Students Can Take Part in Petersburg Energy Hub鈥檚 Business Programs, Hackathons, and Case Study Championships; Partnership Covers AI, Data Analytics, Geology and 鈥楪reen鈥� Technologies
Khalifa University of Science and Technology (UAE) has joined the educational ecosystem of the League of Universities of Gazprom Neft, which includes leading universities from Russia, India and China. The collaboration will facilitate exchange of experience in industrial innovation, educational programs, and scientific projects in the energy sector.
The partnership envisions opportunities for launching joint research projects as well as involving the company鈥檚 experts in developing academic courses and delivering lectures. Key areas of joint work will include artificial intelligence, data analytics, geology and 鈥榞reen鈥� technologies.
Students of Khalifa University will have the opportunity to take part in business programs, hackathons, and case study championships within the Energytechnohub 聽Petersburg (Energy Hub) 鈥� an ecosystem for supporting technological entrepreneurship developed with the participation of Gazprom Neft. As part of the partnership, they will gain hands-on experience working on projects aimed at addressing advanced technological challenges. University faculty will also participate in the development of an international educational program focused on the preparation and launch of high-tech startups in the Middle East.
In the future, Russian corporate Master鈥檚 students of Gazprom Neft will have the opportunity to participate in short-term exchange programs with Khalifa University students. Additionally, the possibility of establishing a joint dual-degree program between universities in Russia and the UAE will be explored.
Ilya Dementyev, Rector of the Gazprom Neft Corporate University, said: 鈥淲e are creating a format in which students from Russia and the UAE will be able to work together on technological challenges, participate in hackathons and exchange ideas. In doing so, we are shaping an international talent community ready to meet the most complex challenges in energy. This approach will enable future engineers to gain practical experience at the international level and apply best practice. I am confident that our partnership will become the foundation for strengthening the human-capital potential of high-tech industry and will foster new joint educational and research initiatives.鈥�
H.E. Prof. Ebrahim Al Hajri, President, Khalifa University, said: 鈥淧artnership with Gazprom Neft, one of the technology leaders in the global oil and gas industry, opens up unique opportunities for our faculty, researchers and students. Our Petroleum Engineering Department is ranked 7th globally, while several of our research centers are focused on energy, sustainability, carbon capture, and hydrogen. Khalifa University also has a vibrant ecosystem for incubation and commercialization and we see great potential in combining our expertise. This collaboration will contribute to the advancement of innovation and the development of talent capable of shaping future technologies in the global energy sector.鈥�
Gazprom Neft, under the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation, is also contributing to the development of an international remote-employment platform for BRICS countries, which will be open to specialists from the UAE. The online service aims to create a balanced global talent market by enabling cross-border collaboration. By 2027, the platform is expected to give Russian companies access to qualified professionals from partner countries, helping to address the domestic shortage of highly specialised experts and promote Russian technologies on the international stage.
