As part of a strategic partnership with MGIMO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia hosted an annual educational module on the master's program «World Agricultural Markets».

During the week, under the guidance of the teachers of the StGAU, MGIMO undergraduates got acquainted with new approaches to production and organizational processes in scientific centers and agro-industrial enterprises of Stavropol, including GAP Resurs, Kazminsky Dairy Plant Dairy Legend, buffalo farm Lukman. The final stage of the training was the protection of cases aimed at replacing imported products and ensuring the technological and economic sovereignty of both the Stavropol Territory and the whole country. Employees of the leading agro-industrial enterprises of the region acted as project evaluation experts.

— Participation in the training of MGIMO masters is not just a search for new solutions in the agro-industrial complex for us, but an important strategic mission in creating a personnel reserve. I am sure that many guests have fallen in love with our unique region and will play an important role in its development,» said Vladimir Sitnikov, Rector of the SSAU.