Baku, May 8, AZERTAC

Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) and SOCAR’s Integrated Drilling Trust have signed a Cooperation Agreement.

The document was signed by BHOS rector Elmar Gasimov and Head of the Integrated Drilling Trust Iskender Shirali.

The agreement aims at developing diversified cooperation between BHOS and IDT. It particularly envisages the access of IDT to diverse manuals and materials of the higher school in English and organization of trainings for employees of the Trust by the trainers, organization of lectures and workshops by company’s specialists for BHOS students, involvement of students in training programme and summer internship at IDT sites and employment of the graduates.

Rector Elmar Gasimov hailed further strengthening of partnership between BHOS and IDT. He also expressed his confidence that this cooperation will be fruitful and mutually beneficial. Elmar Gasimov praised the attention paid by the IDT management to the Higher School and the students and extended his gratitude to the Head of the company and other managers of IDT.

Head of the Integrated Drilling Trust Iskender Shirali noted that such meetings are important both for the company and higher educational institutions. He highlighted his multi-year professional activities in the field of drilling work and shared his experience. Iskender Shirali also gave detailed information about the organization’s structure and objectives and about main projects implemented by the company including exploration and production drilling works at SOCAR's onshore and offshore fields.

Saying there is a big demand for geologists, drilling engineers and mechanical engineers, he underlined that the company is ready to offer job opportunities for BHOS graduates. “The Higher School graduates are highly qualified engineers and the IDT management will provide them with all necessary support for their career and professional growth,” Iskender Shirali said.

BHOS rector Elmar Gasimov presented the honorary guest diploma to the Head of the Integrated Drilling Trust Iskender Shirali.

Head of IDT responded to questions from the students on company’s development plans, conditions and labor organization at the enterprise, HR policy of the Trust and recruitment procedures.