Graduates of the Master’s program implemented jointly with the Freiberg Mining Academy were awarded diplomas at the IGPT KFU

In the assembly hall of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, a solemn commencement took place for the graduates of the Stratigraphy of Oil and Gas Basins Master’s program. This double degree program between KFU and the Freiberg Mining Academy (Germany) has been implemented since 2014. Its goal is to teach students how to independently reconstruct and model the geological media of oil and gas basins.

The graduates of the program are Konstantin Nikashin and Elza Sirazhieva studied in Russia (IGPT KFU) for the first year, and in Germany (Freiberg Mining Academy) for the second year.

The diplomas were awarded in a hybrid format: the graduates were present in the assembly hall, and the representatives of the Freiberg Mining Academy – Professor Jörg Schneider (Jörg W. Schneider), Doctor of Science Ilya Kogan, as well as the management and employees of the IGPT KFU connected via videoconference.

The event was opened by the Deputy Director for Educational Activities Florida Fazlyeva, who introduced the participants of the awards ceremony and gave the floor to the Director of the Institute of Geological and Petroleum Technologies of KFU.

“I wish our graduates to find their place in life,” said Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Petroleum Technologies, Environmental Management and Earth Sciences, Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University. Let the gained knowledge and the experience of living in Germany help them on the way to achieving their goals. I wish you to be the most successful, happy and loved!”

The head of the master’s program is the head of the Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy Vladimir Silantiev:

“Just think how many people helped you successfully complete your master’s degree, both from our side and from the German side. Now your task is to help students, those who want to follow in your footsteps, to share with them your experience of studying and living in Germany.”

“I want to thank my supervisor Svetlana Olegovna, without her I would not have been able to finish the scientific paper,” said Konstantin Nikashin at the award ceremony. I think that after us many more students will be interested in this master’s program, because it provides valuable knowledge. And we will be happy to share our experience with future masters.”

“Thank you all for this unforgettable, interesting and at the same time challenging experience. None of this would have been possible without our teachers. I sincerely hope that I will be able to visit Germany again!” said Elza Sirazhieva.

“The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of KFU implements three double-degree master’s programs together with the Imperial College London (Great Britain, Petroleum Engineering), the Freiberg Mining Academy (Germany), the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP), says Deputy Director on Marketing, Director of the Center Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing (CdoGEO) Ildus Chukmarov. Graduates of these programs are becoming sought-after specialists in Russian and international companies. СdoGEO provides assistance to students wishing to enroll in a double-degree Master’s program by implementing a professional retraining course Translator in the field of geology and petroleum technologies. This program is aimed at improving the knowledge of the English language. Students are taught by native speakers and professional translators. It is possible to undergo professional retraining in simultaneously with the main education program.