Twelve SPE student chapters across the world have won the 2026 Presidential Award for Outstanding Student Chapter. The award recognizes chapters whose programs, activities, and levels of participation distinguish them from other chapters and recognizes the highest-ranked 10% of eligible student chapters that are exemplary in the scoring categories.
The winning chapters will be recognized during the President's Luncheon at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in October in Houston, Texas.
The list includes the designation of the chapters' size (small, medium, and large).
Community Involvement
Asia Pacific University (Small)
Politeknik Energi dan Mineral (PEM) Akamigas (Large)
UMPSA (Medium)
Technical Dissemination and Professional Development
Bandung Institute of Technology (Large)
British University In Egypt (Medium)
King Abdullah University for Science & Technology (Small)
Nazarbayev University (Small)
Suez University (Medium)
Texas A&M University (Large)
Universitas Indonesia (Large)
University of Khartoum (Medium)
University of Nicosia (Small)
SPE student chapters are located around the world and provide an operating framework for SPE activities at a university level. Student members elect officers annually. Each SPE chapter is sponsored by an SPE section and has the support of their university department. Learn more about SPE student chapters here.