Tyumen Oil and Gas University enrolls future specialists for projects of Yamal

Enrollees of Tyumen Oil and Gas University have the biggest demand on engineering professions.

According to the information given to a correspondent by the secretary of the admission committee Andrey Medvedev, the enrolment competition to the specializations "Oil and gas business", "Geology", "Oil and gas processing" reaches 20 people per one place. Such specialists are required today in the south of Tyumen Oblast for fulfillment of new projects of Yamal – the multifunctional sea port of Sabetta of the company "NOVATEK", the sea shelf of Rosneft and Gazprom. In the prospect demand on such specialists will be about 170-200 thousand people. This information was given by the rector of Tyumen Oil and Gas University Vladimir Novosyolov on the recent meeting with journalists. According to the data of the admission committee, Tyumen Oil and Gas University is the leader also on the number of given applications for admission – more than 5000. New economic aims connected with revival of the Northern Sea Route, construction of the Northern Latitudinal Route, development of fields of the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas and the sea shelf set new tasks for Yamal on education of qualified personnel. This information was given by the chairperson of the Legislative Assembly of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Sergey Kharyuchi on the meeting with representatives of legislative and executive bodies of the state power of Tyumen Oblast, Yamal and Yugra in Tyumen on issues of education of qualified professional personnel. As he underlines, Yamal always waits for graduates from Tyumen higher education institutions. The Russian North today needs competent, initiative youth able to work.