ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
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A year of transformation, growth and success<br />
Activities Focused on Student<br />
Retention:<br />
Since the establishment of the WISE Program,<br />
the undergraduate female student population<br />
has increased from 11% in Fall 2006 to 36%<br />
in Fall 2011 (Table I) of the total student<br />
enrollment. Female Nationals stand at 74% of<br />
the total undergraduate female population.<br />
Table I: Female Student Enrollment Numbers by Major<br />
Major Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011<br />
Chemical<br />
Engineering<br />
33 17% 76 34% 125 44% 141 51% 140 54% 132 56%<br />
Electrical<br />
Engineering<br />
28 18% 37 22% 46 26% 65 37% 69 36% 62 31%<br />
Mechanical<br />
Engineering<br />
9 3% 21 7% 23 8% 31 11% 37 14% 59 20%<br />
Metallurgical<br />
Science &<br />
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 3 60% 4 80%<br />
Engineering<br />
<strong>Petroleum</strong><br />
Engineering<br />
25 11% 50 20% 58 23% 66 32% 78 33% 74 30%<br />
<strong>Petroleum</strong><br />
Geosciences<br />
9 15% 27 33% 31 40% 32 42% 46 49% 50 57%<br />
Polymer Science<br />
& Eng.<br />
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 67% 1 100%<br />
Total Students<br />
Enrolled<br />
104 11% 211 20% 283 26% 337 33% 375 35% 382 36%<br />
Total Nationals/<br />
226/57 256/79 284/91 283/99<br />
Expats<br />
104/0 206/5<br />
(79.8%) (75.9%) (75.7%) (74%)<br />
(%Nationals)<br />
(100%) (97.6%)<br />
With the appointment of a full-time Activities<br />
Coordinator, student activities that support<br />
community spirit have increased. In addition<br />
to our established annual events, new<br />
activities such as ‘Honor the Falcon Day’ and<br />
International Women’s Day were introduced,<br />
three new student clubs were established and<br />
cultural and social events organized.<br />
In the past year, more guests were invited<br />
to Arzanah and our Arzanah Ambassadors<br />
(student volunteers and representatives) have<br />
met Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,<br />
Sheikha Al-Yaziya bint Saif Al Nahyan, H. E.<br />
Christian Wulff (past President of Germany),<br />
Lady Barbara Judge (British Business<br />
Ambassador), H. E. Mr. Abdulla Al Suwaidi<br />
(Director General of ADNOC), as well as several<br />
CEOs from ADNOC’s operating companies.<br />
Our students also impressed visitors from the<br />
PI’s Institutional Advisory Board, the ABET<br />
Team and visitors from Stevens <strong>Institute</strong> of<br />
Technology. <strong>The</strong>re were also trips to partner<br />
universities (CSM and Johannes Kepler<br />
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