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On November 18, Vadim Gerasimenko, a graduate of the Academic Reserve educational program, was appointed acting rector of Samara State Agrarian University.
The "Academic Reserve" educational program for training management talent in science and education is being implemented by the State University of Management at the request of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Vadim Gerasimenko graduated from the program in 2023.
Commenting on his appointment, Vadim Gerasimenko stated that the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has tasked him with making the university a center of agricultural science and education in the Volga Federal District. He previously worked at the Orenburg State Agrarian University, where he was a professor and vice-rector for research.
In 2000, Vadim Gerasimenko graduated from the Orenburg State Agrarian University, and in 2002, he completed his postgraduate studies there. At 30, he defended his doctoral dissertation in biochemistry, and at 31, he became a professor. In 2020, he won the Science track of the Leaders of Russia competition, and a year later, he graduated from the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management's "Leaders of Scientific and Technological Breakthrough" program and from the State University of Management's "Management of Higher Education Organizations" program.
The new acting rector of Samara State Agrarian University is also the author of 200 scientific papers, including 15 invention patents, and six monographs. He is an expert in the QS World University Rankings, an expert at the Russian Academy of Sciences, and is included in the Federal Register of Experts in Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. He is also a member of two doctoral dissertation councils.
In 2024, for highly effective scientific and technical developments implemented in practice, the Governor of the Orenburg Region awarded Vadim Gerasimenko the title of "Laureate of the Orenburg Region Governor's Prize in Science and Technology."
On behalf of the entire GUU family, we congratulate our graduate on his new appointment and wish him success in completing his assigned tasks and new scientific discoveries!
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