Odessa State Agrarian University

What Odessa State Agrarian University does

Odessa State Agrarian University (Одеський державний аграрний університет, ODAU) is a Ukrainian state higher education institution founded in 1918, operating under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and headquartered in Odesa at vul. Kanatna, 99. The university delivers bachelor, master, and doctoral-level programs across 15+ specializations including Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Engineering, Geodesy and Land Management, Economics, Management, Accounting, Horticulture, Plant Protection, Animal Production Technology, Marketing, Floristics, and Cynology. Its infrastructure spans four educational buildings in Odesa and includes a Moodle-based distance learning platform (moodle.osau.edu.ua), electronic admissions submission, Privat24 online payment integration, two Category B scientific journals (Agrarian Bulletin and Economic Bulletin of the Black Sea Littoral), and a Career Hub linking students to an employer network that includes Syngenta, Bayer, Kernel-Trading, ADAMA, PrivatBank, Ukrsibbank, and Leica Geosystems.

The institution generates revenue through multiple streams: state budget funding for funded places, contract-based tuition for domestic students, international student fees (100,000-180,000 UAH annually for postgraduate programs), state-voucher-funded professional retraining for adult learners, and commercialization royalties from its Scientific Park LLC. The Scientific Park, registered in March 2018 as a separate legal entity (50% university-owned, with the Selection and Genetic Institute and LLC Ukrainian Biosource as co-founders), focuses on biotechnology research, technology transfer, and production of innovative agricultural products. The university maintains a Supervisory Board comprising industry and government stakeholders, and operates international programs through Erasmus+ and bilateral partnerships including the Academy of Economic Sciences of Moldova.

Go-to-market is a sales-led traditional university admissions model augmented by multi-channel digital recruitment. The admissions committee (Приймальна комісія) operates phone hotlines (+380964561644, +380991912622) and email consultation, with dedicated landing pages and online application systems. Marketing channels include the university website (osau.edu.ua), Facebook (OdesaDAU), Instagram (odau.education), and direct outreach through the international student office. Special admission tracks exist for students from temporarily occupied territories and voucher-funded programs for career-changers aged 45+, signaling diversification of intake sources beyond traditional school-leavers.

Name

Odessa State Agrarian University

Legal name

Одеський державний аграрний університет

Website

https://osau.edu.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Odessa State Agrarian University is a 1918-founded Ukrainian state higher education institution in Odesa offering bachelor, master, and PhD programs across 15+ agricultural and related specializations to domestic and international students, with revenue from state funding, tuition, and research commercialization through its Scientific Park.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Land-Grant Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agribusiness, Farm Management & Compliance (EDAOAOAN), Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA), Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Agricultural higher education
• Veterinary medicine programs
• Agronomy degree programs
• Distance learning platform
• Scientific research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Odesa

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contract-based tuition: Revenue from students paying for education under contract (contract-based students) who do not receive state funding
2. International student tuition: Tuition fees from foreign citizens pursuing postgraduate studies, ranging from 100,000 to 180,000 UAH depending on program and study form
3. Professional development and continuing education: Revenue from specialized courses, vocational training, and qualification improvement programs including those funded by state employment vouchers
4. Scientific Park commercial activities: Revenue from commercialization of research results, innovation projects, technology transfer, and production of competitive innovative products through the LLC Scientific Park

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Odessa State Agrarian University delivers higher education programs at Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels across agronomy, veterinary medicine, agricultural engineering, economics, management, geodesy, horticulture, plant protection, cynology, and related disciplines via full-time, part-time, and distance learning formats. The university supplements teaching with employer-linked practical training, international exchange (Erasmus+), continuing education and professional retraining courses, research commercialization through its Scientific Park LLC, and publication of Category B-certified scientific journals.

Product overview

Odessa State Agrarian University (Одеський державний аграрний університет, ОДАУ) is a higher education institution offering educational programs across agriculture, veterinary medicine, economics, engineering, and related fields. The university's digital infrastructure includes a Moodle-based distance learning platform for online education delivery, an online payment system via Privat24 for tuition and accommodation fees, and two scientific journals—the Аграрний вісник Причорномор'я (Category B professional publication) and Економічний вісник Причорномор'я. The institution also operates a Science Park entity for research commercialization and maintains a Career Hub for student employment services. Programs are offered at bachelor, master, and PhD levels across multiple faculties including Agrotechnology, Veterinary Medicine, Geodesy and Land Management, Economics and Management, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agrarian Bulletin of the Black Sea Littoral (Аграрний вісник Причорномор'я): Scientific journal of OSAU included in the list of professional scientific publications of Ukraine, Category B
• Naukovyi Park ODAU (Scientific Park)

