Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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.

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

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

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