Students/Education
Emuobosa Patience Ojoboh, SPE, shares how unexpected academic challenges changed her career path and how, throughout it all, SPE served as her anchor through uncertainty.
Three Namibian engineering graduates have been awarded fully funded scholarships worth more than $40,000 to attend a specialized ROV pilot technician training program at the Netherlands Maritime University College in Malaysia. After completion of the training, Subsea7 will provide the graduates with on-the-job training, integrate them into its global offshore workforc…
UT-Austin's Matthew Balhoff, SPE, shares his advice to students and young professionals in the industry to help maximize their academic experience and early careers.
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The Aberdeen Young Professionals (YPs) Section held its inaugural Thesis Factory event at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in February, aimed at postgraduate students undertaking masters’ degrees in various energy engineering courses at the school. The objective of the Thesis Factory was to improve the quality of thesis topics selected by the postgraduate students…
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Did you know that SPE currently has 18,000 student members worldwide, and approximately a quarter of those are graduating seniors? How can SPE illustrate to each of them the value and benefit of continuing their SPE membership in their professional careers? One answer that has proved successful for the SPE Gulf Coast Section (GCS) is the annual Young Professional (YP)…
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The oil and gas industry of tomorrow is shaped by today’s students. In this survey, current students and young professionals (YPs) share their thoughts on the energy industry, the role of their education, and their relationship with SPE.
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The SPE Student Development Committee (SDC) was born 40 years ago, although under a different name. While its name has changed, its mission has remained the same: to encourage students to develop and enjoy the advantages of SPE membership. The SDC, which is composed of SPE volunteers, recommends student programs to be initiated at the global society level and works wi… -
Khalid Aziz, Stanford University, examines the costs and benefits of graduate education by sharing his experience and the lessons he learned along the way.
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TWA Editor Tony Thomas discusses future competency needs -- technical, social, and professional.
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The industry recognizes that young professionals require nurturing to be integrated successfully into the workforce. Many of you may have questions, even doubts, concerning the industry on a variety of issues, such as technical and managerial paths, the competencies needed, and where the industry is heading. For a better understanding of the above issues and more, fro…
