Our Reference: SPE-UTP-SC/2012/SPEET/R001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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: Society of Petroleum Engineers –UTP- Student Chapter (SPE-UTP-SC)
Programme Name
: SPE-UTP-SC Educational Talk
Date
: April 6th, 2012
Location
: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tronoh, 31750 Tronoh, Perak,Malaysia
On the 6th April 2012, Society of Petroleum Engineers – Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter (SPE-UTP-SC) has successfully organized “SPE-UTP-SC Educational Talk”. This programme is one of the SPE-UTP-SC community services and was fully handled by SPE-UTP-SC Welfare Department. The objectives of the programme include:
To provide the opportunity for secondary school students to engage in discussions about the future directions in the oil and gas industry
To nurture the connection and transfer of knowledge between university students and secondary school students
To cultivate and foster the interest and awareness of Oil and Gas Industry, and make it a choice of career for secondary school students
To take care of students’ welfare as they maybe will become the future leader in oil and gas industry.
At 9.45am on 6th April, 2012, six SPE-UTP-SC committees together with Dr. Mohd. Nur Fitri bin Ismail, a lecturer from Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering (GPE) Faculty and Encik Muhamad Bazli B Abd Aziz, a Sponsorship and Talent Sourcing (STS) PETRONAS officer departed from UTP to go to SMK Tronoh. The school was chosen due to its location in rural area. The participants were Form Four and Five of Science Stream students who are one step before entering tertiary education. The committees who participated in this programme were:1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Chin Ze Shen, President of SPE-UTP-SC Tan Kok Liang, Vice President of SPE-UTP-SC Sakinah binti Zainuddin, HOD of Membership Department, Fedawin anak Johing, HOD of Welfare Department, Wan Afiq Farhan bin Che Hamat, AHOD of Welfare Department.
Our Reference: SPE-UTP-SC/2012/SPEET/R001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The programme begun at 10.00 A.M. with a brief introduction of UTP and career option by Dr. Fitri. Mr. Bazli from STS PETRONAS continued the session with more indepth explanations about the current PETRONAS scholarships available either in Malaysia or overseas and how to apply the scholarship. The programme was then preceded with talks from SPE-UTP-SC, which conveyed by Wan Afiq Farhan bin Che Hamat as the Assistant Head of Welfare Department, he introduced SPE-UTP-SC and promoted Oil and Gas industry. Backgrounds and operations of Oil and Gas Industry were briefly explained to the participants in hope that they will choose Oil and Gas as their future career. Question and Answer session was conducted in every talk slot to let the students to voice out their doubts. As a token of their courage as well as to advocate them to postulate question, gifts from SPE-UTP-SC were given. The programme ended with presentation of memento to school from UTP whereby SPE-UTP-SC presented a framed certificate to the school as a gift of appreciation. The programme ended at 11.30am. As a conclusion, SPE-UTP-SC is looking forward to organize similar events in the future to continually provide a platform for secondary school students to know more about the Oil and Gas industry. This programme received appraisal from SMK Tronoh’s principal and positive feedback from the participants.
Our Reference: SPE-UTP-SC/2012/SPEET/R001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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Figure 1: SMK Tronoh Building View
Figure 2: Dr. Fitri giving introduction on UTP and career path
Our Reference: SPE-UTP-SC/2012/SPEET/R001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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Figure 2: Mr. Bazli giving explanations on Scholarship and Financial Assistance.
Figure 4: Wan Afiq Farhan explains about SPE-UTP-SC and brief introduction to oil and gas industry. Sakinah binti Zainuddin as the emcee.
Our Reference: SPE-UTP-SC/2012/SPEET/R001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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Figure 5: Souvenir presenting ceremony
Figure 6: Group Photo of Committees and Participants
Our Reference: SPE-UTP-SC/2012/SPEET/R001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Student Chapter Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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Figure 7: Committees and Speakers from SPE-UTP-SC with Principal and teachers of SMK Tronoh.