OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2009. Another group of the best students of the Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute was awarded certificates for the right to receive special scholarships of OAO TATNEFT at the ceremony in Almetyevsk (Republic of Tatarstan), reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

This scholarship has been awarded since 2001. The list of 30 TATNEFT scholarship winners is pre-approved at a meeting of the Scientific Council of AGNI (Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute). For this purpose each of the applicants must not only get high grades, but also engage in research and abide to the principles of the active social life. This group includes the winners and the laureates of international and all-Russia competitions, the grant holders of the leading universities of the country this semester. TATNEFT allocates 1 million rubles every year for the payment of its scholarships to the best students.

More than 70% of AGNI graduates join the ranks of TATNEFT workers each year, and the Company does much to maintain a high level of teaching at the institute. Chief professionals of TATNEFT give lectures to the students to assure that engineers graduating from the institute  will be capable to address the most sophisticated tasks faced by the country's oil industry. The students get practical training directly at the Company's divisions and they have the opportunity to learn about all new technologies of oil production and refining. Training programs are adjusted on the annual basis taking into account the new technologies applied in production.

At the same time, it is a great honor for the students of AGNI to be TATNEFT scholarship winners. It is not only a good incentive to acquire new knowledge, but also a solid launching pad for gaining professional summits in the future.