In 2022, five Russian universities will launch a new joint program to train chemists in the interests of SIBUR, the largest petrochemical company in Russia, which is a long-time partner of the CASE-IN championship.

Its graduates will create new polymer materials and technologies for their production. The agreement on the creation of the program was signed by the rectors of Tomsk Polytechnic University, the Russian University of Chemical Technology, the Far Eastern Federal University, Ufa State Petroleum Technical University and the Siberian State University of Science and Technology.

The new program was discussed today at the round table "Implementation of educational programs in online form: regulatory regulation and practice." Elena Shmeleva, Head of the Talent and Success Foundation, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, and university rectors took part in it.

Head of SIBUR Corporate University Marina Derevleva: "We believe that the future of Russian education is inextricably linked to the creation of conditions for academic mobility. In this format, a student of one university can study with teachers of another educational institution. At the same time, a potential employer becomes a full-fledged partner in the educational process and offers not only internships, internships, but also transmits specialized knowledge of the industry. The pilot of such cooperation is our joint program with five universities, which we plan to develop in the future.",

The program with the working title "Chemical Engineering" will be a bachelor's degree. Her main focus is polymer chemistry. For the first two years, students will study at their home universities in Moscow, Tomsk, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk and the Far East in basic training areas dedicated to chemical technology. Then they will be selected with the direct participation of SIBUR specialists and will take two more courses to study various modules at partner universities in other cities.

"The polymer market is constantly expanding, which means that new materials and new technologies for their production are needed. This requires system engineers who will know the entire production chain and will be able to create new ones. We will train such specialists together. Each university has taken on a number of educational modules, where we have maximum competencies. For example, students will study polymer materials production technologies, as well as chemical production processes and devices with teachers from Tomsk Polytechnic University," said the acting rector of TPU. Andrey Yakovlev. 

It is planned that the first selection for this program among second-year students of universities participating in the project will take place following the results of the spring session of 2021. The number of places on the new program is still being discussed. 

The program contains only the necessary disciplines from the best universities in their fields. Therefore, we can say with confidence that its graduates will definitely be in demand," said Andrey Yakovlev.

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