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Future leaders find career inspiration at Young ADIPEC











Young ADIPEC, the annual youth outreach initiative by the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC, has continued its successful work to promote the energy sector as a source of fulfilling careers for young Emiratis, hosting around 400 students from 17 schools for the 2017 edition. 

Held under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Tolerance, Young ADIPEC is aimed at educating high school students between the ages of 14 and 17 about the wealth and diversity of career opportunities in the energy sector, encouraging them to pursue studies in the fields of science and engineering, and spreading awareness about these specialties. 

In his opening address to the Young ADIPEC Forum, Sheikh Nahyan emphasised that the programme had been designed in partnership with the faculty and staff of Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the Petroleum Institute, to help young Emiratis realise their potential. 

"The young people who are participating in this ADIPEC Youth Forum represent the potential future leaders of the oil and gas industry the wise people who will provide the leadership of that sector in the future. Future leaders attending this year’s conference are joining a select group of more than 1,500 students from across the UAE who have attended the previous conferences. Like them, you will gain a new understanding of the opportunities for satisfying and rewarding employment in the vibrant and challenging oil and gas industry," he said. 

Launched as part of the 2013 edition of ADIPEC, one of the world’s most influential oil and gas gatherings, the Young ADIPEC programme has consistently expanded. Now, organised in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, ADEK, activities for 2017 included an experiential and edutainment zone as part of the ADIPEC exhibition, where a series of hands-on activities introduced participants to engineering and science-related tasks in a fun and engaging way. 

Speaking to students at the Young ADIPEC Forum, Sheikh Nahyan noted the importance of the transition towards renewable energy. However, he emphasised that oil and gas would continue to provide employment in the UAE for many years to come, and that talented graduates in science, technology and engineering would find many opportunities in life. 

"Those are the people who will conduct an orderly and responsible reshaping of the oil fields and the petroleum industry. Those are the people who will devise new and better ways to use sustainable sources of energy. Those are the people who will find better ways to produce clean water and control flooding and construct cities and build colonies in space. 

"That is why your education will shape our future. We know that we need intelligent, creative, and hard-working young technicians, engineers, scientists and mathematicians. We need qualified people just like you, and right now, and for the foreseeable future, the United Arab Emirates needs you in the oil and gas industry," he added. 

As a special guest, former NASA astronaut, Colonel Alfred M. Worden, USAF-Ret., who was a command module pilot on the Apollo 15 mission, shared his experience of how careers in science and technology can literally help someone reach the moon. 

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