SPE University Student Experience @GOTECH

SPE and Dragon Oil are pleased to announce the return of the live, in-person SPE University Student Experience @GOTECH!  This unique opportunity is set to happen from 21 – 23 April 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE alongside the Gas & Oil Technology Showcase and Conference (GOTECH).  The aim of the programme is to bring senior undergraduate students to Dubai to interact with GOTECH speakers, attendees and exhibitors, whilst also learning about the industry outside of the classroom.  The programme will also include sessions geared towards preparing students for life beyond university and incorporate plenty of activities and projects to ensure that students engage with one another, thus forming bonds that will last beyond the 3-day programme.

Activities may include the following:

• Interactive Professional Development Sessions
• GOTECH Technical Sessions
• Ice-breakers and Team Building Activities
• Networking
• Industry Focused Field Trip
• A Team Challenge with Winner Recognition

Students will be grouped together on the first day of the programme and given a Team Challenge to work on throughout the Experience.  They will finalize the team challenge on the third and final day, with top three winners being recognized and announced at the end of the day.

In general, the nominated students should be top-performing students – those who have shown excellence in leadership, participation in extracurricular activities as well as academic performance.  Students in their senior years of study (3rd or final year) tend to benefit more from this type of programme as they are about to enter the professional world. Our aim is to host students who excel in a variety of areas, not solely based on academic grading.  Students should be in their senior undergraduate years, studying geosciences and/or engineering.  They should demonstrate involvement within their community and/or SPE.  Diversity and inclusion are encouraged.  Students must meet the basic criteria as mentioned below

Student Criteria

All nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Current SPE student member.
• Enrolled in an undergraduate programme focused on geosciences and engineering.
• Part of a qualified SPE Student Chapter from within the Middle East and North Africa Region.
• Must not have participated in previous fully funded SPE-organized University Programmes/Education Weeks (this does not include chapter or section-organized events).
• Be active with extra-curricular activities – for example, should have in the past or currently be involved with the SPE chapter or volunteer with another organization/club within the university.
• Be in their senior years of study (3rd or 4th/final year).
• Students should also be aware of current sanction laws which may not allow them to participate in this event. Details of current laws can be found here: http://www.spe.org/about/laws.php
• All students must follow the ‘Code of Conduct’ 

Students outside of the UAE should be nominated by their sponsoring section.  Please contact Jackie Hoffmann for more details on how to apply.

Flight and Accommodation

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Dragon Oil, accommodation and meals for the duration of the programme as well as the flight ticket to and from the UAE, for those outside of the UAE, will be fully funded. Travel and accommodation will be organised by SPE. Students should have access to extra funds by way of cash or card when in the UAE, for taxis to and from the airport, as well as general spending money in case they would like snacks in between provided meals and other general expenditures like souvenirs. SPE will work directly with each student to organise the travel arrangements.

Note: If a student requires a visa to enter the UAE, the cost and arrangement of the visa will be borne by the student. SPE will assist by providing supporting documents.