Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (full name in Russian: Российский государственный аграрный университет — МСХА имени К.А. Тимирязева) is one of the oldest agrarian educational institutions in Moscow, Russia. It was founded on December 3, 1865. It is under the Supervisory of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. It was named for Kliment Timiryazev, a Russian botanist and physiologist and proponent of evolution by natural selection. Prior to this it was called the Petrovsky Agricultural Academy.
 Timiryazev Academy main building | |
Former names | Petrovskaya Agricultural Academy Moscow Agricultural Institute |
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| Type | State university |
| Established | 1865 |
| Rector | Valeriya Chaika |
Academic staff | 700[1] |
| Undergraduates | >10,000[1] |
| Postgraduates | 70 p.a.[1] |
| Location | Moscow , Russia 55.833°N 37.550°E |
| Campus | Urban (originally suburban) |
| Colors | Green |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[2] | 1,201 (2023) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3] | 251-300 (2022) |
References
- "About the Academy". Timiryazev Academy. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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