VPI and AIT to offer Professional Master's in Geoexploration and Petroleum Engineering

Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to develop and offer a one year year Professional Master’s program in Geoexploration and Petroleum Engineering (GEPG). The MOU was signed by Prof. Said Irandoust, President, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Dr. Phan Ngoc Trung, General Director of VPI on 15 June 2010.

Dr. Phan Ngoc Trung and Prof. Said Irandoust

The program will be offered at the premises of VPI in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The two institutes will provide international training, education and research to PetroVietnam and other interested parties. They will also participate in graduate education, short courses and training as well as joint research and will enhance collaboration in education and research in oil and gas exploration and production between the two institutes.

VPI is a research and development institute and a member of the Vietnam National Pil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam). It was founded in 1978 to carry out scientific and technologies studies application, basic surveys and scientific consultancies and training in the field of petroleum exploration, production, transportation, storage, distribution, processing, safety, environment, economics and management for Petrovietnam and other organizations related to petroleum industry in Vietnam and the region.

Delegates from VPI included Dr.Nguyen Hong Minh, Director of Science and Technology Strategy Division of VPI. Representatives from AIT included Dr. Nitin V. Afzulpurkar, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology (SET); Dr. Pham Huy Giao, SET; Ms. Tiamkare Thitithamtada, Program Officer, ERCO and Ms. Tripti Rajbhandari, Program Officer, SET.


From left to right: Dr. Nitin V. Afzulpurkar, Dr. Phan Ngoc Trung, Prof. Said Irandoust, Dr.Nguyen Hong Minh and Dr. Pham Huy Giao.

Source link: http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2010/news/vpi-and-ait-to-offer-professional-masters-in-geoexploration-and-petroluem-engineering/view

PME-GEPG intake 2010

General Information

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in collaboration with AIT Center in Vietnam (AIT-VN) offers the Professional Master Program in Geoexploreation & Petroleum Geoengineering (PME-GEPG) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for staffs, who are working in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, where the demands in highly-qualified HR of interntational standard are increasing. Students will be provided with the most neccesary and updated knowledge in geoexploration, reservoir engineering and management, production and drilling technology, projects and risk management for O&G industry.

The Professional master program in Geo-Exploration and Petroleum Geo-Engineering (PME-GEPG) of AIT has been offered beyond the Bangkok campus in cooperation with the AIT-Vietnam (AITVN) as an application-oriented and flexible program. The instructors are Professors from AIT, and other well-known universities and intitutes in the world as well as the oil and gas companies operating in Vietnam.

Program structure

AIT Professional Master Program is planned to complete in minimum one year. Students will take 33 credits, consisting of 24 credits of course work and 9 credits of research. In the first two semesters (8 months), the student will take courses equivalent to 24 credits. In the remained months student will carry out a research project equivalent to 9 credits.

Program curriculum:

1. Fundamentals of Geosystem Exploration 3(3-0)
2. Petroleum Reservoir Engineering 3(3-0)
3. Decision Analysis and Risk Management for O&G Industry 3(3-0)
4. Drilling and Well Completion Operation 3(3-0)
5. Exploration Geophysics 3(2-3)
6. Petrophysics 3(2-3)
7. Production Technology 3(3-0)
8. Petroleum Geochemistry 3(3-0)
9. Workflow in Oil and Gas E&P Operations in Vietnam (a seminar course)

Teaching Schedule

The students need to spend about two weeks per month to attend two the classes as scheduled below:

§ Monday: 18h00 – 21h00

§ Tuesday: 18h00 – 21h00

§ Wednesday:18h00 – 21h00

§ Thurday: 18h00 – 21h00

§ Friday:18h00 – 21h00

§ Saturday: 09h00 – 12h00 & 13h00 – 16h00

Study place:

§ Hanoi: B3 Building, University of Transport & Communications

§ Ho Chi Minh City: 45 Dinh Tien Hoang, Dist 1, CMARD2 B uiliding

Faculty:

The faculty are professors from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and well-known universities in the world, i.e., Oklahoma (USA), Herriot-Watts (UK), Clausthal (Germany), ITC (Netherland), Kyoto (Japan), KIGAM (Korea), Chulalongkorn (Thailand), as well as experts from O&G companies operating in Vietnam. AIT Faculty's profile can be seen at www.set.ait.ac.th

The Professional master program in GEPG at AITCV, HCM City had successfully started in August 2008, with the students from various oil and gas companies in Vietnam such as Cuu Long JOC, Hoan Vu JOC, Thang Long JOC, Lam Son JOC, Con Son JOC, Phu Quy POC, Truong Son JOC, Chevron, Nippon Oil, Salamander Energy, Pearl Oil, etc.

