SIBUR Day was held at Ufa University

Students of Ufa State Petroleum Technical University had the opportunity to get acquainted with modern technologies of the petrochemical industry and discuss career prospects at the leading SIBUR company.

"SIBUR is the largest petrochemical company in the country. She and her subsidiaries are traditional partners of Ufa Petroleum University. But today they are not acting as guests or mentors, they came to this meeting as senior comrades who are ready to answer the most inconvenient questions, tell how the organization and provision of the most modern technological processes are built, and help determine their career trajectory."- said the Dean of the Faculty of Technology Farhad Vildanov.

SIBUR Day at UGNTU began with students getting to know the company's subsidiaries. The students were told in detail about the opportunities that open up to young specialists at the enterprises of POLYEF, Nizhnekamskneftekhim and the Management of the Nizhnekamskneftekhim ethylene pipelines. The students were particularly interested in the issue of paid internships and internships, as well as employment conditions.

The interaction of UGNTU and POLYEF is carried out on a regular basis. POLYEF employees organize SIBUR Days, CASE-IN championship competitions and a Forum of Young Specialists for UGNTU students. 34 graduates of UGNTU were employed at POLYEF in 2024-2025. A specialized corporate group specializing in chemical technology has been opened at USSTU for employees of the enterprise with secondary vocational education. 

The students were able to get to know SIBUR better during the "Your Formula for Success" quest, as a result of which they received memorable gifts and were able to enjoy ice cream.

SIBUR's Day continued with a meeting without ties. Business leaders spoke about their career experiences in the first person. For example, POLYEF CEO Andrey Korneev admitted that he has been working at SIBUR enterprises for 18 of his 38 years, and started as an apparatchik. For rapid career growth, the director advised the students to devote more time to self-development and acquiring new competencies.

The students' questions were also answered by Leonid Demenev, Director of Personnel Management at POLYEF, Stepan Tarasov, Head of POLYEF's energy production, Gulnaz Gizyatova, Chief Expert at Nizhnekamskneftekhim, and Ilya Fomin, Head of the Department of Management of Nizhnekamskneftekhim ethylene pipelines.

The students were interested in the problems of the industry, cybersecurity issues, key competencies for a successful career, and many others.

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