Innovation development of oil and gas industry to be discussed in Almaty

ALMATY. February 24. KAZINFORM The II International scientific conference ?Problems of innovation development of the oil and gas industry? is to be held in the Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) in Almaty on February 26-27, Kazinform refers to the KBTU?s press service.

It is aimed at analysing the modern state, development prospects and specialists training for the Kazakh oil and gas sector. Representatives of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science, Nursultan Nazarbayev's Educational Fund, ?KazMunaiGas? National Company, associations ?KazEnergy? and ?Kazakhstan Petroleum?, companies ?Lloyd?s Register?, ?Shell International Exploration & Production? and ?Tengizchevroil? LLD, Gordon Robert University (Scotland), University of Stavanger (Norway), China University of Petroleum, Roskilde University (Denmark), Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tyumen State Oil and Gas University, Kazakh National Academy of Sciences, Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences and Kazakh National Engineering Academy will take part in the conference. Within the framework of the conference a traditional roundtable on interaction of education, science and production will be held. This year the event will be carried out jointly with the University of Central Asia. The KBTU prepares a new generation of professionals, who are capable to combine research, innovation and business activity. According to the conference organizers, scientific meetings allow to see different aspects in a new light and work out mechanisms of solving key issues.