India launches joint program with Russia on digitalizing oil refining

Launch of the program in Guwahati

An international scientific and educational program, 'Russia – India: Refining Week and Digital Refineries,' has launched at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) with the support of Gazprom Neft, reports Life.ru. The main areas are oil refining, artificial intelligence, new materials, and ecology; scientists from the two countries are jointly working on technologies for industry. Russia is represented by ITMO University, the St. Petersburg Technological Institute, USPTU, and the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

Connection with the company's Chinese experience

Irina Gimaeva, head of projects at the oil company's Corporate University, noted that since 2023 the company has been developing joint programs with universities in China and is now expanding cooperation with universities in India. According to her, this opens up opportunities for exchanging experience and implementing international projects. Cooperation with the institute in Guwahati expands the academic ties of Russian business in Asia and the Middle East.

Educational initiatives as the foundation for future projects

The Chinese cooperation experience has been developed in the international educational programs 'Energy Bridge' and 'Symphony of Cooperation,' which bring together students from Russian and foreign universities. The company's representative emphasized that such programs lay the foundation for a future community of young specialists: today students exchange knowledge, and tomorrow they will be able to develop international projects together.