Products and services

• Bachelor's Degree Programs State-accredited undergraduate degree programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, economics, management, agricultural engineering, geodesy, and related fields, delivered via full-time, part-time, and distance learning modes to Ukrainian and international applicants.
• Master's Degree Programs State-accredited Master's degree programs in agronomy, economics, management, agricultural engineering, veterinary medicine, and related agricultural disciplines for graduates of Bachelor's programs.
• Doctoral (PhD) Educational-Scientific Programs Doctoral (PhD) educational-scientific programs across 14 specialties including Management, Veterinary Medicine, Technology of Livestock Production, Veterinary Hygiene, and Agronomy for postgraduate researchers.
• Professional Development and Continuing Education Courses Vocational training, professional retraining, and qualification improvement courses for adults aged 45+ with 15+ years work experience, including veterans, internally displaced persons, and persons with disabilities, funded via state employment vouchers.
• Scientific Park Research Commercialization Services Research and experimental development services in biotechnology and agricultural innovation (NACE 72.11) via the LLC Scientific Park of OSAU, including technology transfer, innovation commercialization, and production of competitive innovative products.

Quantifiable outcome

• State diploma recognized internationally in most countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scientific Park of Odesa State Agrarian University (LLC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2018University-established innovation entity focused on commercialization of agricultural research, technology transfer, and production of competitive innovative products. Primary activity: 72.11 Research and experimental development in biotechnology.
• Selection and Genetic Institute - National Center for Seed SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2017Co-founder of LLC 'Scientific Park of Odesa State Agrarian University' established in 2017. The partnership focuses on research collaboration in biotechnology, seed science, and agricultural innovation commercialization. The institute contributes scientific expertise while the university provides educational integration.
• LLC Ukrainian BiosourcecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2017Co-founder of the Scientific Park LLC, contributing to agricultural biotechnology research and innovation ecosystem. Partnership enables commercialization of research results and integration of education, science, and business.
• Erasmus+ Program ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union Erasmus+ academic mobility programs enabling student and faculty exchanges, summer schools, and international collaborative projects with European universities.
• Academy of Economic Sciences of MoldovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for academic collaboration and scientific exchange in economics and agricultural sciences between Ukraine and Moldova.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sumy National Agrarian University: Northern Ukrainian agrarian university with comparable undergraduate and graduate programs in agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, and agricultural engineering. Direct competitor for domestic admissions and international postgraduate recruitment.
• National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NUBIP): Ukraine's flagship agricultural higher education institution based in Kyiv, offering parallel faculties in agronomy, veterinary medicine, economics, and land management. Competes directly with OSAU for domestic applicants and overlapping PhD programs in agriculture and life sciences.
• Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V. Dokuchaev: One of the oldest Ukrainian agrarian universities with comparable specialty breadth across agronomy, veterinary medicine, and agricultural engineering. Faces similar wartime operational constraints and competes with OSAU for displaced students from eastern Ukraine.
• Lviv National Agrarian University: A western Ukrainian state agrarian university with similar program mix (agronomy, veterinary, economics, agricultural engineering) and similar Erasmus+ international mobility footprint. Directly comparable as another regional public university competing for the same domestic applicant pool.
• Vinnytsia National Agrarian University: A central Ukrainian agrarian university offering parallel programs in agronomy, veterinary, economics, and food technology. Competes for the same Ukrainian applicant pool and operates a similar state-funded plus contract-based tuition revenue model.

Regional players

• Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra: A Slovak public agricultural university with parallel faculties in agronomy, horticulture, veterinary medicine, and economics — directly comparable academically but serving primarily Slovak and Central European students rather than Ukrainian applicants.
• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn: A Polish public university with a strong Faculty of Agriculture and a veterinary medicine program, making it structurally comparable to OSAU academically though operating primarily in the Polish market and across EU borders.

Broad incumbents

• BOKU University (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna): A leading European agricultural and life-sciences university with broad portfolio across agronomy, forestry, food science, and biotechnology. Sets the aspirational benchmark OSAU positions against in its Erasmus+ mobility messaging and scientific journal ambitions.
• Wageningen University & Research: The global gold-standard agricultural research university, dominating top-tier agrarian rankings. Not a direct competitor for domestic applicants but defines the international prestige ceiling against which OSAU's Category B journals and Erasmus+ partnerships are measured.

Emerging players

• Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU): A Central European public university specializing in life sciences, agriculture, forestry, and environmental engineering. Functions as a regional peer in the agrarian HEI space and competes for international students OSAU targets in its postgraduate recruitment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OdesaDAU
• Instagraminstagram.com/odau.education
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/odessa-state-agrarian-university

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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