ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute

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The Petroleum Institute | Annual Report - Academic Year 2011 - 2012 GRADUATE SCHOOL Dr. Ioannis Economou, Associate Provost I. Executive Summary • The new ADNOC Master Fellowship program was introduced so that outstanding PI graduates can pursue MSc or MEng studies at the PI. • Two new academic programs were launched: the MEng degree in Health, Safety and Environment Engineering and the MSc degree in Applied Chemistry. • The first international students graduated from the Masters degree courses (MSc; MEng) and joined ADNOC’s operating companies (OPCO’s). II. The Mission of the Graduate School Mission To manage and direct graduate studies and graduate research at the PI in order to provide quality services that contribute to the achievement of the PI’s strategic objectives. The Graduate School’s Goals • To increase the quantity and quality of the PI’s graduate student population • To increase the proportion of UAE national graduate students • To increase the graduate/undergraduate student ratio • To secure employment within ADNOC and its OPCO’s for any Masters graduates who are interested in pursuing an industrial career • To create an academic research environment at the PI • To establish a PhD degree in Engineering and Applied Science • To support the development of new graduate programs in disciplines of importance to the energy industry and to the UAE’s economy 34
A year of transformation, growth and success III. Highlights of the Year 2011 – 2012 was another successful year for graduate studies at the PI. With approximately 150 full-time and part-time graduate students in its 5 academic departments, the PI is in the process of transforming into an internationally recognized teaching and research university. In Table 1, the growth in the number of graduate students since 2007 is shown. Currently, 82 students are studying in a part-time capacity while the remaining 63 are full-time students. Thirteen of the full-time students are in the prestigious ADNOC Master Fellowship program. Table 1: Number of graduate students in the PI from 2007 to 2012 Outstanding PI graduates (either with a Bachelor or Master degree) can pursue a PhD degree in prestigious US universities and as of Spring 2012, twenty-seven students (13 of whom are UAE Nationals) are working toward their PhD in the following universities: Colorado School of Mines, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rice University, Stanford University, University of Texas, Texas (A&M) University, University of Southern California and Virginia Institute of Technology. Structural Changes The Graduate School was established at the end of 2010 and came into full operation during the academic year 2011 – 2012. A new organizational chart was approved by the PI senior management to support the operations of the School. New Employees In Fall 2011, Mrs. Uzma Khan joined the PI as our new Graduate Admissions Officer and in December, Dr. Hyo Young Kim left the PI after 4 years of service as Head of Academic and Graduate Studies Recruitment. During this academic year, the first full-time international students graduated with their MSc or MEng degree and joined ADNOC’s OPCO’s; 6 students in Summer 2011, 8 students in Fall 2011 and approximately 20 students in Summer 2012 started their professional careers with the ADNOC group of companies. The PI is therefore becoming recognized as a premier university in terms of both undergraduate and graduate education. New Programs In Fall 2011, the PI’s new “accelerated” (or ‘4 + 1’) graduate program was launched. The program is offered exclusively to highperforming students that graduate with a Bachelor’s degree from the PI and gives them the opportunity to complete their Masters degree in under 2 years (the norm for regular graduate students). Students in this program are carefully selected by PI and ADNOC’s Fellowship Department and they receive the prestigious ADNOC Master Fellowship. 35
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