Students/Education
A global portal to collaboration and growth, the Student Chapter Development Workshop connects SPE student chapters worldwide to exchange knowledge and learn from industry experts, all under the 2026 theme of catalyzing carbon management innovation.
The 2026 Latin America and Caribbean Student Symposium brought together students and industry leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean for a packed program of technical, academic, and networking activities that fostered collaboration, professional growth, and future leadership in the energy sector.
The Wonderful World of Oleum is an inclusive storytelling initiative that evolved from a volunteer-written book into a global, multi-format project that humanizes the energy industry, fosters connection, and inspires diverse audiences, especially young people, to explore STEM careers.
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The London Section’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is proactively working to bridge the gap among students, recent graduates, and industry senior management. Most of the effort is being done through presentations, seminars, and especially the new Champions program. -
New members of the SPE Student Chapter of Technische U. of Clausthal, interested in learning more about the petroleum industry and in increasing networking opportunities, attended the 2005 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference in Amsterdam in February. The students, slightly rushed because of the timing of examinations and the end of the semester, quick- ly rounded up funding …
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SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni’s column in the February 2005 Journal of Petroleum Technology described the central role of young professionals in the future development of the oil and gas industry. In his March column, he stressed the “urgent priority for public energy education.” This central role of
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“Arise, awake, and keep moving on your way till you achieve your goal.”
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Continuing threats of possible global warming, environmental disasters, and public misperception have cast a dark shadow over the oil industry for many years. Combined with recent scandals within the energy industry, continual mergers and corporate restructurings, and escalating prices at the fuel pump, it is no wonder our industry has been dealt a black eye. Even wit…
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Andrew Lambert offers hints and tips on presenting technical papers.
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Participants in the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) Youth Forum, the first in WPC’s 71-year history, hailed it a success. It was held 17–20 October 2004 at the Beijing Intl. Convention Center, and more than 540 delegates, all under 35 years of age, participated in the program. In addition, 56 observers from 17 WPC member countries and 102 other participants took part a…
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For us, the SPE Student Chapter at the Mining U., Leoben, Austria, our main task is to organize events for the petroleum engineering and applied geophysics students. We are a group of 15 students active in organizing company presentations, other presentations regarding the petroleum industry, field trips, barbecues, and other events. It is important for us to offer a …
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In this issue, we would like to dig deeper into the role of young professionals and students in the future of our industry. SPE membership demographics (Fig. 1) should raise awareness of the projected future shortage of skilled professionals. This figure is indicative of the total population in the oil and gas industry. Similar trends in age distribution have been obs…
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The Student Link column raises awareness about actions that are being taken by young professionals and SPE student chapters around the world to extend the reach of the benefits of SPE membership to students. One of the main objectives of Student Link is to increase the number and quality of initiatives from young professionals toward students and vice versa. To achiev…
