Events

Institute visited by Bashneftegeofizika delegation

A two-day meeting session was organized on 29 - 30 January. The delegation included: Denis Kolesnikov, Deputy General Director for HR – Director of the HR Department; Dmitry Smirnov, First Deputy Director for Production, Directional and Horizontal Drilling Directorate; Timur Adiev, Chief Specialist for Technological Development, Exploration Geophysics Directorate; Elena Erantseva, Head of the Personnel Assessment...

Meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education held on Russian Science Day

Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev, member of the current convocation of the Council, took part in the video conference. The meeting was dedicated to technology education and engineering training. President Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of maintaining Russia's competitiveness in key technological areas. Council members voiced their proposal on additional professional education. Mikhail...

Rector Lenar Safin: “The University’s target model implies increasing industrial collaborations in priority areas of technological leadership”

A pitch session of strategic technology projects implemented by universities participating in the Priority 2030 program was held in Moscow. The event was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia and Gazprombank. In addition to Minister Valery Falkov and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprombank Dmitry Zauers, representatives of federal agencies and industry experts took part...

Explorers of the Antarctica explain the importance of the southern continent

Four scientists met with students in the Media Show Room on 28 January on the 205th anniversary of the discovery of the Antarctica. They were Vice-Rector for Eartth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev (participant of the 67th Russian Antarctic expedition), and three participants of the Antarctica 100 project – Chairman of the Tatarstan Branch of the Russian Geographical Society Dmitry Shiller,...

Polar researcher Fyodor Shipulin told students about his work

This year marks the 205th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica. As part of the celebration of this significant date, Kazan Federal University hosted a meeting of with a participant in the 69th Russian Antarctic Expedition, Fyodor Shipulin. Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, who himself has visited the southern continent, noted, “During his round-the-world voyage, Ivan Simonov, who...

Center for Advanced Training concludes another successful year

In 2024, 1,324 people from 273 oil and gas companies completed training, including Rosneft (and subsidiaries), Gazprom (and subsidiaries), Surgutneftegaz, LUKOIL (and subsidiaries), Gazprom Neft, and Tatneft. 1,091 students improved their qualifications, 136 underwent professional retraining, 209 certificates were issued, 60 students of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT) were trained to become...

Presidential Council for Science and Education holds year-end meeting

Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev joined the meeting as one of the members of the current convocation. On December 23, members of the Presidential Council for Science and Education discussed the issue of providing engineering personnel for priority areas of scientific and technological development to achieve technological leadership. "A number of problems require...

Irek Mukhamatdinov represents KFU at Kazan Digital Week 2024

From September 9 to 11, the Kazan Digital Week 2024 International Forum was held at the Kazan Expo. The forum included the exchange of scientific and technical information, consolidation of scientific and technological assets capable of effectively solving the problems of import substitution, ensuring technological sovereignty and data sovereignty as the basis for the leadership...

Institute shows new developments and holds meetings at TatOilExpo 2024

Among the many events was the agreement signing with Yugra State University. The Forum is an effective platform for exchange of ideas, discussion of key industry issues by Russian and foreign specialists and the scientific community of the oil and gas industry, demonstration of the latest developments and technologies, and a meeting place for the scientific,...

Institute’s projects discussed in Dzerzhinsk

A joint meeting of members of the Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Dzerzhinskkhimregion and representatives of leading universities and research institutes of the Republic of Tatarstan was held in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. At the initiative of the Science and Technology Foundation of Tatarstan, representatives of the leading universities of Tatarstan were invited to the...