OREANDA-NEWS. The “RussNeft” company financed the innovation project of the geological department at the Saratov State University. The project is called “Creation of the scientific and educational complex called ”New technologies of the mineral deposit research and rational exploitation of natural resources” and presupposes creation of two laboratories, one of petrophysics, the other of new methods of geophysical exploration.

Serguey Mikheev, professor of the geophysical department, and Andrey Guzhikov, professor of the department of general geology and mineral resources, are managers of the project; Elena Volkova, dean of the geological department, coordinates the project. The main purpose of the project is to increase the quality of the professional training in the sphere of geological works.

At present oil and gas entities apply expensive modern technical equipment and soft wear. Institutions of higher education being short of budgetary funds do not have the possibility to acquire modern technical equipment and soft wear. That is why students are taught with the absolutely obsolete equipment. Moreover, absence of modern geophysical equipment does not allow to achieve professionally high level as well competitiveness of the performed scientific works at the SSU.

Realization of this innovation project will help to equip laboratory complexes with modern computers and soft wear. Proving ground which will be created in the range of the well studied territory of theSaratov region in order to control the effectiveness of working-outs in conditions, close to natural, will also be equipped with modern hard and soft wear.

It is believed that active participation of students in this project and getting practical knowledge of the modern equipment and soft wear will let them get to know real conditions of production and increase the competitive ability of the graduates from the SSU in the labor market.

The Geological department at the SSU and “Saratovneftegaz” (a subsidiary of “RussNeft”) are united with long lasting partnership relations. Manyt graduates form the department work for this entity. “Saratovneftegaz” helps to solve problems of the department. The oilmen also created scholarships for the students of the geological department.