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The solemn ceremony of awarding Specialist and Master’s diplomas to the alumni of the Faculty of Petroleum Engineering (the “Oil and Gas Extraction” major – 66 students; major “Drilling” – 58 students) took place in IFNTUOG on July 4, 2014. Besides the Ukrainian students, 30 international students (from China, Cameroon, Nigeria, Syria, Sudan, Algeria, Turkmenistan, Chad, Gabon and others) graduated from the faculty. 

On June 24-25^th, 2014 students of the Faculty of Petroleum Engineering (majoring in Oil and Gas Extraction; Drilling) defended their Master’s theses in IFNTUOG. The cooperation between the Faculty of Petroleum Engineering of IFNTUOG and the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas of AGH University of Science and Technology (Krakow, Poland) has been continuing for three years now.

From June 23-27^th, 2014 the first international summer school “Technology transfer” took place in IFNTUOG. The first summer school was organized in order to teach Ukrainian scientists in the field of technology transfer, learn more about European experience in the field of innovation support and examine in detail Ukrainian realities in the framework of the project HUSKROUA/1101/194 "Cross-border innovation network for technology transfer," funded by the European Union.

  During the time of summer school run, there were presented European experience, as well as Ukrainian realities and experience of successful university start-ups.

     On the 16-17^th of June, 2014 students from the specialities “Oil and gas geology”, “Geophysics”, “Ecology and Environment”, “Geodesy”, “Land regulation and Cadastre” and “Geoinformation Systems and Technologies” defended their Master’s theses in IFNTUOG. During spring semester of 2013-2014 academic year these students studied by the dual diploma program under signed agreements between IFNTUOG and AGH University of Science and Technology.

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Ceremonial meeting dedicated to the Day of Science in the university

   According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine on a nationwide festival of science, within the framework of celebration of the Day of Science a traditional ceremonial meeting between the academic community of the University with the participation of heads of research councils of schools, institutes, heads of academic schools, heads of departments, researchers, teachers and students was held in the university. Rector of the university, Professor Ye. Kryzhanivskyi attended the meeting. The Vice-Rector for Research, Professor O. Karpash congratulated the scientists and in his speech he outlined the scientific achievements of the university with which our school came up to this year's Science Day.  

The Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

  The Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG), established in 1967, is the market leader in providing high-level technical and nontechnical training services to Ukraine’s energy sector – a major driver of Ukrainian economy . Recognizing its special obligations to the oil and gas industry, IFNTUOG offers a unique blend of teaching, training and industrially focused expertise. All the available indicators of research quality and academic standing place IFNTUOG in the highest echelon of Ukrainian technical universities.