Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy
| Russian: | |
| Type | Military Academy for Aviation |
|---|---|
| Established | 1920 |
| Students | future high-ranking military personnel for the Russian Air Force. |
| Location | Moscow and Monino (Монино), Moscow Region., Russia |
The Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy is a federal government military educational institution of higher education run by the Russian Ministry of Defence.
The full name is Russian Air Force Military Educational and Scientific Center “Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Y.A. Gagarin”.
The Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy was established in 2008 as a result of merging the two Russian Air Force academies: Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy (Russian: ) and Gagarin Air Force Academy (Russian: ).[1]
Both academies had multi-year history (90 and 70-year respectively) of excellence in the aerospace education and research. Gagarin Air Force Academy specialized in preparing high-ranking commanding officers, while Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy focused on engineering education in all fields of aviation.
For the new academy, the number of military and civilian personnel was limited by 4,614. Both academies kept their respective campuses: Zhukovsky Academy in Moscow and Gagarin Academy in Monino (38 kilometers (24 mi) east of Moscow). However, it was envisioned that Zhukovsky Academy would relocate to Monino by the end of 2011.
In 2008-2009, when the Ministry of Defence continued the process of consolidation of its training and research institutions, six other military schools were named affiliated (separate organizational units) entities and later subsidiaries of the academy:
The total number of employees (military and civilian personnel) of the academy (with subsidiaries) was set at 37,481 people.[2]
The academy offered programs in a variety of fields:
Order of the Russian Minister of Defence on July 12, 2011 N 1136 has seriously changed the direction of reforming the academy. It directed to transfer within 45 days (until September 1, 2011), "the preparation of students from the Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy (Moscow and Monino) to the Military Aviation Engineering University () ” located in Voronezh.[3]
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