Grozny State Oil Institute becomes Technical University

Grozny's Millionshtchikov State Oil Institute has received the status of technical university, the rector of the institution said,  Yuga.ru reports.

In honor of this event, the rector of the university, Professor Hasan Taymashanov, the first Vice-Chancellor, Sharputdin Zaurbekov and the vice-rector on educational work, Ibrahim Gayrbekov, held a press conference.

According to Zaurbekov, university status allows the institute to expand the range of areas of specialist training. This year the university wants to apply for a license to train specialists in areas of engineering geodesy, power systems and electrical technics . He also added that the Ministry of Road's of the republic asked them to consider the possibility of training in road construction.

Currently Grozny State Oil Technical University has 8 faculties, an oil college and 47 departments. A branch of the University functions in Derbent (Dagestan). The university has about 3,500 full-time students and 576 professors.