Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
In 2025, Rosneft allocated more than 1.5 billion roubles to support educational projects and organisations. The Company implemented 19 infrastructure projects for universities and colleges across nine regions of the country. With the Company’s support, class and laboratory equipment in educational institutions in Ufa, Tyumen, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, as well as other cities in the Urals, Siberia and the Far East, was upgraded.
Under an agreement between Rosneft and the Yugra government, the Simulation and Accreditation Centre of the Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy in Nizhnevartovsk was modernised. In order to train students and interns and accredit doctors, the centre is equipped with a virtual operating theatre and training equipment, as well as six transformer stations. Samotlorneftegaz participated in the installation of a modern training complex at Nizhnevartovsk State University for practical training in the maintenance and automation of power systems.
With the Company’s support, two educational and industrial clusters were established in the Krasnoyarsk Territory as part of the federal Professionality project, with the aim of training highly qualified workers for the oil industry. The clusters were created in partnership with the following major employers: RN-Vankor, Vostsibneftegaz, RN-Burenie, RN-Servis and TBS-Logistics. The Krasnoyarsk Technical College of Welding Technologies and Energy and the Krasnoyarsk Technical College of Transport and Service acted as base training sites for the clusters’ establishment. These colleges are equipped with modern laboratories, work areas and workshops where 625 students have begun training in conditions that closely resemble actual production.
Large-scale educational projects were also implemented in Tomsk, Samara, Orenburg, Ufa, Angarsk, Ryazan, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where the Company’s enterprises updated the infrastructure capabilities of partner universities and colleges.
Rosneft’s scientific institute in Tomsk supplied Tomsk Polytechnic University’s laboratories with specialised equipment. Scientists are using it to study droplet precipitation processes in industrial fluids and develop electric pipeline heating methods.
With the support of Orenburgneft, a modular laboratory was renovated and equipped at the Samara State Technical University, and computers and office equipment were purchased for the Oil and Gas Department at the Orenburg State University. Specialised educational equipment was also purchased for the Ufa State Petroleum Technical University.
The Syzran Refinery and the Samara State Polytechnic University branch have a long-standing partnership: one in three employees of the enterprise are graduates of this university. With the refinery’s support, the university established a training complex comprising four interactive laboratories equipped with computer simulators for training students in Oil and Gas Processing and Chemical Technology disciplines.
The Angarsk Petrochemical Company provides annual support for the development of educational infrastructure at two of the region’s leading universities. High-performance computers, specialised software, and multimedia equipment were purchased for the Faculty of Technology at the Angarsk State Technical University. The Department of Chemical Technology at Irkutsk National Research Technical University had its laboratory equipment upgraded.
The Ryazan Oil Refining Company’s partnership with Ryazan State Radio Engineering University, the only university in the region that trains chemical engineers, dates back 15 years. In 2025, the plant supported the renovation and equipping of specialised laboratories for petroleum chemistry, general inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and catalysis.
The Komsomolsk Refinery provided assistance with renovating and equipping the general chemistry laboratory at Komsomolsk-on-Amur State University. Two classrooms at Komsomolsk-on-Amur Ship Mechanics Technical College were also renovated and kitted out with interactive technology and laptops.
As part of its corporate continuing education system, Rosneft’s School-College-Enterprise programme cooperates with more than 200 educational institutions, including 82 Russian and foreign universities, 65 colleges and 56 schools. The corporate programme has been in operation since 2005 and aims to build an external talent pool from among school and university students in the regions where the Company operates.
Rosneft’s base departments at the country’s leading higher education institutions implement specialised educational programmes, hold conferences and internships, and develop and publish educational and methodological materials. Company employees participate in state final examinations during thesis defence and teach technical disciplines, which makes the student learning process effective and practice-oriented.
In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, more than 30 specialised training programmes were developed to meet the needs of oil companies. Corporate research institutes and manufacturing enterprises oversee more than 30 basic departments at the country’s leading universities. The training programmes are tailored to the production needs of the oil and gas sector, and Rosneft’s unique corporate software, such as RN-Sigma, RN-KIM and RN-Geosim, is successfully used in the training process.
As part of a comprehensive training programme, more than 6,000 students completed internships at the Company’s enterprises in 2025, including key partner universities such as Lomonosov Moscow State University, MGIMO University, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University), Far Eastern Federal University, and others. During these internships, students and postgraduates work with cutting-edge equipment, participate in research projects, and acquire the practical skills necessary for a successful career in the industry. This partnership contributes to the development of science and education, providing the industry with qualified specialists capable of solving tasks of any complexity.
For example, at the RN-CIR corporate Research and Development Centre, students learned about methods for producing catalysts for oil refining. The corporate Institute of Geology and Development of Combustible Minerals runs a unique educational programme called the School of Geonavigation, during which students observed the process of remotely controlling well drilling in Siberia from Moscow. University students also learned about the production processes of other Rosneft enterprises, including one of the oldest oil refineries in the country, the Saratov Refinery.
To select and motivate the best students, Rosneft enterprises are implementing career guidance projects throughout the country. In Yakutia, Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha held a series of popular science lectures called Scientific Mic for schoolchildren and students in 2025. Komsomolsk Refinery, in collaboration with a partner university, opened a Young Chemist club. In Udmurtia, employees of the Izhevsk Oil Research Centre demonstrated VR technologies and laser terrain scanning equipment used at the enterprise during Career Days. Bashneft, in partnership with the Ufa State Petroleum Technical University, held an open competition for schoolchildren, and more than 100 students took part in the annual case study championship, Future Orientation, in Tyumen.
Rosneft also creates opportunities for scientific and teaching staff to develop their skills: teachers can gain valuable practical experience and learn about modern technologies by observing the production process first-hand on internships.
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January 23, 2026
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