SUMSKIJ NATSIONALNIJ AGRARNIJ UNIVERSITET

Sumy National Agrarian University was opened in April 1977 as a branch of Kharkov Agricultural Institute named after Dokuchaev (Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR from 29.04.1977 No 95).

In 1990, on the basis of the branch created Sumy Agricultural Institute (Order of the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR for food and procurement from 27.02.1990 No 24) In 1997, the Institute received university status. Presidential Decree of 7 August 2001, № 591 university granted the status of national (Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine 22.08.2001 No. 253).

According to the decision of the State Accreditation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine 27.11.2007, protocol (minutes) No 68, Sumy National Agrarian University is recognized as an accredited university by status of institutions of higher education IV (fourth) level for the period prior to 1 July 2017 (Certificate of RD-IV No. 193846).

Material and technical basis of the university consists of 9 educational laboratory rooms with the total area of 105244 sq. m.; workrooms for laboratory practical classes of students of engineering specialty; training grounds; engineering facilities buildings; research departments; a modern assembly hall with 450 seats. Pursuant to the order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine No. 180 of 19 June 2003 “On Creation of University Centre at Sumy National Agrarian University…” 6 institutes of higher education of the 1-2 levels of accreditation were added to the university. After the rearrangement according to the specialization, the total area of Sumy National Agrarian University makes up 364780 sq. m., including academic area – 243185, area of educational support buildings (workrooms, training grounds, engineering facilities buildings, research departments) – 121595 sq. m.