The Institute of Post – Diploma Studies and Retraining of AIC cadres re-educates specialists providing them with a second diploma of state higher education. Six research institutes are functioning at the university now:  Three Specialized Scientific Councils work at the University. They work in 10 fields; physiology of people and animals, veterinary obstetrics and biotechnology of reproduction, veterinary sanitation and hygiene, veterinary expertise, veterinary pharmacology, and toxicology, animals feeding and feeds technology, breeding and selection of animals, and ecology. Post-graduate students are trained in 25 specialties. Doctoral studies were opened in 9 specialties in 2001.