Sharing our staff and managers’ knowledge and skills – developed on a daily basis through the use of complex and innovative technologies that enable sustainable operations – is one of the commitments of the Saras Group, which we confirm each year by carrying out a number of educational projects aimed at students.

From primary school to university, projects and experience are offered through seminars, lectures, workshops, study grants and company visits.

In 2023, we held several educational and information events with pupils and students at all levels of education, together with schools, universities, and institutions.

For primary and secondary schools, to help fight early school leaving, we enriched the school library of the Comprehensive School at Sarroch with 200 books, and we donated textbooks to all middle school students.

For the primary school of Sarroch, we partnered with the municipality and local associations to organise the cultural event FILARCHAIOS on local archaeology and history. The event, held in the summer, saw the participation of 80 pupils.

The main initiatives for high school students included work experience projects and educational visits to the sites of the Sarlux refinery and the Sardeolica wind and solar power farms.
We involved 10 high schools and more than 500 students in the 4th and 5th years about current labour market trends.

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The projects

• Work Experience in Information and Communications Technology and Cyber Security, lasting 15 hours, involved around 50 students from the Commercial High School Enrico Fermi of Thiesi and the High School for Surveyors Don Gavino Pes of Tempio.
• Energy carriers, biofuels, carbon footprint reduction, a 5-hour workshop for the students of 10 classes from the Giua Vocational High School in Cagliari.
• Gaining Knowledge to innovate was dedicated to university and high school students from the Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering of Cagliari University and from Vocational High Schools Asproni-Fermi, Buccari-Marconi, Dionigi Scano and Michele Giua.
• Electricity, lasting 16 hours, in partnership with the ESO Transformer Consortium, involved around 50 students from four classes of the Atzeni High School in Capoterra.

Continuing a long-standing partnership with Cagliari University, in particular with the Industrial Engineering Department, we have organised student visits to our sites and seminars on specific course-related topics.

With the aim of sharing knowledge and enhancing intellectual capital, we covered the topics of energy transition and sustainability, energy efficiency, carbon footprint reduction, refining and IGCC production processes, wind and photovoltaics, electrolysis and green hydrogen, occupational health and safety, ICTs and cybersecurity.

All participating students showed strong interest and motivation to learn about these very current themes, in order to acquire knowledge and information to supplement and extend their curricula.

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Educational visits

• Sarlux: 14 students of the Reactors course taught by Professor Alberto Cincotti from the Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering.
• Sarlux: 7 lecturers and 40 PhD students of mechanical and management engineering from all over Italy for the PhD course On the GO organised by AIDI, the Italian Association of Professors in Industrial Systems Engineering.
• Sardeolica: 15 students of the Electric Power Plant course taught by Professor Emilio Ghiani, Department of Electrical Energy and Electronics.

Study Grants
For several years, the Group has been providing study grants to encourage young graduates of the three-year Chemical Engineering Degree course who intend to pursue a Master’s Degree at the University of Cagliari to stay in Sardinia.
In partnership with the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC) and Ecotec, three study grants were awarded this year to the best-performing students.

The Saras Group continues its journey of transformation and technological innovation to maintain its leadership in the local community and be an innovative and sustainable leader among energy suppliers locally, nationally and in the global market.

The Saras Group, founded by Angelo Moratti in 1962, is one of Europe’s leading players in the energy and oil refining industry. Through its parent company Saras SpA and subsidiaries Saras Trading SA, based in Geneva, and Saras Energia SAU, based in Madrid, the Group sells and distributes oil products in the domestic and international markets. The Group is also active in the electricity generation sector through its subsidiaries Sarlux Srl (IGCC plant) and Sardeolica Srl (wind farm). The Saras Group has about 1,576 employees and revenues of about EUR 15.8 billion as at 31 December 2022.