Education and student life

Freshmen welcomed by Institute leadership

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...

New estimations of karst collapses near Kazan made during summer field practice

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....