EkoNiva has launched a specialised lecture room at Kaluga branch of Timiryazev Academy, where it is planned to give lessons to both trainees of the institution and students of agriclasses.

The academy and EkoNiva have been cooperating closely for a long time to build talent pool for the company. The Group offers the students the opportunity to do internships as soon as after the first year and often provides them with jobs upon graduation. Together with the professors, the company is now working on a training programme for agricultural students.

EkoNiva assisted with the repair and purchase of furniture for the new lecture room. The opening ceremony was attended by Svetlana Malakhova, Director of the Academy, Aleksandr Yefremov, Minister of Agriculture of Kaluga Oblast, Roman Litvinov, Regional Director of EkoNiva’s Kaluga Subdivision, and other company employees.

‘Students need to have confidence about the future. We are happy to do our best to help them find their way in life. I hope that with the new modern space, they will become even more interested in EkoNiva’, says Roman Litvinov.

The event also included a tasting of the branded products. The professors, students and guests tried milk, kefir, yoghurts, quark desserts and High Focus, a new milk drink which boosts concentration and productivity.

The cooperation with educational institutions is one of the key ways of forming EkoNiva’s talent pool.