UKHTA STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Representative of Oil and Gas Universities Union in Russia, one of the largest technical Universities in the European North-West of Russia. There are over 8000 students studding at our university complex. About University Academics structure: Institute of Oil and Gas Institute of Economics and Management Institute of Mechanics and technology of production Institute of Advanced Training Geological Prospecting Faculty Faculty of Information Technologies Architecture and Civil Building Faculty Faculty of Foreign Students Mining and Petroleum College Industrial and Economical Forest College Industrial Technical School University has special training base near Ukhta with its own oil&gas resources, forests, unique research laboratories in each academic department, 12 laboratory buildings, 10 student hostels, 2 sports complexes, 1 recreational complex (outside of the city), and geology- educational base. USTU collaborates with all leading oil and gas industry enterprises of Russian Federation, including Komi Republic, and foreign partners (oil&gas, mining, geology, timber, and building industries). Strategic partners of the University: Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft, Transneft, Zarubezhneft, and many others.

The University organizes unique annual international conferences: Gas industry conference named after G.V.Rassokhin (February), International scientific youth conference «Severgeoecotekh» (March), Professional conference for teaching staff (April), Humanitarian conference «Communications. Society. Spirituality.» (April), Conference on heavy (high viscosity) oil (November), International partnership forum «Integration», and many others. Every academic department has a big number of special and unique laboratories for lectures, practical work, and research provided by federal financing and supported by oil&gas and other industrial companies Science and research USTU technology partners: Intel, Microsoft, Roxar, Schlumberger, Autodesk, Oracle, Cisco and others. There are 12 productive and successful research schools at our university, such as special institute of oil&gas industry. Actual projects and research are being done there with the latest technologies for all leading enterprises of oil&gas and other industries of Russia. Among them we need to underline research school of new technologies for production of heavy (high-viscosity) oil with production based on steam heating technologies. In 2009, USTU started innovational project on heavy oil in special area of LUKOIL Yarega oil mines (there are only 2 such unique places in the world where oil production is acting on mines and steam technology – in Canada and in Ukhta (Yarega village). USTU has its own deposit of oil&gas that is being used by students and teaching staff for practice and research work purposes.

USTU’s international activities are aimed at increasing the quality of education and preparing of specialists, developing of international relations and cooperation with partners. Education programs (in Russian and English), training, and seminars with enterprises; International projects and cooperation programs, education and culture / visitor tours Throughout the years of productive cooperation, our students have had the opportunity to study at the leading educational institutions of Germany, USA, Canada, Norway, Finland, China, South Korea, Malta. Also, USTU has general cooperation agreements with universities of many other countries. International cooperation (including media cooperation) Media projects started in 2011: starting international information project «UTime News» - University Time (media – an alliance of technical, oil&gas, mining and geological, economics and research universities, corporations and organizations world wide) Project implementation: informational portal and television (news program) Expected participants: - Technical, oil and gas, mining and geological, economics and research Universities, and organizations in Russia, CIS, Europe, USA, Asia – Pacific region, and other countries; - Oil and gas, energy, IT companies, and other partners from multiple countries; - Government organizations, ministries, and international organizations. University television studio - weekly university TV-news «University planet» (4-times a week) science, industry, and youth programs, interviews with leading scientists and specialists, honor guests of the university

Joint Master Degree programs, with dual diplomas Academic student and/or teacher exchange The development of joint courses in shared fields of study (destination learning courses) Conducting distance learning Possible collaboration with Ukhta State Technical University Study of Russian as a foreign language on the premises of our university (immersion into the spoken language environment) Practical training in the leading Russian companies and unique natural objects for students Joint participation in European educational programs Executive education Joint media cooperation “UTime News” Joint participation in grant programs Joint research

Student life There are different facilities for USTU and foreign students: - 10 comfortable hostels, recreational complex “Planet University” - more than 41 different sports sections (including volleyball, basketball, soccer, swimming, ski, snowboarding, horse back riding, boxing, judo, track and field, hockey, ice skating, dance, and many others), professional league sports team - university basketball team “Planet University“, which is playing in Russian Championship super league. - Every year, USTU students have an opportunity to work during their summer break by joining the Regional Students’ Construction Group ‘Severyanin’. Living expanses (approximate) Transportation: taxi – 3 USD; bus – 50 ¢ (anywhere around town) Meals: dinner 3-5 USD (10-15 USD in a restaurant), cup of coffee 35¢. Accommodations: university hotel – free of charge (based on cooperation agreement), city hotel – USD/night Thank you for your interest in USTU, and warmest welcome! Contact information Vice-President for Administration and External Affairs, Member of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (Champions Network) – Mr. Georgy V. Korshunov, secretary telephone: +7 (8216) International office – Head of International Department Mr. Anton Grigoriev, +7 (8216) , cell phone +7(904)