Since the time when the Petrovskaya Academy was established a large scientific potential has been accumulated at the Academy, allowing the further development and improvement of both training process and fundamental research.
During its 140-year history many scientific schools have been formed at Timiryazevskaya Academy with many of them recognized as classic ones. The Academy has provided the world with the whole constellation of great scientists and outstanding personalities.

The Institute of Extended Professional Education “Higher School of Management, Agro-industrial Complex” has been established to ensure the quality of training, re-training and advanced training of the University specialists.
Its activities addressed at retraining and advanced training of faculty of Higher Agricultural Institutions and colleges; at training, retraining and advanced training of specialists and managers of agro-industrial complex; and at ensuring a sociologic monitoring of agrarian education quality. Other activities include the School of Agribusiness (MBA program), higher education on the basis of vocational-technical education, and continuous education in accordance with a project “Adult Education”.

Office of International Relations comprises the Dean Office for International Students, the Information and Organization Department, the International Projects Department, and the Department of Cooperation with foreign universities. The Office of International Relations also coordinates activities of the Chair of Russian as a Foreign Language, which offers courses of Russian language at different levels - Pre-University Orientation/Admission courses, undergraduate and graduate courses for international students and courses for postgraduate students.

Linguistic Educational Center “LINGVA-MAA” was open at the University in 2002. The Center provides professional linguistic training of the University students. On the successful graduation the additional qualification “Interpreter in the sphere of professional communication” is conferred.