1st International Geological Contest GeoChallenge was held in Ufa, Bashkortostan, on 16 - 22 September 2023. Vocational school students and higher school freshmen and sophomores were eligible. "The championship included many competitions, the most interesting of which for me was the Excursion Geological Trail. For it, it was necessary to make a project of an excursion...
The project is supervised by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and its partners. During the trip, 15 students of geology and petroleum engineering toured Polazna oil field in Perm Krai, visited a field treatment installation in Kamenny Log, and went to the company’s labs and centers. A meeting at the Government of Perm Krai then...
On September 1, the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University hosted a meeting of freshmen. This year, 405 students enrolled here, with 240 of them for bachelor's degree and 165 for master's degree. Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences and Institute Director, greeted the young people, "It is nice to see young...
Engineering geology and hydrogeology students visited Sobakinskie Yamy, a chain of lakes in Zelenodolsk Municipal District. The students were supervised by Associate Professor Airat Latypov and Senior Lecturer Anastasia Garaeva. Dr Latypov comments, “Thanks to the studies conducted during the practice period, it was possible to understand more deeply the mechanism of karst sinkhole formation in this part of Tatarstan....
190 bachelor and 96 master diplomas were given to fresh alumni on 12 July. They were congratulated by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, Institute Director Danis Nurgaliev. "I remember how a few years ago, as freshmen, you came to the institute confused and a little scared. And I was like that myself in your years! In September it...
