The traditional celebration of Knowledge Day in Stavropol State Agrarian University was held in a new format.

This year, 4,6 thousand first—year students joined the student body of Stavropol State Agrarian University — more than 2 thousand students of higher education and more than 1.5 thousand middle-level specialists.

Within the framework of the festive events, solemn lineups of the Institute of Vocational Education and Higher education, concerts for parents were held. All day long, alternative venues for student groups and associations, photo zones, creative teams and a cover band performed on the university grounds. The Day of Knowledge ended with an open-air disco with a prize draw and an award ceremony.

Stavropol State Agrarian University was congratulated by its partners — in the amount of over 800 million rubles, the university was presented by leading agricultural enterprises: ECO-Culture Agroholding, Resource Group of Enterprises, Bioton LLC, AGROCOM HOLDING LLC, Stavropol Agrosoyuz LLC, Prostory LLC, ASB Agroholding, Agromarket LLC, Kirov State Farm, Krasnokutsky farm, Kits LLC, Praskoveyskoye CJSC, Yugstroyinvest Group of Companies, Stavropol branch of Rosselkhoznadzor. The funds will be used to upgrade infrastructure, scholarship and grant programs for students and teachers.

— I am absolutely convinced that the time spent at our university will become one of the most memorable chapters of your life. Thanks to the unprecedented support of the federal center, personally by Minister Oksana Nikolaevna Lut and Governor Vladimir Vladimirovich Vladimirovich, you have all the necessary tools to become real experts in your field,» said Vladimir Sitnikov, Rector of SSAU.