Their lectures will take place weekly in a remote format, and, as both sides assure us, this is only the beginning of a large and fruitful work. The scientific and educational communities of the two countries face similar challenges, which means that the prospects for their partnership are great.
On Wednesday, April 19, Professor Hamed Aghaee of Shiraz University made a presentation of his research project "Hydrodynamics of Gas Deposits in the South of Iran" to the students of St. Petersburg Mining University. This was the first of six online lectures planned for this academic year, to be given by representatives of one of the Islamic Republic's most high-profile universities.
"About 200 blocks of fossil fuel deposits have been discovered in Iran, which were formed during multistage geological events. Their development involves a number of complexities, such as regional hydrodynamics, which affects the formation of oil and gas traps and thus determines the relationship of hydrocarbon systems. Both host reservoir rocks and aquifers. The purpose of my presentation is to present the results of recent interdisciplinary research and new ideas aimed at improving the efficiency of search and exploitation of gas deposits in the south of our country," explained Hamed Agai.
As you know, the world's largest methane field, North/South Pars, is located in the Persian Gulf. Its part that belongs to Iran occupies 3,700 km² and contains 14.2 trillion cubic meters of gas, which is 8% of the world's reserves. Russian subsoil contains 47.8 trillion m³, the largest resource base on the planet. Research aimed at increasing the profitability of core projects and minimizing their impact on ecosystems is, of course, among the scientific interests of both the Shiraz and St. Petersburg professors. So they undoubtedly have something to share with each other and with young people.
The topics of the next lectures by Iranian professors will be petroleum engineering, breakthrough chemical technology, psychology, and educational management. Representatives of the Mining University will tell the students from the Islamic Republic about the barriers to the global use of hydrogen as an energy resource, the latest trends related to the digitalization of mining and the development of deep processing of hydrocarbons.
Recall that the agreement on strategic cooperation between the universities was signed in December last year. The parties pledged to "seek to create favorable conditions for the development of bilateral relations, to further expand partnership in order to stimulate innovation, education and research activities."
Among the agreements reached is the formation of a common academic space, contributing to the growth of global mobility of students, graduate students, teachers and scientists, as well as joint research teams in priority research areas, including oil and gas. In addition, there are plans to create a Russian-Iranian association of leading technical universities.