Lagos — Afren Nigeria is championing skills development in petroleum engineering at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
The first effort is through support to Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department at the University gain accreditation again after losing the programme in 2008.
The investment by Afren in the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department in the university began in 2010 and has seen the provision of laboratory equipment, scientific journals and textbooks.
A statement from Afren said the Department, after going through the compulsory inspections carried out by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) respectively, has been granted full accreditation status by both bodies (NUC 2010 - 2015, COREN2012 - 2017), following the Afren investment in the school.
Speaking at the ceremony in Lagos Afren Chairman Egbert Imomoh said; "Afren was founded to bridge the gap that faces indigenous companies seeking to achieve production in the upstream sector. One of the core challenges faced by local companies is the lack of a large skilled pool of petroleum engineers and this initiative is designed to revitalise the Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and re-establish it as a facility that can train the next generation of Nigerian engineers. In an area of Nigeria so rich in petroleum resources, it is vital that efforts are made to bolster students in that area's access to quality education and opportunities, and we are proud to be playing apart in making that hope a reality."
Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, Chairman of Oriental, said "I am delighted at the reaccreditation of the department and we are strongly committed to the communities in which we operate in. Together with our partner, Afren Nigeria, we will continue to work towards achieving our overall aim of a people-centred culture which enhances the conditions necessary for technical and business excellence".
Source allafrica
The first effort is through support to Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department at the University gain accreditation again after losing the programme in 2008.
The investment by Afren in the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department in the university began in 2010 and has seen the provision of laboratory equipment, scientific journals and textbooks.
A statement from Afren said the Department, after going through the compulsory inspections carried out by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) respectively, has been granted full accreditation status by both bodies (NUC 2010 - 2015, COREN2012 - 2017), following the Afren investment in the school.
Speaking at the ceremony in Lagos Afren Chairman Egbert Imomoh said; "Afren was founded to bridge the gap that faces indigenous companies seeking to achieve production in the upstream sector. One of the core challenges faced by local companies is the lack of a large skilled pool of petroleum engineers and this initiative is designed to revitalise the Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering and re-establish it as a facility that can train the next generation of Nigerian engineers. In an area of Nigeria so rich in petroleum resources, it is vital that efforts are made to bolster students in that area's access to quality education and opportunities, and we are proud to be playing apart in making that hope a reality."
Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, Chairman of Oriental, said "I am delighted at the reaccreditation of the department and we are strongly committed to the communities in which we operate in. Together with our partner, Afren Nigeria, we will continue to work towards achieving our overall aim of a people-centred culture which enhances the conditions necessary for technical and business excellence".
Source allafrica
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