In the process of training in this speciality, students first study basic disciplines, such as: mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering graphics and descriptive geometry. In advanced courses, students master the theoretical foundations of chemical technology; get acquainted with the processes and apparatuses of oil refining, with the technologies of deepening oil refining and separation of pure fractions and individual compounds; and also study the methods of desig and calculation of the main apparatuses of the oil refining industry.
Opportunity to receive a demanded and well-paid profession in a dynamically developing industry;
Opportunity to study at the Lappeenranta University of Technology under the double-degree program;
Possibility of included studies at the Mining University of Leoben (Austria) and other partner universities under the Erasmus + program;
Practical training at large oil refineries, such as KINEF LLC, GAZPROMNEFT-MNPZ JSC (Moscow Oil Refinery), Syzran Oil Refinery JSC, etc.;
Career prospects up to the chief technologist of the oil refinery or the head of a large organization in oil refining, petrochemicals or the chemical industry;
Opportunity to engage in scientific activities under the guidance of department staff with writing articles in peer-reviewed and cited journals.
Graduates of this speciality can work at oil refineries and petrochemical plants, for example, KINEF LLC, as well as gas condensate processing plants, e.g., NOVATEK-PUROVSKIY ZPK LLC. A significant part of graduates finds their place in design organizations, such as Russian Scientific Center of Applied Chemistry, ZAO Safe Technologies and so on. Graduates work in the positions of installation mechanics, installation technologists (at an oil refinery), chemical technology specialists, project managers, design engineers, etc.