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Basic Departments of Geology and Energy were established at NEFU Chukotka Branch

  • 12 January 2015
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Basic Departments of Geology and Energy were established at NEFU Chukotka Branch

NEFU Scientific Council decided to establish basic Departments of NEFU Chukotka Branch at the largest businesses of the Chukotka Autonomous District. Their goal is to improve the training system of highly qualified specialists. One of the main points of the system of specialist training, specific to the region will be the integration of the educational process in the production.

NEFU Rector Evgenia Mikhailova pointed that the creation of departments on the basis of the corresponding profile companies in the future will solve the issues of practical orientation of the educational process. This will expand the employment of NEFU graduates and will make a significant contribution to the realization of the state program of socio-economic development of the Far East.

"Chukotka Autonomous District is experiencing a great demand for highly-qualified personnel in technical areas. The need for specialists of one of the largest energy companies in Chukotka - "Chukotenergo" JSC is 245 people. Annually, geology enterprise "Georegion" needs six or seven geologists. In this regard, "Chukotenergo" has already employed two fourth-year students of NEFU Chukotka Branch of "Power and Electrical Engineering" specialization, "Georegion" JSC - four students of 2-3 year of "Applied Geology", said NEFU Pro-rector for Natural and Mathematical Sciences Mikhail Prisyajny.

Department of Geology was established on the basis of "Georegion" JSC for the purposes of practical training of students in the educational program "Applied Geology". According to NEFU Chukotka Branch, "Georegion" JSC provided for the training buildings with a total area of 47 m2 and ready to invest to strengthen the material and technical base created by the department. Three employees involved in the educational process. Annually, the company provides branch with places of practice.

The company "Chukotenergo" provides for the training buildings with a total area of 63 m2 and is planning to strengthen the material-technical base of created department through the acquisition and creation of laboratory facilities. One company employee involved in the educational process.

Author: Varvara JIRKOVA, NEFU Newsroom

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