On March 26, at the conference of the working staff by the way of the secret voting Grygorii Kaletnik was elected as the President of the University .His candidacy was supported by 216 from 218 delegates who took part in the voting. In such a way began a new phase in the development of our higher educational establishment on the basis of combining of scientifically -  research activity with the production  process.Rector of the University Grygorii Kaletnik spoke about the perspectives of such a development in his speech at the conference.

- Creation of a new structure of our university was agreed with the Ministry on Agrarian Policy and Food and Ministry on Education and Science – noted Grygorii Kaletnik - A new structure will give a possibility to implement a program which was elaborated and approved by the Academic Council of the University with the aim of the development of the University as a scientifically-research and educationally-industrial complex with the right of full self-government on the principle of integration with scientifically - research structures.

According to the  words of Grygorii Kaletnik , the  documents for the integration  (on the basis of the cluster) of our University  with the Institute of bioenergy crops and sugar beet of NAASU are already prepared. A scientifically-research farm in the village of Agronomichne is submitted to the University. Such union will give a possibility for the University to develop at the new level, open new specialties, create new specialized scientific councils, have our own production base for passing by students of practical training and strengthen the financial situation – that is to do all that is demanded from educational institutions by the government and the Ministry on Education.

The widening of  material and technical basis will make our University more attractive to potential investors. According to the words of  Grygorii Kaletnik, the experience of such union has all  prestige scientific institutions of the world.

Speech of the Rector consisted of two parts. At first, Grygorii Kaletnik reported on the carried work at the post of the head of the University. Further he outlined plans for future. In particular, those which are connected with the further development of the material-technical base. Thus, the Institute of Management, administration and Law will change its residence. The mentioned structure will transfer to the building № 5, which is situated near the Central Department Store. Moreover, in this building is going to be built one more additional floor. There will be located a Scientifically – Research  Institute of Biofuels and Biomass. Machine and tractor station "Module" will concentrate its power in the scientifically-research farm "Agronomichne" where it will continue to develop its base. It is planned to implement the project of the modern scientific library. Also it will be continued the work under the construction of two objects - the Sports Palace and Church at the territory of our University.

The participants of the conference were interested by initiative of Rector of assistance of teachers and students with apartment. Partially this problem will be resolved at the expense of reconstruction for apartments of building № 4. It is planned to equip 40 two-room apartments. Rector emphasized that the current year is announced to be a year of assistance of colleges of the University. At the end of the speech, he thanked for the support of all those initiatives that have already been implemented with common forces of the University staff.

After the announcement of the results of voting, Grygorii Kaletnik expressed his gratitude for the showed trust of  being  elected as the President of the University. He emphasized that in future he will do his best for turning the native University into a world-class educational establishment.

What gives the position of the President of the University? The participants of the conference got acquainted with it in the speech of Vice Rector Galyna Yanchuk. Announcement about the introduction of a new position was published on the website of the university. Everyone had the opportunity to offer his candidacy. Documents were received only from one candidate - Grygorii Kaletnik. New position involves reduction of dependence of the President of the University from higher authorities, gives the right to represent educational establishment in relations with government agencies and their leaders, international organizations with the aim of solving of issues of financial independence, legal autonomy and a number of other important issues related to the development of the University on the basis of scientifically- educational research and educationally- productional complex.

This is the first example of a structural reform of higher educational establishment of such a  type. It's nice that it was offered by our educational establishment . Initiative of Vinnytsia National Agrarian University found the support at the state level.