Penza, 29 October 2016. PenzaNews. University status was assigned to the Penza State Agricultural Academy. The corresponding order was signed by the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Tkachev.

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Among the first people to learn this milestone event were the participants of the celebrations devoted to the 65th anniversary of the university, which take place on Saturday, October 29.

For instance, the Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Demographics of the Penza region Evgeny Troshin immediately shared this news on Facebook.

“The Penza State Agricultural Academy by the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia was given a status of University! Congrats!” he wrote on his page.

However, the order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation has not been yet published on the official Internet portal of legal information.