KMG International’s main brand Rompetrol and the Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in organizing practical training for KBTU students at Rompetrol in Romania. The MoU was signed on 12 July at a ceremony held at the KBTU in Almaty.

KBTU Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Gulzada Shakulikova, signed the Document on the behalf of the University while Gavit Kurkimov, the General Director of KazMunayGaz-Engineering, signed the MoU for Rompetrol.

Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas, is the shareholder of KMG International. Rompetrol Group originally a Romanian company renamed itself as KMG International in 2014.  KMG International has 6,000 employees now. The energy giant carries out operations throughout Europe and Central Asia, being active primarily in trading, refining and petrochemicals, retail and marketing and other services in the oil industry such as well services, drilling, EPCM.

KBTU-Rompetrol MoU is very important as it will provide practical training opportunities for KBTU students in Romania. The training will help students to consolidate their theoretical knowledge and deepen practical skills. With their enhanced skills, training and solid qualifications; KBTU graduates will be in high demand in the labor market which always seeks trained petro-specialists.

Earlier this year a group of KBTU’s Center of Chemical Engineering received six week dual training and undergraduate practice at KMG International’s high-tech refinery, ‘Petromidia’ in Constance, Romania.