Students/Education
Students and young professionals gathered in late May for the 2025 Latin America and the Caribbean Student Symposium for 2 days of programs including the PetroBowl regional qualifiers, student sessions, roundtable discussions with companies, and more.
The competition tasked participants with formulating a detailed oil and gas field development plan.
The campus will offer four core bachelor’s degree programs in mining, geology and geological exploration, geophysical engineering, and petroleum engineering.
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Note from the TWA Student Focus Section Editors: In this new “Student Chapter Spotlight” series, we aim to highlight the activities of SPE student chapters from around the world. We hope that these student chapter profiles will inspire the SPE community across the globe. If you are interested in featuring your chapter in this series, please contact us at spethewayahea… -
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications from graduate students for doctoral dissertation/thesis research opportunities at DOE national laboratories. The program provides supplemental awards for PhD students to conduct part of their thesis research at a DOE laboratory for 3 to 12 consec…
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During 11–17 September the 2nd International Oil and Gas Majoring Students Forum “New Generation: Across the Universe” will be held at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University).
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SPE Certification provides an endorsement of an engineer’s technical skills and capabilities by a global organization that extends to anywhere you may travel or work—a highly desirable benefit given the global nature of oil and gas operations.
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SPE young professionals use several platforms to educate the younger generation about the energy industry and the advantages of opting for a career in a STEM field (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). They use SPE’s Ambassador Lecturer Program, Energy4Me, and social media to reach out to budding engineers, and some also volunteer to tea…
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Kun Xie, SPE, was awarded the 2017 Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship. Xie is currently a PhD student majoring in petroleum and natural gas engineering in Northeast Petroleum University (NEPU) in China. Xie holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering and a master’s degree in oil and gas development engineering from NEPU. He has published 17 technical …
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Michael Song, a final year petroleum engineering student at Curtin University, Perth, Australia, and 2016 president of the Curtin University SPE chapter won the Orica Mining, Oil, and Gas Award in the GradConnection’s Top 100 Future Leaders competition. GradConnection is a recruitment platform that links students and graduates to employment opportunities.
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The oil and gas industry has a remarkable story to tell. SPE’s energy education public outreach program Enery4me highlights how energy works in our everyday lives to school students and teachers and promotes the career opportunities in the upstream petroleum sector.
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The VIII International Youth Scientific and Practical Congress “Oil and Gas Horizons” took place during 23–25 November 2016 at the Gubkin University, Moscow. The congress was organized by the SPE student chapter of the university. More than 150 graduate and post graduate students from 37 universities and 18 countries participated in the congress.
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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) announces that Chevron Corporation has committed USD 800,000 over 4 years to support SPE’s programs that are dedicated to increasing student participation and advancing energy education
