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 and Development Department, HR Department; Sergey Shushkov, New Technologies Development Manager, Directional and Horizontal Drilling Directorate.
The guests visited the Center for Modeling of Hard-to-Recover Hydrocarbons and the KFU History Museum. The visit was organized to familiarize them with specialized classrooms and laboratories, including the 3D GEO Center, the training and production center of the geophysical division of the TAGRAS Holding, as well as Laboratory of Petrophysics and Physics of the Oil Reservoir (partnership with Rosneft) and other facilities. In this context, student internships and employment were discussed.
Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Deputy Director for Advanced Training and Industrial Partnerhips Ildus Chukmarov, and Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin arrived to speak with the guests.
“We are very pleased to welcome our comrades. We discussed the issues of student placement and employment of our graduates, as well as expanding cooperation in additional professional education programs and the creation of digital educational resources (DER). For the first time, a joint virtual tour of the Institute of Geology is planned for applicants from all over Russia who want to build their careers in professions in demand at Bashneftegeofizika,” says Ildus Chukmarov.
Over the course of two days, employees of Bashneftegeofizika held meetings with students, including testing and interviews for pre-graduates who want to do an internship and find employment.
Denis Kolesnikov presented the history of the company and spoke about the priority areas of cooperation: “Dear teachers and students! I am glad to welcome you to one of the oldest and strongest universities in the country – the center of science, knowledge and advanced ideas. For our company, cooperation with KFU is not just a strategy, but a conscious contribution to the future, because it is here that those who will determine the development of the industry and the economy study. Our goal is not only to introduce you to the opportunities for work and internships in our company, but also to build strong partnerships with the university, participate in educational programs, joint projects and create conditions for your knowledge and talents to find a worthy application. We believe that the best solutions are born where experience and a fresh perspective, traditions and innovations are combined. Therefore, we invite you to a dialogue, to a joint search for new ideas and solutions. I am confident that our cooperation will be useful and productive for all parties.”
Timur Adiev, Sergey Shushkov, and Elena Erantseva answered questions about pre-graduation practice, as well as internship and employment opportunities.
“Bashneftegeofizika is our long-standing partner in education and technology. Our graduates successfully work in this company. The organization actively participates in the educational process and provides us with technical support. Quite recently, in honor of the 220th anniversary of Kazan Federal University, we received a wonderful gift from Bashneftegeofizika, for which we express our sincere gratitude. During today’s meeting, we discussed new areas for cooperation, not limited to the educational sphere, but also including technological aspects. I hope that in the coming years, our cooperation with Bashneftegeofizika will receive a new impetus. We are ready to interact with one of the best service companies in Russia on the most modern technological issues,” noted Danis Nurgaliev.
