Transformation of the structure professions in higher agricultural schools of Siberia at the end of 1950-s – beginning of 1990-s

¹ Tomsk polytechnic university, 634050 Lenina str., 30, Tomsk, Russia
² Tomsk state university, 634050 Lenina str., 36, Tomsk, Russia

^a Corresponding author: v.v.petrik@mail.ru

Abstract

The article reveals the transformations happened to the specialties structure in Higher agricultural education of Siberia at the end of the 1950s-the beginning of the 1990s. On the basis of archive documents there were analyzed the measures taken by central administrative structures, local authorities and the academic staff of the region for further development and perfection of major organization departments in eight agricultural institutes and their branches. It is stated that to the end of the period reviewed the number of faculties and specialties in Siberian agricultural higher educational institutions rose two times in comparison with the beginning of the period. Some of the agricultural institutes and their branches showed the rise in three or four times. In consequence of the measures they raised the number of specialists trained in Agronomics, Livestock engineering, Mechanics, Power engineering, Veterinary, Economics, for rapidly developing branches of regional agriculture. The article is intended to people interested in history of Higher education in Russia.