The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University hosted an Open Doors Day for schoolchildren and their parents

On February 26, the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University hosted an Open Doors Day, which was attended by schoolchildren of grades 9-11.

The meeting has been opened in the assembly hall of the IGPT, where the schoolchildren were greeted by Danis Karlovich Nurgaliyev, Vice-Rector for Petroleum Technologies, Environmental Management and Earth Sciences, Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University. Danis Karlovich told the schoolchildren about the history of the IGPT (former Faculty of Geology) and how he decided to become a geophysicist in his youth.

“After graduating from school, I came to Kazan with the aim of enrolling in the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, but I saw a group of Geophysics specialty applicants. As I was then explained, “it’s the same physics, only in the fresh air.” As a result, I entered the Faculty of Geology (now IGPT), then continued my postgraduate studies and stayed to work at KFU, which I never regretted. We have a motto at the institute: “We graduate successful and happy people.” Successful because the professions of a geologist, geophysicist, reservoir engineer, geochemist are highly paid, and most importantly, in demand. And usually, people of these professions occupy high positions in good companies, have high salaries, and all other benefits, respectively! These people are happy because they have an interesting profession related to travel, discoveries, research of natural objects,” said Danis Karlovich.

Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of IGPT for Marketing, Director of the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing (CdoGEO), spoke about how to become in-demand and competitive specialists in the oil and gas industry.

“Dear students! You have the opportunity to make the right choice of profession and educational institution, says Ildus Adgamovich. “Now your main task is simply to enroll at IGPT, and in the future we will help you build a successful trajectory for your personal and professional life. At CdoGEO, you have the opportunity to get a diploma of professional retraining in simultaneously with your basic education, having mastered any related specialty in the oil and gas field! If you wanted to enter the “Petroleum Engineering”, but did not have enough points, and you got into the “Geology”, or vice versa, we will help you get the profession you need. In addition, if you want to become a leader, you can get an additional profession of an economist, manager, financier for the oil and gas industry. Do you want to improve your English in order to work in international projects of domestic and foreign companies? We have a program “Translator in the field of geology and oil and gas technologies“. You also have the opportunity to obtain a certificate of the working profession of a mining operator and undergo paid internship. If you want to learn more about our profession, visit our YouTube channel. And a gift from me to you to become successful and happy is the hq-diary.com website, this is a website about the Quality Life Diary, a tool for personal effectiveness. It will help you manage your life, achieve your goals, and at IGPT KFU you will get an interesting and highly paid profession! »

Andrey Terekhin, Deputy Director for Practices and Interaction with Employers, moved on to the main part of the Open Doors Day – answers to questions from schoolchildren and their parents.

Then, the future applicants received their “classbook” and felt like real students, having gone to lectures on General Geology, Petroleum Engineering, Paleontology, Geophysics, and Geoinformation Technologies. Classes for the guests were held by the teachers of the Institute.

“ My sister studied at IGPT in Petroleum Engineering, so I want to enter KFU, but I’m considering Geodesy, because I’m studying this direction a little,” says a student of school No. 12 Aidar Giniatullin .

“ I came to the Open Doors Day from Bugulma,” says a student of Lyceum No. 2 Emil Khazeev. I got acquainted with IGPT KFU from your teachers who visited our lyceum with a presentation. Today, having received answers to all questions about the admission campaign, I was convinced that I want to enter this particular institute for Geophysics.

After classes, the students visited the laboratories, the 3D GEO Center, Museum of the Institute of Geology, which displays collections of minerals, meteorites, gems, as well as a mammoth skeleton and the third multimedia globe in Russia.