05Nov

Contemporary Geographical Education: Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions Forum held at KFU

Among the participants were KFU representatives: Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev; Deputy Director of IGPT for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin; Chair of the Department of Geography and Cartography Elena Pudovik; Chair of the Department of the Theory and Methodology of Geographical and Environmental Education Ruslan Ulengov; Professor Ilgizar Gaisin, and others. The ranks of invitees also included other KFU employees,...

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05Nov

Alfis Gizatullin: “During my summer internship in Kamchatka I understood that I wasn’t wrong in choosing a profession”

Rocks brought back from Koryakia will not only serve as a reminder of his journey to Russia's eastern borders but will also form the basis for the bachelor's thesis for the student. In July and August, the geology student completed an internship at a gold mining company operating in Kamchatka Krai, near Olyutorsky Bay in the...

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01Nov

Cooperation avenues discussed with EnviroCells

The company's representatives included CEO Alexey Mironov, Development Director Alexander Bernatsky, and Commercial Director Alzam Nizamutdinov. The university was represented by scientists from two institutes – our own and the Institute of Environmental Sciences. Presenting the company, founded in 2023, its CEO noted that it is an engineering center of biotechnology, "The first product developed by...

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31Oct

5th International Scientific Conference on Catalytic Upgrading of Heavy Oil hosted at IGPT

Participants from Russia, Mexico, India, Bulgaria, Yemen, Kuwait, Chad, Algeria, Iraq, Egypt, and CIS countries gathered for a two-day event at Kazan Federal University, welcomed by Vice-Rector Danis Nurgaliev and Director of the Small Tonnage Chemical Technology Park Mikhail Varfolomeev. Dr Nurgaliev highlighted the event's focus on environmentally friendly and cost-effective methods for extracting hard-to-recover oil...

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29Oct

SocioCenter experts say Institute’s research is ahead of time

During a cross-university review of Kazan Federal University, experts from the SocioCenter, the operator of the largest state development programs in science and higher education in the Russian Federation, visited the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. The cross-university review is being conducted at the initiative of the Russian Ministry Science and Higher Education to ensure...

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26Oct

KFU Student Chapter of the Association of Geologists, Geophysicists and Engineers commended as best during the 2nd AGGE Congress

The Congress was held as part of the Russian Industry Energy Conference in Moscow. The event was attended by Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences; Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies; Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazpromneft-KFU Scientific and Educational Center; and Anastasia Yusupova, Senior...

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21Oct

ResNeuro, KFU’s proprietary software kit, wins commendation at Russian Energy Week 2025

ResNeuro is designed to localize residual oil reserves at fields in the late stages of development. The innovative method identifies areas of deposits with the lowest degree of hydrocarbon biodegradation, which is where residual oil reserves are most often found. The software suite was presented at the competition by young scientists Lead Engineer Vasilya Garifullina and...

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21Oct

1st Roundtable Discussion on Geographical, Geological and Ecological Education: A Look into the Future held at KFU

The event, organized jointly with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Education Department of the Kazan Executive Committee, was attended by Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences; Ruslan Ulengov, Chair of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Geographical and Environmental Education; Ilgizar Gaysin, Professor of the same...

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17Oct

KFU scientists propose method to quickly assess permeability of oil and gas-bearing rocks

The paper saw light in Scientific Visualization. The article presents a method developed by university geologists for predicting the gas permeability of carbonate rocks, based on X-ray microtomography data and machine learning. Using this method, the researchers analyzed standard core samples used in the oil and gas industry to evaluate reservoir properties. “Reservoir rocks are those that have...

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14Oct

Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies ready to assist MNKT in enhancing productivity

MNKT, one of Tatarstan's small oil and oilfield services companies, sent a delegation to our Institute to discuss its current business and possible points of mutual interest. The guests toured the institute's laboratories and then held a meeting with Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and other IGPT employees. Representing the company at the meeting were: Director...

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