GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog | Academic Year 2013 – 2014Overview of the Petroleum InstituteThe Petroleum Institute was founded by an Emiri decree in 2000 under the direction of His Highness SheikhKhalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. It admitted its first class in fall 2001.The Petroleum Institute is financed and governed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and itsinternational partners (Shell, British Petroleum, Total, and Japan Oil Development Company). The objective infounding the Petroleum Institute was to provide the UAE and its oil and gas industry with engineers educatedand trained to the highest standards.The campus is situated in the Sas al Nakhl area of Abu Dhabi. It consists of five buildings devoted to academic andadministrative affairs, with additional buildings providing recreation and dining facilities, and studentaccommodation. The teaching facilities contain state-of-the-art equipment. A major research center, serving allacademic departments, is currently under construction and is scheduled to be operational in 2014.Currently there are more than 1,100 male and female undergraduate students studying at The Petroleum Institute,divided between the AUP Program, Arts and Sciences and the Engineering Departments. June 2006 was amajor milestone, with Petroleum Institute’s first 44 graduates emerging from the degree programs and going onto start their careers within the ADNOC group of companies.The 2007-2008 academic year saw the launch of the first graduate programs leading to Master of Engineeringdegrees, and the first students graduated in fall 2009. In the 2009-2010 academic year, Master of Scienceprograms were offered for the first time. In the academic year 2012-2013, more than 170 graduate studentswere enrolled at The Petroleum Institute. In the near future, The Petroleum Institute will offer a Doctor ofPhilosophy (Ph.D.) degree.Graduate studies grow in parallel with research and technology development activities. Research is being leveragedby close cooperation with industry through the ADNOC-group operating companies and with internationaluniversities.Page 12