Gubkin University and Baker Hughes signed a cooperation agreement to train qualified personnel for the Russian oil and gas industry

On 2 October 2020, Professor Viktor Martynov, Rector of Gubkin University, and Mr. Alexander Monakhov, Director of the Controlled Directional Drilling Department at Baker Hughes, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

The agreement aims to develop bilateral cooperation in training qualified personnel for the Russian oil and gas sector and introduce best world practices in the oil and gas industry.

The parties agreed to continue joint work aimed at upgrading the skills of personnel in the oil and gas sector, training or organizing internships for students and postgraduates, conducting educational events, lectures and master classes, implementing educational, scientific and technical programs and projects.

The areas of cooperation may include participation in the competitive selection and support of talented students, engagement of foreign professors to give lectures, support of student activity, such as organization of or participation in joint international oil and gas conferences, promotion of Gubkin University and Baker Hughes in the labor market, implementation of social partnership programs, including those related to the demand for graduates in the labor market in the oil and gas business and other related industries.