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05Мар

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 and employees of the Center for Advanced Training (CdoGEO) with certificates of merit. He briefly described each of the awardee’s contributions and talents. In total, 11 educators and 16 administration and support employees were decorated by him on the day. Dr Chukmarov noted, “I am glad to see that the number of our teachers and experts of CdoGEO grows continuously. In a single year, about 200 external employees have some kind of cooperation with the Institute, which attests to a great interest in advanced training and professional development.”
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18Фев

Studies of Domanik Formation course concludes at CdoGEO

On February 14, the Center for Advanced Training (CdoGEO) completed the advanced training program Study of Domanik Formation. The course participants were Tatneft employees. The course was led by Vladimir Morozov, an outstanding geologist and leading specialist in Domanik formation research, with many years of experience in scientific and educational activities. As part of the course, Alexey Khayuzkin spoke in detail about the Domanik deposits of the Semiluk horizon, which are widespread in the Republic of Tatarstan. During the lectures, the history of the formation of these deposits was covered and the prospects for their operational development were discussed. This topic is especially relevant, since Domanik formations are oil source rocks and contain shale oil, which opens up many opportunities for further geological research. The course participants noted the high quality of teaching at CdoGEO, expressing their positive feedback on the content of the educational program. In the satisfaction questionnaires, they gave the teachers the highest marks for the organizing of the lessons and professionalism. At the end, the Head of CdoGEO Ildus Chukmarov presented memorable gifts to the students who had repeatedly taken training with us and invited employees of Tatneft to take part in other educational courses offered by the Center.
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11Фев

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.
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01Янв

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 3rd category oil and gas production operators and received a certificate. Over the year, CdoGEO implemented 153 programs in the most relevant areas: geology, oil and gas, geophysics, hydrogeology, mine surveying, metrology, engineering and geological surveys. In 2024, 409 employees of Rosneft were trained in 12 programs as part of the agreement. Based on client satisfaction surveys, 22 groups showed an average satisfaction level of 5.5 points out of 6. During the implementation of the programs, CdoGEO broke its record for the number of in-person students in one week - 128 people; in a month, the record figure was 342 students. As in previous years, CdoGEO remains an exporter of KFU's continuing professional education programs. In the outgone year, 61 people from such countries as Cuba (39), Belarus (6), Kazakhstan (15), Colombia (1) were trained at the Center. CdoGEO continues to cooperate on the network implementation of programs of additional professional education with partners, including Mirrico Group, Zarubezhneft, Geonaft (Tsifra Group), TNG Group, and the All-Russian Research Institute of Flow Measurement (ARIFM). IGPT with support from CdoGEO opened the Laboratory of Petrophysics and Physics of Oil Reservoir, sponsored by Rosneft. Together with REGLAB LLC and the Scientific and Production Enterprise GKS, an automation and metrology laboratory is under development. KFU also became a resident of the Bars Center in Tatarstan. With CdoGEO's participation, a memorandum of understanding was signed between KFU and Petroleos de Venezuela in Caracas, where President Nicolás Maduro Moros was personally present. Bashneftegeofizika company expressed its gratitude to IGPT and presented an interactive 89-inch display LUMIEN LMP8603HL for the educational process. With the support of CdoGEO, cooperation with Chinese partners - Kerui Group - is developing. A joint laboratory is set to open in 2025, and the two sides also plan to target Chinese nationals for bachelor's studies recruitment. Cooperation with Cuba's national oil company, CUPET, also continues. This year, 39 employees were trained in Cuba in "Technologies for oil production from reservoirs with hard-to-recover reserves" and "Modern technologies for enterprise management in the oil and gas industry (operational management)". The plans for 2025 include the short course "Non-seismic methods for searching for hydrocarbon deposits" for CUPET employees in Kazan. In 2024, thanks to a grant received by CdoGEO, free of charge training in the profession of "Oil and Gas Production Operator of the 3rd category" was organized for third-year bachelor's students of IGPT. In 2024, CdoGEO continued to implement programs as part of the Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons. 816 people completed training at the CLH courses. CdoGEO courses are implemented jointly with KFU teachers and leading experts from oil and gas companies. A total of 172 people took part in the implementation of the programs, of which 74 were external experts. The programs were conducted jointly with leading specialists of the Mirrico Group of Companies Artur Mikhel and Sergey Yaskevich, an expert in geodesy Mikhail Karavanov, Director of LLC NPK Geopoligon KFU Aidar Zagretdinov, Director of LLC Eridan Rafik Nazarov, deputy head of the department of Tatneft-Dobycha Damir Gilayev, and Georgy Mozgovoy. "We express our deep gratitude to all teachers, experts, CdoGEO employees, the management of the Institute and Kazan Federal University who took part in the implementation of additional professional education programs for their joint and fruitful work. We would like to especially note the Chair of the Joint Department of Metrology and Petroleum and Gas Flow Measurement Techniques Iosif Fishman, Head of the Section of the ARIFM Alexander Kondakov, Research Associate Ravil Abzalov, Associate Professor Anatoly Sladovsky. And with all our hearts we congratulate everyone on the New Year 2025! Let the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory bring a peaceful and happy future, fulfillment of desires, joy and prosperity! We wish you good health, love, kindness, luck and many years of quality life to you and your loved ones! " said Head of CdoGEO Ildus Chukmarov.
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18Дек

