After the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy has entered a period of recovery. In 2021, there were a number of key trends affecting global food markets. In conditions of instability of the global economic system, Russia is one of the fastest growing food suppliers on the global market and has every chance to become one of the world’s largest agricultural exporters.

The development of the Institute of World Agricultural Markets is impossible outside an international framework. The inclusion of international aspects in IWAR’s development and management is a prerequisite for the competitiveness of any world-class competence center. Such an international framework cannot be developed without an effective channel of communication and exchange of best practices with the foreign university community. In this regard, it is necessary to have an idea of the existing global landscape of educational, research and expert-analytical competencies in the field of international trade in agro-industrial products. With the centers of these competencies a strategic partnership can subsequently be built to successfully meet the challenges of promoting international food security that IWAR and the global university community are facing today.