Stavropol State Agrarian University hosted the presentation of two new educational programs launched jointly with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. 

Starting in 2024, universities will begin recruiting for joint bachelor's degree programs designed for in-depth training of professionals in the field of work in the global agricultural markets and in the tourism and hospitality industry. 

— About 50% of high-scoring exam students leave the region in search of higher education that meets their needs. And today we are faced with the task of bringing to Stavropol the level and potential of the leading scientific centers of our country in terms of educational programs in order to leave the best students for the development of the region,» said Vladimir Sitnikov, Rector of StGAU. 

The key feature of the programs is the possibility of obtaining «double» equivalent diplomas from StGAU and MGIMO. The educational process will be built in a network format: students will spend part of their studies at the StGAU, while teachers from the Moscow university will be involved in the classes. The other part will be held directly at MGIMO. In addition, technological practice will be organized at the facilities of industrial partners of universities.

— The labor and educational services market is so segmented and competitive that you have to constantly find new partnerships. After we saw that the master's degree program that we are doing together at the State University of Economics is working fine, we realized that we need to move on. Many who have completed a joint master's degree are already working in the administration of the Stavropol Territory and in farms,» commented MGIMO Vice—rector Artyom Malgin.