Vlada Streletskaya, Director of Association “RNC of the WPC” and Artem Korolev, Director of Nadezhnaya Smena Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The parties agreed to develop cooperation and coordinate joint actions aimed at popularising the activities of the fuel and energy complex, professional guidance for young people, development of personal potential, teamwork skills and leadership qualities, and formation of an active civic position.
The parties are expected to mutually support each other in organising and conducting career guidance events: case marathons, excursions to technological facilities, master classes for young professionals in the industry, including using the case-study method. It is planned to hold joint events (conferences, meetings, exhibitions, case studies, competitions, etc.), as well as to coordinate interaction with public organisations and movements that are representing the interests of young people.
"Involving competent and responsible representatives of young people in the industry, their professional training, ensuring the continuity of generations and supporting young professionals is one of the most important directions in the activities of the World Petroleum Council. RNC WPC is actively and successfully engaged in youth projects. Therefore, we are very interested in the achievements of the Nadezhnaya Smena Foundation. I hope that by combining our capabilities and exchanging our experience, we will be able to build on our common success in preparing a worthy replacement for the fuel and energy industry," said Vlada Streletskaya, Director of Association “RNC of the WPC”, after signing the Memorandum.
Nadezhnaya Smena Foundation was established in 2007 in Ekaterinburg. It is a developer and operator of educational projects for schoolchildren, students and employees of companies in the fuel and energy and mineral resources sectors. The Foundation cooperates with leading specialized universities and major companies in the sector, including Gazprom, Rosgeologiya, Rosneft, RussNeft, SIBUR and Tatneft. The Foundation's projects are supported by the Russian Ministry of Energy, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Rosmolodezh, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, other federal authorities, and administrations of Russian regions.
The biggest educational project of the Nadezhnaya Smena Foundation is the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship. In addition to students from Russian technical universities, representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia participate in it. On the basis of this project, the League of Working Specialties was established for the students of the technical school. Under the auspices of the Global Energy Association there is a nationwide competition programme called Energy Start, which allows school students to learn about professions in demand in the fuel and energy sector and to engage in scientific and technical creativity.