In the Ural State Agrarian University a new rector. The order on appointment to this post of Olga Loretz was signed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Ivan Lebedev.

Recall, the former rector of UrgaAU Irina Donnik moved to the Russian Academy of Sciences for the post of vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences in October 2017. Since then Loretz has served as the rector, having shown the efficiency on this post.

Olga Loretz - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Honored Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, Honorary Worker of the Russian Agro-Industrial Complex. Has two higher educations on specialties "Zootechny" and "Psychology".

Since 1983, she worked at the Ural Agricultural University, starting with an assistant. During this time, she managed to work as the dean of the faculty of pre-university training, the dean of the Faculty of Livestock Technology, the director of the Institute for Further Professional Education, the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. The author of more than 100 scientific papers published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications (including those recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission). Hirsch index - 17. Has one patent.

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scientific interests - scientifically based system for increasing milk productivity and milk quality in cows with industrial content, taking into account ecological zoning. Olga Loretz is a federal expert on conducting content and quality assessment in the field of state accreditation of the Rosoblnadzor, expert in social and professional accreditation of the National Accreditation Agency, deputy chairman of the Union of Rural Women, member of the working groups of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Sverdlovsk Region.