ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute

The Petroleum Institute | Annual Report - Academic Year 2011 - 2012
Over 30 PI students participated in the 40th
National Day sports tournament organized by
Takreer. After winning the indoor and outdoor
football competitions, and being placed
second and third in the bowling and volleyball
competitions respectively, the PI team was
declared the overall winner.
The PI football team built a winning record
of 6-2-1 in 2011-12. Our footballers beat teams
from Khawrizmi Institute, Masdar Institute,
Sharjah University and DGAS.
In the Spring mid-semester break 2 groups of
Petroleum Institute students (1 male, 1 female,
accompanied by faculty members) flew to
Malaysia for 7 days. The trip included a visit to
Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) at Bandar
Seri Iskandar.
The second PI Global Day involved all areas of
the campus in celebrating different cultures.
The festival highlighted the history, music,
dance, art and food of 22 countries and
cultures.
A campaign to raise awareness of children
with special needs was initiated by a group of
students who visited the Al Noor center for
children with special needs.
Thirty children from the center were invited
to the PI campus for a Fun Day. The children
were treated to puppet, clown and pirate acts,
they played games and they sang. All the acts
were performed by PI students and over AED
8,500 was raised for the center.
The PI’s ‘Athletes of the Year’ are Ibrahim
Elhasan and Abdelkader Filali who were
honored at a ceremony held at Zayed
University
This year, the average daily number of students
who use the fitness facility in ASAB exceeded
80, an all-time high.
Other activities organized by the Recreation
Department included: Holy Quran competition,
Trips to Musandan, PS3 Tournaments, Survival
Camps, Weekly Movie Trips, Go carting,
Paintball, Bowling, Beach BBQ, Diba Trip, Know
your Country (Trips to different Emirates) and
Trips to the Ladies Club in Dubai.
In addition to its traditional services, this year
the department also introduced swimming
and martial arts classes.
Recreation
The Recreation Department provides a safe
and inclusive recreation environment where PI
students can exercise, learn, and develop skills
to succeed at the PI and beyond.
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