Nowadays, the University is one of the largest educational, scientific and cultural centers in the South of Russia and the Caspian Region. Its Institutes and Faculties provide training for those who want to become certified specialists, and a wide range of degree courses for those interested in Fish-Breeding and Fishery, Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Refrigeration and Technological Equipment, Ship-Building and Marine Power Engineering, Ecology and Nature Management, Marketing and Advertising, Automation and Control, Information Technologies and Telecommunication, Computer Sciences, Jurisprudence, Recreational and Cultural Services and Tourism, Biology. Upon the whole the University offers training in more than 50 specializations, 20 major fields, various programmes of Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and optional programmes, 30 Ph.D. and Senior Doctorate qualifications.