ABU DHABI, UAE (June 24, 2014)—Further building on its long-standing partnerships with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), GE Oil & Gas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Petroleum Institute University & Research Center (PI) to provide specialized training programs, summer internship opportunities and educational tools for PI students as part of its commitment to promote human capital development and promote knowledge sharing.
Rami Qasem, president and CEO of GE Oil & Gas for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, signed the MoU with Ismail Tag, acting president and provost of PI.
“We are thankful to Petroleum Institute for the opportunity to partner in the educational program to further strengthen the skills of PI’s Emirati students. It reflects our commitment to support ADNOC in meeting their human resource development goals,” Qasem said. “The agreement underlines our commitment to build a pool of talented professionals who can take up diverse professional roles in the oil and gas sector. The various training programs, workshops and training sessions will be structured to promote a culture of innovation among the young talented nationals, while providing them hands-on insights on how the industry operates in real settings.”
As part of the three-year agreement, GE will support at least one senior graduation project per academic year and two training sessions per semester on subjects related to turbomachinery, rotating equipment vibration analysis and inspection technologies. GE will also host at least one field visit per academic semester and provide about three to four summer internship opportunities initially with the goal of expanding it to 10 internships in the next three years.
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Petroleum Institute University & Research Center (PI) was established in Abu Dhabi in 2001 with a goal of becoming a world-class institution in both engineering education and energy industry research. PI currently has 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students as well as 200 faculty, and has quickly become a leading teaching and research institution in the Middle East region.