Teaching Language: English

Entry requirement:

To be eligible for admission to the AIT Professional master's program, an applicant must:

• Hold a Bachelor degree (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent, in an appropriate field of study.
• Have undergraduate grades significantly above average.
• Have good command of English
• At least three year of working experiences
  

Application form can be downloaded at http://www.aitcv.ac.vn/ . Application submission fee: 20 USD. This fee is paid to AITCV when applicants submit the application documents.

English Entry Requirement: AIT is an international institute with English as the sole language of instruction. Admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency which may be satisfied in any of the following:

• IELTS (4.5)
• TOEFL (Paper -based: 500; Computer - Based:173; or Internet - based: 61)
• AITEIT (4.5). Applicants can apply for English Test offered by AIT at AIT-VN. English Test fee: 20 USD.

English Training Program: AIT-VN will conduct 7-week intensive English Training for those who need more English and Academic Skills before joining the program. The English Training Program also guide participants how to conduct AITEIT.

Admission schedule :

Intake: August

First Deadline for application (for those who needs English training): 30 May

First Entrance Test and Interview for admission to the Master Program: 2 - 13 June

Intensive English training: 15 June - 31 July

Second Deadline for application submission (for those who do not need more English training): 30 July

Second Entrance Test and Interview for admission to the Master Program: 1 - 6 August

Start of class: August/September

Fee & Scholarships:

Total tuition fee is $US 13,800 including fee for an international field trip. Tuition fee is paid for 3 installments as below:

• 1^st installment: Registration fee: 500 USD & Tuition fee: 350 USD X 12 credits = 4,200 USD
• 2^nd installment: Tution fee: 350 USD X 12 credits = 4,200 USD
• 3^rd installment: Tuition fee: 350 USD X 9 credits = 3,150 USD

International trip fee is $US 1,750 including air ticket (round trip), travelling, and accommodation. This fee can be used for the trips of students to AIT, Bangkok, Thailand for proposal defense and final exam of research study or a study trip to another country in the region.

Contact person :

Ha Noi

Ms. Kieu Phuong Ly
AIT-Viet Nam
Building B3, University of Transport and Communications, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da Dist, Ha Noi.
Tel: (84-4) 37669493 (ext. 131)
Fax: (84-8) 37669492
Email: pme-gepg@aitcv.ac.vn

Ho Chi Minh

AIT-Viet Nam
Program Associate
3^rd Floor, CMARD 2 building, 45 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Ben Nghe Ward, Dist 1, HCMC
Tel: (84-8) 3910 7423 (ext.113)
Fax: (84-8) 3910 7422
Email: pme-gepg@aitcv.ac.vn

Tuition and Fee for 2-stage PhD program in Vietnam as approved by AIT and practiced by AITVN

Tuition and Fee Structure: 6 semesters, 84 credits (36 months)
(Fixed Rate in USD$ with exchange rate 1 USD$ = 33 Baht at the time of announcement)
Study Cost	Two Stage Doctoral Program		AIT Regular Doctoral Program
	First stage in AITCV Vietnam (waive 5 credits)	Second Stage in AIT (waive 12 credits)	6 semesters with 84 credits
Number of credits	13	54	84
Tuition fee per credit	424.2	424.2	424.2
Registration fee per semester	606		606
Tuition fee for the first stage	5,515
Tuition fee for the second stage		22,909
Registration fee for first stage	606
Registration fee for the second stage (4 semesters)		2,424
Sub-Total of fee for the first stage	6,121
Sub-Tuition of fee for the second stage		25,333
Total tuition and fee	31,455		39,273

THE APPLICATION AND ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR PROFESSIONAL MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN VIETNAM

Professional Master Program in Geo-Exploration and Petroleum Geo-Engineering (GEPG) In Viet Nam by AITVN

I. QUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS
• Hold a 4-years bachelor degree or equivalent in Geology, Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Drilling and other related fields.
• Professional staffs with at least two years of working experiences in related areas of oil and gas industry.
• Proficiency in English that meet the AIT requirement.

