Speech by Bayrammyrat Atamanov

Distinguished participants of the International Scientific and Practical Conference, ladies and gentlemen!

Under the wise leadership of the Arkadagly Hero President, in the Era of the Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State, our Motherland Turkmenistan is widely recognized throughout the world as a steadily developing country. In accordance with the important initiatives and reforms of the esteemed President, all sectors of our country’s economy, including science and education, are being improved on a comprehensive and program-based basis.

The university has 7 faculties, including 1 faculty and 5 departments at its Balkanabat branch. It trains higher-education specialists in 17 specialties, bachelor’s students in 14 fields of study, and master’s students in 5 fields of study. More than 6,000 students are enrolled in total.

Nearly 500 professors and lecturers work across the university’s 32 departments. Among them are 1 corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, 2 professors, 3 Doctors of Science, 5 associate professors, and 30 Candidates of Science.

On July 25, 2013, the university was admitted to the International Association of Universities and was awarded the international “European Quality” prize by the Socrates Committee of the Europe Business Assembly (Oxford, UK).

For its major achievements in training highly qualified specialists and in the fields of science and education, the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University was awarded the gold medal of the international competition “SEIN Association Gold Medal,” along with its badge and diploma.

According to the “Impact Rankings 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025” and “THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026” compiled annually by the global ranking organization THE (Times Higher Education), headquartered in London, the United Kingdom, the university was included in the global university ranking lists.

In addition, based on the results of the scientific research and educational-methodological work carried out at the university, it was included as a reporter participant in the “World University Rankings 2023, 2024, 2025” of THE (Times Higher Education).

In 2024, 2025, and 2026, the university was included in the “UI Green Metric” World University Environmental Ranking organized by the University of Indonesia. In 2024, it was also admitted to the Eurasian Universities Association and included as a reporter participant in the global university ranking list under the “Asia University Ranking 2024.”

In 2023, the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University was also admitted as an associate member of the Association of Asian Universities and became a member of the Association of Technical Universities.

Professors, lecturers, specialists, and students of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University regularly participate successfully in international olympiads, scientific and practical conferences, and project competitions held both in Turkmenistan and abroad.

On the basis of signed memoranda and agreements, the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University maintains mutually beneficial and effective cooperation in science and education with specialized higher education institutions and companies in Georgia, the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Uzbekistan, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, and the Federal Republic of Germany.

In addition, under memoranda signed with Petronas, CNPC, Dragon Oil, and ADNOC, students and faculty members of the university annually undertake summer educational and industrial internships and professional development courses in Malaysia, the People’s Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates.

Considerable attention is paid to the exchange of specialists between the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University and the University of Tsukuba, the implementation of scientific projects, and the modernization of the laboratory of the Hydrogen Energy Center.

At present, one university lecturer is undergoing professional training at the University of Tsukuba in Japan under the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s master’s program “Global Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals,” focused on hydrogen energy.

Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the University of Tsukuba in Japan on cooperation in joint scientific research in hydrogen energy, a university representative visited Tsukuba, Japan, on October 13–17, 2026, to discuss cooperation in hydrogen energy and met with University of Tsukuba President Keisuke Nagata.

The representative also became acquainted with research activities and production related to obtaining hydrogen fuel from natural gas conducted by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and the Kiyasu Research Park research center of Chiyoda Corporation.

During the state visit of the esteemed Arkadagly Hero President to the People’s Republic of China, the Joint Statement of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China adopted on January 6, 2023, proposed advancing the joint implementation of the Lu Ban Workshop project.

On October 18, 2024, in Xi’an, People’s Republic of China, a “Memorandum of Understanding between the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University, Xi’an Shiyou University, Hebei Petroleum University of Technology, China National Petroleum Corporation, and the China Education Association for International Exchange” was signed.

Under the Memorandum, on April 16, 2026, the Lu Ban Workshop in Turkmenistan, located on the premises of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University, was officially opened and put into operation.

At present, the Lu Ban Workshop has begun training highly qualified bachelor’s students in “Geology and Exploration of Mineral Resources” and “Information Systems and Technologies (in the Oil and Gas Industry)” jointly with professors and lecturers from relevant Chinese higher education institutions.

The Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University is consistently carrying out work to widely apply digital and artificial intelligence technologies in specialist training.

With the participation of university lecturers, specialists, and students, more than 160 software products have been developed, and copyright certificates have been obtained for them in accordance with the established procedure from the State Service for Intellectual Property of Turkmenistan.

These programs provide significant assistance in monitoring the educational process, teaching, and assessing skills.

Among them, the “Antiplagiarism” program uses artificial intelligence and continuously improves its capabilities for determining the level of plagiarism in term papers, graduation theses, articles, books, and other creative works.

Cyber-simulator programs create various complex scenarios for testing specialists and improve their preparedness for real working conditions.

Work is also progressing rapidly on the creation of an electronic university system. At present, using one department as an example, work on the complete digitalization of all areas of activity is nearing completion.

In the future, the electronic university system will make it possible to significantly improve teaching, knowledge assessment, and analysis of education quality.

On November 5, 2026, an International Open Online Informatics Olympiad will be held at the Lu Ban Workshop in Turkmenistan, located on the university campus, for students of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University, China University of Petroleum, Xi’an Shiyou University, and Hebei Petroleum University of Technology.

In addition, on November 25, 2026, the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University plans to hold, in a hybrid format, the International Scientific and Practical Conference and Exhibition titled “Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity in Science and Education: Modern Trends in Scientific and Technological Development.”

We invite you to take an active part in this international forum.

Thank you very much for your attention!

Bayrammyrat Atamanov