The perspectives of employees training for energy companies: the interaction between universities and business

1. The perspectives of employees training for energy companies: the interaction between universities and business Alexey Karklin - International Office, Department head Maria Apresyan – EESD Programme manager St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (FINEC) ProEstate 2010 - VTT Seminar 09-09-2010

2. FINEC Leading higher economic school in Russia: 13 Faculties and 48 Departments; 14000 students (undergraduates and postgraduates); Wide international relations; Highly-rated business school (Executive education); Well-known graduates;

3. Energy sector Energy plays an extremely important role in the global economy FINEC concluded agreements of cooperation with leading world energy players: Gazprom, Lukoil and Integra Management

4. FINEC – Business community Joint development and realization of educational programs; Scientific research projects: Centre for Energy Policy Research and Training (projects with French Univercities) Common projects with the consortium of Italian universities and companies Participation, together with the Union of Scientists in St. Petersburg the trilateral EU project (Russia, Latvia, Estonia) on the introduction of alternative energy technology in the border areas Alternative sources of energy projects with Finnish universities Joint conferences, exhibitions, presentations; Financial support of University

5. New TEMPUS project ETF-JP-00237-2008«The creation of Master programs for engineers and economists in the area of energy and sustainable development». Participants of the project are: St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance FINEC; St. Petersburg State Polytechnical university; Kazakh national technical university, Kazakh university of economics; Almaty university of energy, University PMF Grenoble, Sapienza university of Rome, Savonia university of applied sciences; RWE, E .ON, Schneider Electric, Integra Management;

6. Project summary The program should solve HR problems of energy companies that face problems of sustainable development, social responsibility of enterprises that use natural resources, environmental policies and limitations and liberalization of energy markets; Engineers need managerial skills and economist should understand basic industrial processes; Resource Center Virtual Energy Resource Center combines information, teaching, education, communication and other resources for professionals of the energy sector. The existence of a virtual resource center is supported by members and partners of the Consortium as during the project TEMPUS, and after its completion.

7. ENERGETIKAXXI "Post-crisis energy: economic effectiveness and geopolitical constraints”October, 14-15, 2010

8. ENERGETIKAXXI The main issues of discussion: Global energy challenges.  Energy and geopolitics within global economic crisis.  Energy saving as a form of crisis-resistant policy.  Energy crisis and energy security provision.  Energy dialog EU - Russia.  Energy strategy of Russia in contemporary conditions.  «Gazprom» JSC in the system of European energy security.  Arctic region development challenges Energy saving and environmental issues.  Partners from: USA, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Finland would also like to invite for a discussion experts from China, CIS countries (esp.Ukraine and Belarus, Kazakhstan,the Baltic States)

9. The role of University is to understand business needs and to create reasonable model with respect to its own standards of education and research

10. Thank you!