Students of the Amur State University are mastering specialization program at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas with the support of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC
15 students of the Amur State University who are majoring in chemical technology were sent to a one-and-a-half-month specialization program at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. Financial support was provided by Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, investor and construction owner, and later the operator of the Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP). The program of additional specialization for Amur students includes lectures on oil and gas processing, petrochemical synthesis and lubricants, as well as laboratory work on gas and oil processing.
Students of Amur State University at the entrance to Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
«Amur Gas Processing Plant as an employer is interested in ensuring that young people in our region have the opportunity to obtain professional education on the spot at the Amur State University. We do our best to inspire our students with the latest gas processing technologies, and we help our university improve its technical equipment level and educational programs,» said Evgeny Baklanov, Deputy General Director for Human Resources at Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC.
Students of Amur State University at the lectures at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
The company has assumed the financial commitments to organize the training of all fifteen Amur students. Six of them already have the status of a company-sponsored student of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC.
Students of Amur State University in laboratory classes at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
«An important part of training young professionals is the participation of employers in the educational process. Together with Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC, we are constantly improving our cooperation in order to maximize the reflection of employer requirements for professionals in our guideline and educational developments. Thanks to this cooperation and the financial support of the company, our students have a unique opportunity to take internships at enterprises, master professional skills in specialized disciplines at partner universities,» explained Andrey Plutenko, Rector of Amur State University.
Students of Amur State University in laboratory classes at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
In a month, the students will return to Amur State University to prepare their final qualification papers. Before the presentation, six company-sponsored students will undergo practical training at the Amur Gas Processing Plant, and will also continue their master's degree programs at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas and Far Eastern Federal University.
Students of Amur State University in laboratory classes at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
Background
Back in 2017, the Amur State University obtained the status of the key partner of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC.
In October 2018, Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University» and Amur State University signed a trilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of providing the Amur Gas Processing Plant with human resources.
The Amur Gas Processing Plant of PJSC Gazprom will become one of the world's largest natural gas processing sites with a capacity of 42 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Commercial products, in addition to purified methane, will include ethane, propane, butane, pentane and hexane fraction, and helium. Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC (member of Gazprom Group) is the Investor and Owner of the Amur Gas Processing Plant project. NIPIGAS JSC, a leading Russian center for engineering, procurement, logistics and construction management, manages the construction.