Vietnam Petroleum Association (VINPA), Quang Ngai Petroleum branch work with Faculty of Chemical Engineering

On 15/4/2016, delegates of Vietnam Petroleum Association and Quang Ngai Petroleum branch came to work with Division of Chemical Engineering-Oil and Gas, Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Danang University of Science and Technology (DUT). The delegation includes Prof. Dr. Ho Si Thoang - former Chairman of the Directory Board of Petro Vietnam,  Dr. Ngo Thuong San - Former General Director of Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation, Mr. Nguyen Huy Quy - Secretary General of Vietnam Oil and Gas Association - Former Deputy Director of Vietnam oil and gas institute,  Mr. Hoang Xuan Hung - Former Vice Chairman of Petro Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Van Hoi - Deputy General Director of Binh Son Refinery, Mr. Mai Tuan Dat - Production Manager, Mr. Dang Ngoc Dinh Diep – Manager of Technical Department, Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung - Deputy Manager of Personnel Department, Mr. Pham Quyen - Deputy Manager of Commercial Department and Mr. Huynh My Hanh - Secretary of Quang Ngai Petroleum sub-Association.

Invited guests are Dr. Hoang Dung, representative of College of Technology, University of Da Nang.

On the side of the DUT, there were staffs from the Department of Science, Technology and International Relations, lecturers from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering. There were also 40 students from the DUT Faculty of Chemical Engineering and from the College of Technology.

The meeting topics were about trends in Oil and Gas technology development, technical issues, research collaboration needs, vocational orientation for graduates.

The meeting reports shared interesting knowledge about the history of the Oil and Gas industry in Vietnam, academic and research which inspired students in studying oil and gas engineering. The meeting also discusses employment opportunities and start-ups after graduation requiring students to have knowledge, professional skills, good English, IQ, EQ, passion and even risks and luckiness to be successful. Mr. Hoi, Deputy General Director of Binh Son Refinery, emphasized that success is the result of hard work and persistent dedication.

Mr. San mentioned the current difficulties of the Oil and Gas industry regarding manpower force saturation, which are due to the oil price crisis and the labor movement in ASEAN. This had put great pressure on education and training, forcing us to increase the quality of training and invest in accreditation (AUN, ABET) for regional and international integration. In terms of discipline knowledge, it was necessary to shift the training to the gas chemistry and supporting industry for gas products in order to be in line with the current situation of the industry.

The meeting was successful with practical contributions to the common activities of Vietnam Oil and Gas Association, Quang Ngai Petroleum Branch and the DUT Faculty of Chemical Engineering.

Some photos of the meeting:

Mr. San introduced the history of Oil and Gas industry

Mr. Hoi presented vocational orientation for graduates in Petroleum engineering