MOL Group Awards the Winners of the UPPP Competition 2015

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said Zdravka Demeter Bubalo , HR Vice President of MOL Group.

This year the number of participants increased significantly, from 972 teams in 2014, to 1,114 teams in 2015. Students with a major field of study of geoscience, petro-technical or engineering project management were invited to enrol in the online competition from September 24 to October 15 2015. The teams had to compete in virtual scenarios online, solving industrial and strategic tasks developed by MOL Group. The top five teams competed in the live finals in Budapest for a total prize pot of €25,000. Talented professionals from the best teams earned the chance to receive a job offer from MOL Group and kick-start their career with the 18-month "UPPP Technical Placement Programme".

  said team Oil Fnatic.

Second place goes to Geomatrix from AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland , and the third place goes to Next Oil Generation team from Middle East Technical University , Turkey . MOL Group's programme UPPP is in line with the corporate strategy: MOL Group attracts top talents through its innovative, award-winning talent acquisition programmes.

About the UPPP Technical Placement Programme

The "UPPP Technical Placement Programme" is an 18-month development programme for young professionals that focuses on the Exploration & Production sector. The programme is based on four pillars, which entail practical experience and training modules. The main objectives are to develop essential entrepreneurial skills and technical expertise at the same time.

For more information about UPPP please visit: http://www.uppp.info and http://www.facebook.com/moluppp

MOL Group is an integrated, independent, international oil and gas company, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary . It is active in over 40 countries with a dynamic international workforce of 27,000 people and a track record of more than 100 years in the industry. MOL's exploration and production activities are supported by more than 75 years' experience in the hydrocarbon field. At the moment, there are production activities in 8 countries and exploration assets in 14 countries. MOL Group operates four refineries and two petrochemicals plants, under integrated supply chain management, in Hungary , Slovakia and Croatia , and owns a network of nearly 2,000 service stations across 11 countries in Central & South Eastern Europe.

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