Delegation of Shandong Province education officials and academics tours KFU

The meeting was joined by Deputy Head of the Department of International Affairs of the Provincial Party Committee of Shandong Sun Yebao, Head of the Europe and Asia Section of said department Ji Caiyun, Deputy Head of said section Ji Dandan, Director of the Department of International Exchange and Cooperation of Dezhou University Du Yali, Director of Herzen International Institute of Arts...

Regional Center of the Russian Geographical Society opened in Kazan

The ceremony was held at KFU on 21 March. In the foyer of the UNICS Center, several hallway exhibitions were organized, including 180 years of the Russian Geographical Society, Symbols of the Volga-Kama State Natural Biosphere Reserve, Unique Rocks of Tatarstan and Ulyanovsk Oblast, and 105 Years of the Birth of Anver Taisin - Author of...

Vice-Rector Danis Nurgaliev speaks with Regional Director of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Russia and the Caspian Region Aleksey Borisenko

They were joined by Deputy Director of IGPT for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of IGPT for Research Pavel Krylov, Deputy Director for Marketing of Gazpromneft-KFU Center Vladislav Sudakov, and Chairman of the Student Research Society of Petroleum Engineers of KFU Radmir Bakhtigaraev. Talking about SPE, Mr Borisenko noted that the organization...

Institute presentation conducted for students of the Preparatory School

On 12 March, over thirty young people from Asian and African countries visited the Institute's building on Kremlyovskaya 4 to get acquainted with the leadership and the Institute's programs. Opening the meeting, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev introduced the professions of a geologist and an oiler. Using the students' native countries as examples, he touched...

Multiple employees receive commendations at Institute-wide ceremony

A special meeting was organized on 21 February. The first to give away awards was Vice-Rector Danis Nurgaliev. Among the various commendations he presented to employees were Khadzhiev Medal, Graifer Medal, and Rector's letter of gratitude - 11 persons combined. Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships Ildus Chukmarov then took the floor to thank teachers...

Open Doors Day held at Institute

On March 2, more than 60 students of grades 8, 9, 10 and 11, as well as their parents, gathered for the Open Doors Day at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. Many came from other cities - Nizhny Novgorod Region, Almetyevsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhny Novgorod, Yoshkar-Ola, Samara, Oktyabrsky, Gelendzhik, etc. After registration, the students...

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons’ five-year results discussed in Moscow

Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev spoke in front of a panel of experts of the Coordination Center of the Government of Russia. The event was joined by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Valery Falkov and chaired chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. Also present were Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Stepan Kalmykov, representatives...

Timur Zakirov wins Best Young Scientist in Tatarstan 2024 award

Three other KFU employees also received commendations. The competition is available for individuals of various age brackets – 30 or below for applicants without a PhD degree, 35 or below for PhDs, and 40 or below for DSc (second doctorate) degree. Chair of the Department of Mathematical Methods in Geology Timur Zakirov showcased his software kit for...

KFU represented at Future Technologies Forum

The annual flagship event, which presents innovative technologies and scientific developments that determine the vector of development of economic sectors in the coming years, was held at the World Trade Center in Moscow. The participants included Mikhail Varfolomeev, Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, and Irek Mukhamatdinov, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery. The...

KFU to open Low Tonnage Chemistry Technology Park

Big news were announced at a morning briefing on 24 February. “The department will manage and control continuing education and vocational training,” the Rector specified. “Considering that a new education development strategy is currently being discussed, where much attention is paid to the role of additional education and professional development, and where Kazan University is the...