CdoGEO continues cooperation with Kazakhstan

From December 9 to 13, more than 30 specialists from Rosneft, TNNC LLC, Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University and RNG JSC were trained in three areas: “Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits”, ‘Geological Modeling (Advanced Course)’ and ”Ensuring Uniformity of Measurements. Organization of metrological support in oil and gas production companies”. Rosneft employees took a course on metrology at the All-Russian State Institute of Flow Measurement. The training was highly appreciated by the trainees, who noted the informative programs and professionalism of teachers, expressing a desire to continue training. Employees of Karaganda Technical University (Kazakhstan) started the course on geology and exploration of mineral deposits, which is led by Boris Uspensky. The course will run until January 15, 2025. “Doctoral students from KSTU's Department of Geology and Exploration of Mineral Deposits have already passed a one-month internship at CdoGEO more than once. The program includes consultations on geochemical methods of hydrocarbon prospecting and exploration, geological modeling, oil and gas content forecasting, as well as work with university resources and laboratories (including organic geochemistry, computer tomography, etc.). Doctoral students also discuss material for future publications and reports. In addition to training, the program includes excursions in Kazan and the KFU Museum of History,” comments Dr Uspensky, Chair of the Department of Oil and Gas Geology. “Local technologies are far ahead of other Russian regions, including the level of laboratory equipment. Pity that we did not take core samples with us to be analyzed in the laboratories of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies - it would have been very useful. Boris Uspensky perfectly presents the material, which is very important for us. We look forward to further cooperation with IGPT,” says Yesen Yesirkeev, doctoral student of KSTU. Senior Lecturer Boris Platov notes, “During the training, the advanced course in geological modeling covered the interpretation of GIS and seismic data, as well as geological model building with an emphasis on applied geo-statistics and machine learning.” “CdoGEO is closing out the year at a striking pace, hosting five or more professional development programs each week. It is encouraging to note that CdoGEO continues to develop international cooperation: this week, staff from Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University began training in geology and mineral exploration. This course started this year and will be completed in 2025,” says Deputy Director of IGPT for Advanced Training and Industrial Partnerships, Head of CdoGEO Ildus Chukmarov.
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03Дек

Russia-Cuba Friendship Society celebrated 60th anniversary

The ceremony took place on 14 November 2024 at the Central House of Scientists in Moscow. Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies for Advanced Training and Industrial Partnerships, Chairman of the Tatarstan Regional Branch of the Russia-Cuba Friendship Society. The participants were welcomed by Alexei Lavrov, President of RCFS, Julio Garmendia Peña, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to Russia, and Leonid Savin, Chairman of the Board of the Fidel Castro Foundation. The event began with the premiere of a documentary about the sixty-year history of the RCFS, which was met with great applause. After that there were reports: Hero of the Republic of Cuba, President of the Cuban Peoples' Friendship Institute Fernando Gonzalez Llort presented a report “Recognition of the RCFS for the contribution to the movement of solidarity with Cuba in Russia”; Alexey Lavrov spoke on “The 60th anniversary of the RCFS: History, Modernity and Prospects“; Vladimir Davydov, Scientific Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about ‘The Historical Significance of the Cuban Revolution and Factors of International Solidarity’; Irina Kiviko, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea and Head of the Crimean Branch of the RCFS, devoted her report to the interaction between the regions of Russia and Cuba (”Regions of Russia together with Cuba!“); Victor Shabrin, Vice-President of the Russian Union of Journalists of Cuba, presented his new book “Cuba - My Love!”. In Victor Shabrin's book he talked about the activities of the Regional Branch of RCFS in the Republic of Tatarstan under the leadership of Ildus Chukmarov. It should be noted that the All-Union Soviet-Cuban Friendship Society was founded on November 11, 1964. Its first president was first human in space Yuri Gagarin, and the first organizational meeting was attended by a Cuban government delegation headed by Ernesto Che Guevara. The core of the Tatarstan regional branch of the Russian Society for Friendship with Cuba, established in 2019, is the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing (CdoGEO) of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University. KFU cooperates with specialists from the Republic of Cuba in scientific and educational areas. The friendship of the peoples of the Republic of Tatarstan with the Republic of Cuba in the post-Soviet period has been maintained through additional professional education. The renewed Regional Branch of RCFS for the Republic of Tatarstan under the leadership of Ildus Chukmarov started its active work in 2021. Members of the Tatarstan branch are 21 people - employees and partners of CdoGEO. The main objectives of the Regional Branch of RCFS for the Republic of Tatarstan were defined as: - Helping Cuban companies to increase oil production at the lowest possible cost; - Ensuring Cuba's energy independence; - Improving the quality and standard of living of the Cuban people through the application of new technologies and knowledge. From 1978 to 1988, 250 Cubans studied at Kazan University, successfully passed exams and received diplomas. About 150 of them work today in Cuba and hold positions in the education system and national economy of Cuba; other graduates live and work in Europe, Africa, and Latin American countries. In 2017, Danis Nurgaliyev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, and Ildus Chukmarov, Director of CdoGEO, visited the Republic of Cuba. During the visit, they familiarized themselves with the oil and gas industry and discussed joint scientific and educational projects.
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03Дек

