ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - Lukoil

Education Programs
Preparation of qualified young specialists for the Russian oil & gas industry is naturally an important
aspect of the Company's youth policy. LUKOIL provides financial support to a number of higher education
institutions, which train oil & gas specialists. These include specialized institutions in Moscow,
St. Petersburg, Perm, Ukhta, Tyumen, Ufa, Volgograd and Arkhangelsk. Sector training institutes in
the near-abroad countries also receive support from LUKOIL, notably the State Oil Academy of
Azerbaijan.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Since 2000 the Company has been providing grants to particularly talented students at oil industry and technical
institutes. Such grants are currently paid to 170 students in various towns and cities across Russia.
LUKOIL also provides grant support to young teachers at leading Russian oil industry institutes: 63
young teachers are now receiving Company grants.
Support for Medical Institutions
LUKOIL supports a number of important medical research centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
They include the Scientific Centre for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatal Care, the Centre for
Haematology Research, the Russian Cardiovascular Research Complex, the Central X-Ray Radiology
Institute, and the Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital.
The Company also helps to develop medical services in its operating regions. In 2005 LUKOIL carried
out an assistance program for medical institutions in the Republic of Komi and LUKOIL companies in
Volgograd Region financed complete reconstruction of Volgograd City Hospital №16.
Social Projects Competition
LUKOIL-Perm held its fourth social projects competition in 2005. A total of 469 projects were put forward
and preference was given to initiatives, which help to maintain national and cultural heritage, to
support health and the environment, and to assist veteran and invalid organizations.
The geography of LUKOIL's social project competitions is expanding year by year. LUKOIL Charity
Fund and LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhsknefteprodukt have held social project competitions in Volgograd and
Astrakhan Regions since 2004, and in 2005 competitions were held for the first time in the Republic
of Komi (organized by LUKOIL Charity Fund and LUKOIL-Komi), and in Western Siberia (organized by
LUKOIL-Western Siberia).
Preserving Cultural and Spiritual Heritage
LUKOIL provides support to a number of leading Russian museums, including the Pushkin Museum
of Fine Art, Museums of the Moscow Kremlin and the Russian State Museum. In 2005 the Company
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