OREANDA-NEWS. December 9, 2010. Nk “RussNeft” and the Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonosov resumed implementation of the joint project – foundation and development of the  Faculty “Graduate school of innovative business at the MSU” (Corporate University). At the ceremony of opening of the Faculty which featured presentation of student membership cards to the undergraduates  of the school there were present the Rector of the MSU academician Victor Sadovnichiy and the President of JSC  NK “RussNeft” Mikhail Gutseriev.

The oil and gas  company and the MSU named after M.V.Lomonosov agreed about resumption of the joint project in summer 2010. The main objective of the project is to assist development of education, support of prospective students wishing to take start their business career in the fuel and energy complex and the holding “RussNeft”. Training of the specialists enlisted in 2010 will last for 2 years under three Master’s Degree programs.

In the course of implementation of the program the MSU named after M.V.Lomonosov recruited higher-education teaching personnel, assisted to devise special teaching programs at the Faculty. NK “RussNeft”, on its side, assisted to form up the material and technical base of the Faculty, i.e.  to provide  modern scientifc-research and training equipment, to aqcuire up-to-date software, to issue courseware.

Master’s Degree programs of Graduate school of innovative  business at the MSU were devised by specialists of the MSU and NK “RussNeft”   with consideration of actual tasks facing oil corporations and, in particular, JSC  NK “RussNeft”. Innovative educational programs are focused on utilization of the accumulated experience of fundamental and applied  researches of the MSU, its scientific and educational potential and the potentialities of academic science. Besides, the specialists are devising conceptually new, interdisciplinary innovative programs.

 V.A.Sadovnichiy, Rector of thr MSU: “ We are really happy that JSC  NK “RussNeft”, on the initiative of its head resumed implementation of such an important and, I am certain, necessary project , both for the oil industry and for the Moscow University. 

M.S. Gutseriev, the President of JSC  NK “RussNeft”:  “ Opening of the Faculty is a new step in implementation of the large-scale program of the holding in the sphere of education. I am sure, our project will play a great part in traning of highly qualified personnel for domestic oil industry.”