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Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) has entered into a partnership agreement with the KGK diamond mining company. The document was signed by the FEFU President Nikita Anisimov and the head of KGK in Russia Vitthal Ramani. The ceremony was held on November 14 in Johannesburg as part of the visit to South Africa by a government delegation led by Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far East Federal District.
The cooperation of the parties involves the training of personnel, especially for the diamond cutting and polishing factory, which was opened by KGK-DV, the resident of the Free Port of Vladivostok (part of the KGK Group).
“The main theme of the meeting with the KGK management was to discuss the company's activities in Vladivostok. I asked the question, what difficulties the company faces, what should be done to make its work more efficient. In response, only one observation was made: the staff. All problems are related to the need to train personnel for the diamond cutting industry,” said Yuri Trutnev.
The agreement envisages the establishment of new training programs for mid-level professionals at FEFU. The recruitment and internship targets will be annually agreed with KGK and other enterprises of the diamond processing industry. Vice Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev also instructed the Agency for Human Capital Development in the Far East to develop a mechanism for accelerated training of personnel to work at the KGK factory in Vladivostok with the prospect of expanding it later.
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KGK, founded in 1905, is one of the most diversified Indian corporations that works in the sphere of cutting precious stones—diamonds and colored gemstones, jewelry production, mining, trade, investment, and services. The headquarters of KGK is located in Mumbai (India).
The KGK-DV diamond cutting and polishing factory was launched in the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum in September 2017. The Indian party points out that the Far East can become the leading center of the diamond and jewelry business. The investor planned to invest about $50 million in the new production and to process about 100,000 carats of rough diamonds annually.