{"id":35,"date":"2023-03-18T22:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T22:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pac-oil.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2023-03-18T22:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T22:40:48","slug":"pacific-oil-launches-engineering-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pac-oil.com\/blog\/pacific-oil-launches-engineering-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Oil launches engineering scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pacific Oil Management Limited, a PNG owned company is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring four final year Mechanical Engineering students at the University of Technology in Lae, Morobe Province this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Technology and awarding of scholarships to the four final year Mechanical Engineering students will take place next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will be an ongoing scholarship program Pacific Oil Management will be running with the University\u2019s Mechanical Engineering Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This scholarship program is dedicated to the country\u2019s first Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, the late Professor John Pumwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The late Professor John Pumwa has set an engineering benchmark in PNG and Pacific Oil Management wishes to identify that under this scholarship so many more Papua New Guineans continue to raise the bar in Mechanical Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These students after graduating will be given a work placement with Pacific Oil Management Limited, where they will be provided the opportunity to obtain experience and support in their field of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professor John Pumwa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Former Head of Mechanical Engineering Department \u2013PNG University of Technology&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Papua New Guinean to be awarded an engineering Ph.D<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Professor in Engineering in PNG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recipient of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognized by the Institute of Engineers PNG (IEPNG) and because of his contribution in education to the industry, he was appointed as a fellow of the institution\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranked as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)- probably the first Papua New Guinean recognized as a fellow of the society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of the institution of Mechanical Engineers U.K<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Pacific Oil Management&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pacific Oil Management delivers 30+ years of lubricants supply and technical support and is the exclusive distributor of Castrol lubricants in PNG and the pacific islands.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a support team of engineers that work closely with our client to ensure optimum outcomes. Pacific Oil Limited also specializes in the legal repatriation and\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">management of waste oils under binding international agreements, providing an environmentally safe program to manage Hazardous Waste through its parent company in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authorized for release\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pacific Oil Management Limited (PNG)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Caption:<\/strong> <strong><em>(L-R) Unitech\u2019s Mechanical Engineering Department\u2019s Deputy Head of Department Mr. Brian Ndrelan, Pacific Oil Management Limited representatives Mr. Rex Paura, Ms.Melisha Yafoi, Mrs. Elizabeth Pumwa, Mr.Yawing Babul and Unitech\u2019s Mechanical Engineering Department\u2019s Head of Department Dr. Shoeb Ahmed Syed.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pacific Oil Management Limited, a PNG owned company is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring four final year Mechanical Engineering students at the University of Technology in Lae, Morobe Province this year. 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