ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute

A year of transformation, growth and success
Admissions Department
I. Executive Summary
The Admissions Office is responsible for the
recruitment and admissions of undergraduate
students to the PI. Our team works closely
with ADNOC to fulfill students’ scholarship
opportunities. In addition to attending to many
hundreds of visitors, phone calls and emails
requesting information about admissions,
we are proactive in attracting prospective
undergraduates to the PI.
Recruitment is indeed a major function of the
Admissions Office. Recruitment efforts include
marketing (advertisements and publications),
participation at exhibitions, presentations
at conferences & seminars, visiting schools,
hosting campus visits and holding open days.
Processing applications is the other key role
of the office. We are responsible for ensuring
that each application is correctly completed
and forwarding these to ADNOC for final
approval. The office then follows up ADNOC’s
decisions by communicating with applicants
and updating data in the PI’s internal database.
The office is also responsible for planning and
implementing the Orientation Week for new
students and for printing and issuing ID cards
for new undergraduates and graduates.
II. Highlights for Academic
Year 2011-2012
Admissions Fall 2011
The application forms were converted
to electronic version this year. An online
application form offered a more convenient
approach for applicants and was widely
accepted. The applications of shortlisted
students were sent to ADNOC for final
approval and once the verdicts were received,
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