Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) has become a partner of the 1st Russian-Mongolian Olympiad for Young Geologists, which will be held from June 28 to July 5 in Ulaanbaatar.

A total of 150 schoolchildren will take part in the Olympiad. The program includes competitions in geological route, paleontology, mineralogy, petrography, soil sampling, hydrology, and geophysics. The teams will also demonstrate their skills in organizing a field camp, their knowledge of safety techniques, and present their projects at the exhibition "Geology and Us."

The Irkutsk Region will be represented by the "School of Young Geologists" team, an educational project of the geological faculty of Irkutsk State University, which IOC has been supporting for over 15 years. The school introduces participants to the basics of geology, conducts practical classes and field trips, prepares them for competitions, and organizes meetings with scientists.

IOC also conducts excursions to the corporate museum for young geologists, and the company's specialists act as mentors at various conferences and assist in the acquisition of geological equipment, educational literature, and inventory. Students of the Department of Geology undergo annual internships at the company's facilities.

Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) is one of Russia's independent producers of hydrocarbons. Founded in 2000, the company conducts geological studies, exploration, and development of subsoil areas in the Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Region, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The company ranks first among the top five employers in the "Energy, Extraction, and Processing of Raw Materials" category and is included in the top 50 employers on hh.ru.

IOC will support young geologists from the Irkutsk Region at the international Olympiad