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Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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A strategic session, "Tools for Creating Technology Development Plans in the Oil and Gas Industry," was held as part of the "Golden Valley 2025" scientific and industrial forum organized by Novosibirsk State University and supported by Gazprom Neft. Sergey Golovin, Director of the NSU Advanced Engineering School, moderated the session and commented on the event's results.
"The session was dedicated to discussing tools that allow you to understand the challenges facing large oil and gas companies, delve into these challenges, find applications for your ideas within this framework, or identify challenges you'd like to solve yourself. Then, test your solutions in collaboration with company specialists, create your own startup, secure grant or venture funding, and, ultimately, bring your product or solution to market," said Sergey Golovin.
He estimates that NSU currently has a full range of tools to complete each of these stages. These include the "Challenge Showcase" platform, launched by Gazprom Neft, which allows external developers to closely and productively collaborate with the company to assess its challenges and develop their own solutions.
Next, the opportunities offered by Industrix—a technology accelerator program launched by Gazprom Neft to identify, develop, and implement new solutions in the oil and gas industry—come into play. It allows for initial ideas to be tested and refined, including through pilot testing at the company's facilities, and, crucially, to confirm market demand for the proposed developments and potential investment.
The NSU Startup Studio, which recently emerged within the university's infrastructure, offers effective formats for launching new projects, helping to attract venture capital investment. And, of course, traditional mechanisms such as various types of grant funding remain.
"As a result, we're getting a comprehensive package of project support at all stages. And now the only thing needed is simply our active involvement in generating ideas, creating businesses, teams, and so on. We discussed this in more detail during the session, in dialogue with representatives of our industrial partners. Students were also present, and it was clear they were interested in this work and saw how these opportunities could be exploited. It's a shame there weren't as many students, but I think we need to more actively promote such events among them, because this is a huge window of opportunity for young professionals, launching their careers, and we must definitely take full advantage of it," concluded Sergey Golovin.
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