About
About
As there is no professional SPE Section in Timor-Leste, SPE Western Australia was approved by SPE Corporate to support a SPE Student Chapter in Timor-Leste which initially will have students from 4 universities in  Dili offering Degrees in petroleum engineering, petroleum management and geological sciences:
- DIT – Dili Institute of Technology
- UNTL – National University of Timor Leste
- UNDIL – Universidade de Dili
- UNITAL – Universidade Oriental Timor-Lorosa’e
As of Q1 2024, more than 600 Timor-Leste students have joined SPE as student members, their annual fees paid by Chevron Corporation.
- The SPE Timor-Leste Student Chapter was formally approved by SPE International in March 2023.
- A memorable formal launch ceremony took place in Dili on 9th May 2023 attended by H.E. Dr. José M. Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, H.E. Dr. Victor da  Conceição Soares, Minister for Petroleum & Minerals, Kamel Ben-Naceur, 2022 SPE President and Neil Kavanagh, SPE Regional Director, Asia Pacific
- The aim of the SPE Student Chapter is to provide much-needed guidance, financial support, and connectivity to career opportunities in Australia to the petroleum, geosciences, and energy students of Timor-Leste.
- SPE WA awarded 12 Scholarships to Timor-Leste students in 2023 thanks to our generous sponsors.
- A dedicated Timor-Leste Fund has been created in order to finance quarterly technical meetings in Dili, provide Scholarships for Timor-Leste students and contribute partially to travel costs for scholarship winners to visit Perth  (allow theming to engage with industry and universities).
- Any organisations with potential interest in contributing to this important cause please contact:  Timor-Leste@spe-wa.org
THANK-YOU on behalf of the SPE WA Board of Directors.
TIMOR-LESTE SCHOLARSHIPS 2024 – Now Closed.
Entries will be judged, and winners will be announced in Q1 2024. Awards will be presented in person at the Perth SPE WA technical meeting in Q2 2024.
