Высшее образование в России (Dec 2016)
OIL HIGHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT IN TATARSTAN REPUBLIC
Abstract
The article presents the first steps of oil higher education establishment in Tatarstan Republic. The formation of petroleum engineering elite and the corresponding infrastructure became a direct consequence of commercial operation start of large oil fields in the south-east of Republic in 1950s. One of the most pressing issues was providing of the oil industry enterprises with an engineering staff. The new oil-producing region was not able to solve the staffing problem, because of demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics. By the end of 1960s the engineers and technicians deficit in oil industry of Tatarstan, was overcome by the decision adoption on the establishment of higher oil educational institution directly in the area of oil and gas company «Tatneft» activity. Thus began the history of Almetyevsk State Oil Institute, the former Centre for education and consulting of Moscow Oil Institute, and then Tatar Evening Department of the State Academy of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkin.
