Education support

VKG for the good of the region

In the academic year 2005/2006 VKG founded its nominal grant in Technical University of Tallinn. In 2008 the enterprise was entitled by TTU as its „Golden Sponsor“. Yearly two grants are distributed to successful students of the Technical University of Tallinn from the faculty of chemistry and material technology, future specialists in chemistry and environment protection.

Since the academic year 2005/2006, VKG has begun its cooperation with Virumaa Colledge of Tallinn Technical University (the colledge is located in Kohtla-Järve). Students specializing in production engineering, industrial enterprise, automation systems and fuel technology can apply for the VKG one-year grant. Within the years 2005 – 2010 VKG spent for grants over 300 000 Estonian kroons. The programme will be continued throughout the year 2011.

Since 2006 VKG, in cooperation with other regional big industries, takes part in the distribution of the doctoral grant named after Paul Kogerman at TTU. Paul Kogerman was one of the most brilliant managers and developers of the First Estonian Industry.

In October, 2010 Jõhvi Concert Hall, AS Viru Keemia Grupp, Jõhvi District Administration and film production house Tallinnfilm founded in cooperation a Young Filmmakers Grant in rememberance of KALJO KIISK. Grant founders desire keeping the memory of this film producer and actor who was born in Ida-Virumaa. Liis Nimik, young filmmaker, became the first grant holder with her film „Helen`s School of Life” from the series „Estonian Stories”. The distribution of the grant will continue in coming years.

Four years in a row VKG participates in the project „Land of Oil Shale” organized by the association „School Tourism” and Tallinn Technical University. In the frames therof thousands of capital city schoolchildren visit the enterprise`s territory.

Since December, 2010 VKG has started cooperation with the project of the contest in natural sciences between best five Estonian schools. The concern plans involving since 2011 into this project Kohtla-Järve schools which are good in natural sciences.

VKG supports through its nominal grants active studies and enables practical works to a large number of local students. In 2010 the enterprise took for practice over 80 students from the local college, Mainor University and Narva Centre for Professional Education. Trainees are paid a competitive salary for their job well done.