The formation of innovative mentality of students of Russian agricultural universities

The creation of innovative economics in Russian Federation requires the provision of innovation-oriented personnel in all areas including agriculture. Based on the studied materials, authors hypothesize the necessity of extension of innovation courses in educational process for developing innovation potential of the future specialists. In order to validate the hypothesis in Vavilov Saratov State Agricultural University (Saratov region) was conducted a sociological study, involving 424 students from different areas of training. Part of the respondents who did not learn the basics of innovation, do not realize the importance of knowledge of innovation processes both in the education system and in future profession. According to the authors, this could lead to unformed innovation-oriented skills, serious mistakes in the work, and negative consequences for the country's resource potential.