Vasilevich Fyodor Ivanovich

Vasilevich Fyodor  Ivanovich

Rector of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after K.I. Skryabin » since 2008.

Doctor of veterinary sciences, full member of the Academy of Sciences (academician of RAS), Head of the Chair in Parasitology and Veterinary-Sanitary Expertise.


Date and place of birth: October 1, 1949 (village Sunai of Minsk region).

Specialty - veterinarian.
Background – veterinary parasitology. After graduating from the eight-year school in 1963, he entered Lyakhovichi State Agrarian College, graduating summa cum laude in 1967.

Employment details:

In 1967-1968 he worked as a veterinary assistant at the state farm «Sovetsky» in

Minsk region. From November 1968 to November 1970 served in the Soviet army ranks. From November 1970 to July 1971 worked as a laboratory assistant at S.N. Vyshelessky Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine, Belorussia.

In 1971 he entered the veterinary faculty of Moscow Veterinary Academy (Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named K.I. Skryabin) graduating summa cum laude in 1976.

Vasilevich F.I. was the Lenin scholarship holder, member of the bureau of Volgogradsky district Komsomol committee of Moscow, delegate of the Third Congress of All-Union Leninist Young Communist League. From July to December 1976 worked as a veterinary bacteriologist at Shchelkovsky biofactory.

From December 1976 to December 1979 - a postgraduate student of the Department of Parasitology of Moscow Veterinary Academy named K.I. Skryabin. In 1980 Vasilevich F.I. defended his PhD thesis.


January 1980- 1986: Assistant of the Department of Parasitology;

1986- 1998: Assistant Professor of the Department of Parasitology;

1998 – 2008: Vice Rector for academic work, professor of the Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases in animals of Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named K.I. Skryabin;

Since 2008 - up to present: Rector of Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology.

Main research fields: development of methodological principles for evaluation of pathogenesis of main parasitoses in animals and improvement of methods for treatment and prevention of diseases using epizootiological monitoring.

Extracurricular scientific and educational activities:

Scientific and educational seniority – 37 years, including seniority in the branch – 34 years.

Vasilevich F.I. has the scientific school:

As a scientific adviser, he prepared 96 diploma, 25 PhD and 13 doctoral students.

Under his management and with his direct participation, advanced educational technologies and effective management methods in all fields of the Academy’s activities have been implemented.

In 2012 the Academy was inspected by Certification Association "Russian Register" and approved in compliance with the requirements of the ISO Standard 9001:2008 (Certificate no12.1138.026 of November 20, 2012; expiration date - November 20, 2015)

Vasilevich F.I. is a Chairman of Educational Methodological Association of Institutions of Higher Education of RF in the field of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics.

Under his management, new Federal State Educational Standards (FSES) in zootechnics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) and in veterinary medicine (specialist's degree) as well as educational programs in all subjects were developed and implemented.

Vasilevich F.I. is the Chief Editor of the «Russian Journal of Parasitology», a member of the Editorial Board of journals «Veterinary», «Veterinary Medicine», «Agricultural Safety», «Veterinarian», «Bulletin for pet owners», «Journal of Agricultural Science»; member of the Presidium of the International Association of Parasitocenologists, member of the Confederation of European Union Rectors, 2010. He is the author of the paragraph «Parasitology and parasitic diseases» in the new edition of Big Russian Encyclopedia.

Vasilevich F.I. is a Honored Worker of Higher school of RF, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education, awarded a silver medal «For contribution to the development of agroindustrial complex of Russia, awarded the «Order of Honour», is a delegate from Municipal formation Vykhino-Zhulebino, a combat veteran, Honored Professor of 6 Higher Educational Institutions of Russia and 5 foreign Higher Institutions. Vasilevich F.I. is laureate of international prize «Golden Scalpel» 2012 in the nomination «One profession - one world vision».

In 2012 Vasilevich F.I. was awarded the «Gold Medal for Russia in Education of Veterinary Medicine» by the American Biographical Institute (ABI)

Basic publications: Vasilevich F.I. has 400 publications including 14 monographs (1 in English, 23 textbooks for higher institutions and colleges, 30 study guides, 10 books and 6 reference books. Has 4 certificate of authorship and 10 invention patents.

Contacts:   email: rector@mgavm.ru

phone/fax +7 495 377 49 39

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