ISLAMABAD, November 04, 2013:
Matthias Bichsel, Projects and Technology Director of Royal Dutch Shell Plc met
with Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students at the National University
of Sciences & Technology (NUST) today. They spoke about Shell’s global
focus on technological innovation in its operations and developing integrated
energy solutions.
Mr Bichsel highlighted a number
of exciting new projects that Shell is working on around the world and in the
South Asian region, where thousands of engineers and scientists are working on front-end
design and product development and on the delivery of high-end advanced
technical studies. In his address, he added that Shell sees “universities as
our friends. Not only do they provide a rich source of recruits, but they are
also a wonderful source of research and innovative ideas – some of which are
important to many of the things we do at Shell.”
“Additionally, Shell
endeavours to create learning opportunities particularly for young bright minds
like those at the university, and the Shell Eco-marathon is one such event that
does this. I’m very pleased to see the wonderful fuel-efficient vehicles teams
here at NUST have worked so hard to build,” he said.
At the event, Major General Obaid
bin Zakria said, “the opportunities for our students to meet with and hear
about global technological and engineering projects and opportunities is a
crucial part of encouraging them to think creatively not only about their
careers, but also to think seriously about how they can apply their knowledge
and the education they have to help solve practical challenges facing Pakistan
and the world.”
Over 150 students from
electrical, mechanical and mechatronic engineering disciplines attended the address by Mr Bichsel, after which he and
members of the faculty at NUST viewed various ongoing projects students are
working on, including Shell Eco-marathon vehicles for the 2014 competition.
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