Modernization of the portfolio of educational programs- Introduction of the principles of interdisciplinarity, modularity, variability
- Launching of new disciplines according to global future professions: urban environmentalist, system biotechnologist, agroeconomist, genetic consultant & etc.
- Development of PhD programs in partnership with leading universities: Stockholm Bioinformatics Centre, The Mississippi State University, The University of Potsdam, The Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Improvement of the research process- Joint research with Russian and international partner organizations: The Russian Academy of Sciences, The Federal Medical-Biological Agency, The Max Planck Institute, Stockholm Bioinformatics Centre, The University of Georgia, The University of Barcelona
- International scientific projects and scientific internships in leading research centers
Contributing to the Russia's climate policy- Development of tools to assist in the ratification of The Paris Agreement on the basis of joint work of ecologists, lawyers and international experts
- Development of methodology of carbon deposits
Infrastructure developmentExtension of the network of world-class research laboratories:
- Laboratory for bioluminescent biotechnologies
- Laboratory for ecosystem biogeochemistry
- Laboratory of new biomaterials biotechnology
- Laboratory of forest genomics