The program will be offered at the premises of VPI in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The two institutes will provide international training, education and
research to PetroVietnam and other interested parties. They will also
participate in graduate education, short courses and training as well
as joint research and will enhance collaboration in education and
research in oil and gas exploration and production between the two
institutes.
VPI is a research and development institute and a member of the
Vietnam National Pil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam). It was founded in 1978
to carry out scientific and technologies studies application, basic
surveys and scientific consultancies and training in the field of
petroleum exploration, production, transportation, storage,
distribution, processing, safety, environment, economics and management
for Petrovietnam and other organizations related to petroleum industry
in Vietnam and the region.
Delegates from VPI included Dr.Nguyen Hong Minh, Director of Science
and Technology Strategy Division of VPI. Representatives from AIT
included Dr. Nitin V. Afzulpurkar, Dean, School of Engineering and
Technology (SET); Dr. Pham Huy Giao, SET; Ms. Tiamkare Thitithamtada,
Program Officer, ERCO and Ms. Tripti Rajbhandari, Program Officer,
SET.
From left to right: Dr. Nitin V.
Afzulpurkar, Dr. Phan Ngoc Trung, Prof. Said Irandoust, Dr.Nguyen Hong
Minh and Dr. Pham Huy Giao.