  • Faculty of Economics.

Accommodation and Housing 

Students will be offered accommodation in one of the University’s student hostels. Rooms are fully furnished (table, chairs, beds, shelf, wardrobe) and shared between 2-3 persons. Each room in the apartment is equipped with a bed, bedding, desk, chair, and curtains. The bathroom is shared between double and triple roommates​.

Dormitories have common kitchens and laundries, arranged common rooms, renovated and supplied by modern technology study rooms. Students can visit reading rooms and libraries with a huge amount of information resources useful for studying. The hostel has a convenient location, so everybody can go to the main study building by foot or bus. 

Shared facilities (for all the international students)are a refrigerator, microwave, kitchen range, toaster, TV, cooking utensils (pot, frying pan, knife, cutting board, etc.), and laundry room