CdoGEO and All-Russian Research Institute of Flow Measurement conclude another set of advanced training

On November 29, CdoGEO of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, successfully completed several advanced training programs for oil and gas industry specialists. The unique courses on geomechanical modeling deserve special attention. “The course on geomechanical modeling includes both theoretical part and a lot of practical training. During the course we have time to study all basic aspects of oil and gas geomechanics, solve a number of practical problems, conduct laboratory geomechanical tests on real core samples from oil wells, build a one-dimensional geomechanical model and learn to apply it to solve practical problems related to the development of oil and gas fields. All classes are held in the form of discussions and debates. This allows us to solve problems and challenges with which the students came to the course. Besides, this course allows specialists from different spheres to exchange their own experience”, - says Eduard Ziganshin, Senior Research Associate of the Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion. 57 professionals received certificates on 29 November. Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies for Advanced Training and Industrial Partnerships, congratulated the trainees on the successful completion of training, thanked them for their active participation and teachers for quality work. Positive feedback from the participants confirmed the high quality of programs and organization of training: “I liked everything very much, the instructor is a specialist of high level, the lectures were easy, exciting and with humor, despite the fact that it was physics, I finally understood everything absolutely and learned seismic terminology, now it's easy”; “Made me want to work for you and promote science, people are on fire with their work! After a course like this I leave energized and with knowledge that I can apply to my work. I also learned a lot of new things that will help me broaden my horizons”; “Many thanks to the staff of the Center for the high level of organization and of course to the lecturers special thanks for the knowledge. Special thanks to the Director of the Center for the positive attitude!”
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29Ноя

CdoGEO and All-Russian Research Institute of Flow Measurement continue cooperation in advanced training

Training on 7 advanced training programs started at the same time on 25 November: 'Lithological-facial and formation analysis of oil and gas bearing strata', ‘Seismofacial analysis’, ”Geomechanical modeling during drilling and completion of wells. Practical course with the use of software”, ‘Basics of geomechanics’, ‘Basics of Geomechanics in the development of hydrocarbon fields’, and ‘Monitoring of hydraulic fracturing by microseismic methods’. At the same time, at the Joint Department of Metrology of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, located on the premises of the All-Russian Research Institute of Flow Measurement, a refresher course 'Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements. Organization of metrological support in oil and gas refining and petrochemical companies' has been launched, in which employees of various divisions of Rosneft participate. Among the listeners of advanced training programs are employees of Rosneft, RN-BashNIPIneft, Surgutneftegaz, ZapSibNIIGG, TNNC, Irkutsk Oil Company, Gazprom, Vykhod LLC, Sakhalin LLC, as well as individual clients.
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19Ноя

CdoGEO training oil and gas production operators

Since November 5, CdoGeo has launched training in the working profession of Oil and Gas Production Operator, 3rd Class. The program is designed for 3rd-year bachelor’s students who are members of the Tatarstan regional branch of the Russian Student Squads. The training is financed by a grant received by CdoGEO this year from the Russian Government. The training is held in parallel with the main curriculum, and the schedule is drawn up taking into account the students’ training profile. The main goal of the program is to provide students with practical skills in technological support and maintenance of machinery and equipment used in the process of hydrocarbon extraction. Over the course of two months, students will master the basics of the technological process of oil and gas production, conduct practical classes in specially equipped classrooms and laboratories. Upon completion of the course, students will receive a certificate that will allow them to undergo internship in oil and gas production companies and get a paid job. This will also increase their chances of employment after graduation.
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19Ноя

New batch of 31 students receive short course certificates at CdoGEO

From November 11 to November 15, CdoGEO held advanced training programs "Control over Field Development Using Field Geophysics Methods", "Modern Methods of Using Laser Scanners in Engineering and Geodetic Surveys", and "Metrological Expertise of Technical Documentation". The course participants included employees of Lukoil-Zapadnaya Sibir LLC, TNNC, Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft LLC, ARCTICGAS JSC, TNG-AlGIS, Achimgas LLC, and individual clients. 31 professionals successfully completed the advanced training courses. The training was conducted in a mixed format: most of the students were present in person, and a few trained online. “We are pleased that our advanced training courses are gaining momentum, expanding cooperation with our long-standing partners by attracting new companies, such as Arcticgas and Achimgas,” commented CdoGEO Director Ildus Chukmarov.
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