Rosneft’s Scientific Institute in Tyumen has launched an industrial postgraduate programme on Digital Technologies in the Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields at the base department of Tyumen Industrial University. The educational programme is being implemented as part of a pilot project by the Ministry of Education and Science.

The industrial postgraduate programme is characterised by its unique structure, which assigns each student two academic supervisors — one from the university and one from the employer enterprise. Postgraduate students work on real projects at the corporate research institute under the guidance of its specialist practitioners. The research work of postgraduate students is focused on solving the company’s current challenges, such as improving the efficiency of production management through the digitalisation of oil and gas fields.

Combining study with work at a research institute means practical training covers over 75% of the industrial postgraduate programme. Postgraduate students can engage in research using the modern corporate software provided by the Company free of charge. Rosneft supported the design and technical setup of the new classroom in time for the start of the academic year.

Rosneft’s Tyumen Institute is currently delivering training programmes at two basic departments in leading universities in the Tyumen Region. In the 2025-2026 academic year, the number of students studying for master’s degrees in Physics of the Subsurface and Digital Technologies in Oil and Gas reached seventy. The first graduates are already working in the industry, successfully creating and applying the Company’s new solutions.

Rosneft Tyumen Group enterprises regularly take part in the annual career fair of the Tyumen Industrial University. In 2024, the Rosneft Research Institute in Tyumen established a department at Tyumen State University. The Physics of Subsurface Department specialises in training specialists in the field of digital modelling of oil and gas fields.

Since 2005, Rosneft has been implementing a “School — College/University — Enterprise” corporate continuing education system. This ensures the formation of an external personnel reserve and a constant influx of highly trained young specialists into the Company. Rosneft works with 203 partner educational organisations, including 75 Russian universities. Rosneft invests more than 1 billion roubles annually in the development of partner educational organisations.

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4 September 2025

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