LukOil Sponsors Turkmen Students for Higher Studies in Russia

Ashgabat, 4 October 2007 (nCa) --- Ten students from Turkmenistan have gone to Russia for higher studies in the oil and gas sector.

Russian oil major LukOil will pay their expenses at the Gubkin Russian State University for Oil and Gas. LukOil Overseas will supervise the programme.

The program for training of Turkmenistan citizens in Russia consists of two stages. The first stage incorporates 10-month training at preparatory department of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

In parallel the students will study in Moscow gymnasium school No 45, one of the best ones in Russia. As soon as the entrants pass their final exams (which are the entrance examinations as well) they enter Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas on full-attendance basis.

The department and branch of study are selected by an entrant. The training lasts from 4 to 6 years (depending on the selected branch of study and department).

As the Turkmen scholars study at the University, they get an opportunity to undergo their practice and traineeship at production facilities of LUKOIL.

LUKOIL pays in full for the training of the students, accommodation, medical insurance, season tickets to all means of public transport and the cost of travel to the place of training and home twice a year during summer and winter vacations.

Moreover students will get LUKOIL scholarship during the whole period of training. The size of such scholarship will depend on results of examination scores.