II. ENGLISH ENTRY REQUIREMENT
AIT is an international institute with English as the sole language of instruction. Admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency which may be satisfied in any of the following:

• IELTS (4.5)
• TOEFL (paper: 500, Computer-based 173; or Internet-based 61).
• AITEIT (4.5). Applicants can apply for English Test offered by AIT at AIT-VN. English test fee: 20USD

PREPARATION ENGLISH TRAINING PROGRAM
AIT Center in Vietnam will conduct 7-week intensive English Training for those who need more English and Academic Skills before joining the program. The English Training Program also guide participants how to conduct AITEIT.

III. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interested applicants who meet the qualifications for admission can download application forms at: http://www.ait.ac.th/admissions/forms.html. To apply for admission, applicants must submit:

• A completed AIT application form
• A certified copy of undergraduate certificate (in English).
• A certified official student transcript (in English).
• Two letters of recommendation.
• TOEFL (Internet-based: 61, Computer-Based: 173, or Paper-Based: 500), IELTS (4.5) or a Certificate of English proficiency
• Application fee is of 20 USD. The fee is settled when the applicant sumits his/her application to AITCV.

IV. SELECTION PROCESS
The selection to the program is based on several criteria such as academic qualifications, experience and level of responsibility of the applicant. An interview may also be arranged before the final selection is made.

ADMISSION SCHEDULE

Intake	August
First Deadline for application (for those who needs English training)	30 May
First Entrance Test and Interview for admission to the Master Program	2 June - 13 June
Intensive English training	1 July – 31 August
Second Deadline for application submission (for those who do not need more English training)	30 July
Second Entrance Test and Interview for admission to the Master Program	to 1 August – 6 August
Start of class	September

Information of GEPG 01 &02 students, HCMC, Viet Nam

I. PME-GEPG 01 students, HCMC, Viet Nam (August 2008)

Master Students

1. Mr. Trinh Ngoc Anh - Nippon Oil
   
2. Mr. Tuy Le Giang - Thang Long JOC
   
3. Ms. Bui Thi Kieu Nga - Cuu Long JOC
   
4. Mr. Huynh Thanh Nha - Chevron
   
5. Mr. Nguyen Le Phuong - Thang Long JOC
   
6. Mr. Huynh Minh Triet - Pearl Oil
   
7. Mr. Le Cong Trung - Hoan Vu JOC
   
8. Mr. Nguyen Kien Trung - Nippon Oi

2-Stage-Ph.D Students

1. Ms. Ta Thi Thoang - AIT-VN
   

II. PME-GEPG 02 Students, HCMC, Viet Nam (August 2009)

Master Students

1. Ms. Bui My Hien Chi - Salamander Energy
2. Mr. Luu Minh Luong - Cuu Long JOC
3. Mr. Dam Duy Viet -Lam Son JOC
   
4. Ms. Phan Thi Nguyet Minh -Con Son JOC
   
5. Mr. Mai Van Binh - Con Son JOC
   
6. Mr. Truong Van Thanh - PVD Logging
   
7. Mr. Doan Quoc Truc - Chevron
   
8. Ms. Vo Thi Cam Thuy - Truong Son JOC
   
9. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Ban - PV Drilling
   
10. Mr. Le Anh Tuan - Noex
    
11. Mr. Dao Quoc Viet - Schlumberger
12. Mr. Huynh Minh Triet - Pearl Oil
    

2-Stage Ph.D Students

1. Mr. Truong Tuan Anh - Cuu Long JOC
   
2. Mr. Vu Viet Hung - Lam Son JOC