In the fall of 2021, the August company presented new classrooms to two Russian universities: a plant protection training center was opened at the Penza State Agrarian University, and an agronomy room with its own mini-laboratory at the Kursk State Agricultural Academy.
The new training center for plant protection at the Penza State Agrarian University was inaugurated on October 22, 2021. The modern classroom is equipped with new furniture, visual aids and multimedia equipment, with the help of which students will be able to communicate with leading experts in the field of agronomy from different regions of Russia.
“The classes that such a training center makes possible are comparable to field trips. High-quality theoretical training is extremely important, however, in the modern educational environment, agronomists will be able to share practical skills with students, hold a master class, show how a particular agricultural technique works, how aggregates work, how seeds are treated or crops are treated. In the fields where the Internet is available, it will be possible to demonstrate all this even with the help of a mobile phone, ”says Viktor Komratov, head of the August office in Penza.
In addition to a high-performance computer and an interactive whiteboard, the classroom is equipped with two high-resolution cameras: this is also necessary for distance learning. It is planned that part of the lectures and training seminars will be conducted by specialists of the "August" company from the central office, experienced technologists from the regional offices of the company, as well as employees of the leading enterprises of the agro-industrial complex. By sharing knowledge, they themselves will be able to see the reaction of the audience, interact with students and evaluate their activity and training from the point of view of potential employers.
Another auditorium, equipped with the support of "August", opened in October at the Kursk State Agricultural Academy. This is a modern agronomy room with comfortable teaching furniture, a set of video and audio equipment, a set of visual and methodological materials, as well as its own mini-laboratory.
The new audience was dedicated to the memory of Alexander Veniaminovich Agibalov - the most experienced farmer-technologist and head of the Kursk representative office "August", with the direct assistance of which the region in the past decade has become one of the key producers of sugar beet and grain in the Russian Federation.
The branded audience should also become a permanent meeting place for future young professionals with established professionals who have achieved great heights in the field of crop production, as well as with innovators who create and implement advanced solutions for the agricultural sector. Among them will be the specialists of the "August" company, who will acquaint students with current technologies in the field of plant protection and the intricacies of their application.
“We know the problems of agricultural production, and we also understand that it is necessary to develop the training of qualified personnel,” says Igor Dautokov, manager for key clients of Firm “August” JSC. “And we want to actively cooperate, help universities, share experience so that these new personnel go to the agricultural front.”