Education and student life

Kamchatka moved two meters to the southeast after the latest earthquake, says VIce-Rector for Earth Sciences

About 300 million years ago, all the continents were united into the supercontinent Pangea, which over time split into Laurasia and Gondwana, and they in turn - into smaller ones. South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia separated from Gondwana. “220 million years ago, South America broke away from Africa. This is evidenced by the similarity of the...

Fresh students welcomed to alma mater by Institute leadership

The young people and their future mentors convened at the meeting hall on 1 September. They were greeted by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Acting Director of IGPT Vladimir Silantyev, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin, Deputy Director for Moral Education and Social Work Natalya Khorkova, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships...

Students research Taganay Park in Chelyabinsk Oblast during summer field practice

Second-year students toured the park, observed local flora and fauna and mapped environmental tourism trails. "During the practice session, the students mapped local plants and ant-hills, studied local birds, and visited the Geological and Mineralogical Museum of the Ilmen Natural Reserve. They also compiled a geomorphological description of the Black Rock and its plant associations," notes...

Geology students of Jizzakh Branch compile detailed map of Tian Shan foothills near the city

They completed the job as part of a summer internship. “The practical training of the branch’s geology students took place in the mountains that come right up to the city. It is here that the picturesque gorge called Tamerlane’s Gate is located. According to legend, Tamerlane pierced the mountains with his sword during his campaign against...

Students receive vocational training in oil and gas operator profession at CdoGEO

59 students have graduated from the Center for Advanced Training’s latest short educational course for 3rd category oil and gas production operators. The studies, supported by the regional branch of the Russian Society of Student Squads, were implemented as part of federal grant project for student squad participants and was free of charge for the students....

Students meet with representatives of TNG-AlGIS

Employees of one of the largest oilfield services companies of Tatarstan arrived to talk with young people on 4 April. Deputy Director of IGPT for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin noted, "During the year, we have many meetings with our industrial partners and your potential employers. Direct contact is very important. No one can answer your questions,...

Institute presentation conducted for students of the Preparatory School

On 12 March, over thirty young people from Asian and African countries visited the Institute's building on Kremlyovskaya 4 to get acquainted with the leadership and the Institute's programs. Opening the meeting, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev introduced the professions of a geologist and an oiler. Using the students' native countries as examples, he touched...

Open Doors Day held at Institute

On March 2, more than 60 students of grades 8, 9, 10 and 11, as well as their parents, gathered for the Open Doors Day at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. Many came from other cities - Nizhny Novgorod Region, Almetyevsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhny Novgorod, Yoshkar-Ola, Samara, Oktyabrsky, Gelendzhik, etc. After registration, the students...

Center for Advanced Training invites to acquire a new profession in geology and petroleum science

The Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing (CdoGEO) of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University is ready to offer advanced training and professional retraining programs, individual internships in the laboratories of a national consortium – the Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons (ncmu.kpfu.ru), as well as webinars in Russian and...