Gubkin Russian State University

Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) is the leading institution in the system of higher oil and gas education in Russia. Gubkin University is a powerful national research center and a real source of manpower for the Russian oil and gas industry. According to the proportion of budget income from research, the University is in top rank among the Russian industry universities. Gubkin University was founded in 1930 by the outstanding scientist, academician Ivan Gubkin. For almost a century, the University has trained more than 90,000 diploma engineers, Candidates and Doctors of Sciences.

Gubkin University actively applies innovative learning methods and the interdisciplinary approach to education, develops infrastructure for training in virtual environment of professional activity based on interactive full-scale simulators, computer models and systems.

Today Gubkin University is a modern innovative university, one of the flagships of Russian higher technical education which received the status of ‘National Research University’ in 2010. Representatives from all 83 regions of Russia and 65 countries from all over the world study at Gubkin University. Every ninth student is international. The University cooperates actively with leading academic institutions on the global level and develops various international Master's degree programs. Your university is a powerful center of national science, a true talent foundry for Russian oil and gas industry. Gubkin University diploma is respected and recognized far beyond the borders of the country. I have no doubt that your university will continue to keep its glorious traditions, and its graduates will honestly serve Russia."

The university trains progressive personnel capable to think globally and work in an international team. Knowledge and skills given by the best university faculty enable to achieve success in career and business, implement new engineering ideas for use oil and gas as a source of energy and raw materials for manufacturing the most recent materials. Only the best and most motivated young people are able to go through Gubkin school and realize their full potential in large ambitious projects: from extraction of challenged and alternative hydrocarbon reserves to development of mineral resources of the Arctic Region and even other planets in the future!

The best university faculty and researchers know the secrets of training high-quality engineers and multidisciplinary professionals with a broad outlook and strategic thinking. A tight-knit student brotherhood of "Gubkineers" will open its doors for you and make everything possible – from victory in creative competitions and art festivals to championship in international sports competitions and conquest of the highest mountain peaks! Over the last 85 years, the university prepares the personnel for the state and grows new century leaders willing and capable to manage research projects, exploration works on-site, industrial facilities and even major international energy business.

To be the driver of generating new knowledge and ensuring the competitiveness of domestic oil and gas technologies, the main foundry for training specialists-innovators which consolidates the resources of high school, academic and industry science towards technological progress of oil and gas production as the key factor of sustainable development of the country.

The university strategy is reflected in the Comprehensive Development Program of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) for 2016-2020 which was approved by the Academic Council of the University on 22 December 2015. The goal of the Program is to create modern environment for scientific and educational activities, consolidating the intellectual, material and information resources of the university, academic, industry science and business; to develop in this environment world-class scientific research, project and innovative work; and to implement cutting-edge educational technologies for stable training of high-quality specialists for the fuel and energy complex. To achieve the main goal of the Program the following objectives are set:

• To build capacity in research and teaching based on development of mechanisms for integration of intellectual, material and information resources of the University, industry research institutes and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS);
• To improve delivery in research and development, and through the system of small enterprises provide commercial use of research products developed by university scientists and the university revenue growth through expansion of the engineering sector and innovation of the National Research University (NRU);
• To achieve the high level of participation of the University faculty, graduate and postgraduate students in research and project work, as well as participation of researchers and postgraduate students in the educational process, significantly scaling up the number of young faculty members and researchers;
• To equip the basis for practical work, research and academic laboratories, research and educational centers, including those developed for pre-commissioning activities, to the level of the leading universities worldwide;
• To develop in collaboration with oil and gas companies industry professional standards, and thereupon launch the competency-based models of specialists-innovators, design educational programs, with the focus on training Master’s and PhD degree students;
• To develop the technology of training students in virtual environment of professional engagement in order for them to acquire innovation competencies;
• to give a boost to cooperation of Gubkin University with foreign universities, create conditions for attracting foreign researchers to work together with the University researchers;

According to the mission, the University, on request of the industry companies and research institutes, conducts and develops training, retraining and advanced professional training of specialists, carries out research across the whole spectrum of core technologies for oil and gas production, and actively puts its developments into practice. The priority issue areas for development include:

• Energy efficiency and energy saving in development and use of hydrocarbon resources;
• Buildup of the resource base for the fuel and energy complex: exploration and development of hydrocarbon fields on the shelf, hard-to-recover deposits and unconventional sources of hydrocarbons;
• Environmental and industrial safety of oil and gas production.