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UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND

NATURAL RESOURCES
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 OUTLINE

The University

Energy & Environmental Engineering Dept.

The Petroleum Engineering Programme

Plans

Needs

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 Profile of UENR

Year of establishment: 2012

Type of Institution: Public University
Core mandate:
Integrate various energy generating
technologies and environmental issues to
meet the changing demands of the energy
industry particularly in Ghana and the West
Africa sub-region.

Schools: Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering

School of Engineering Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

• School of Natural Resources

• School of Sciences
• School of Agriculture and Technology
• School of Geosciences
• School of Management Sciences and Law
• School of Graduate Studies
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 Dept. of Energy & Environmental
Engineering

BSc. Petroleum Engineering

BSc. Renewable Energy Engineering

Programmes

BSc. Environmental Engineering

BSc. Civil Engineering

MSc/PhD Environmental Eng.

Management
MSc/PhD Sustainable Energy
Management

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 The Petroleum Engineering programme

Start Year: Enrolment for the Programme

80
2014
70
Undergraduate Student Statistics:
60
Year 4 : 23 19
Year 3 : 26 50

Year 2 : 16 40
Year 1 : 67
30

48 2
20 6
Total : 109 10
3
24
17
13
0

1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year

Male Femle
Staff Strength:
4 Lecturers (1 on study leave)
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 Plans(Petroleum Eng. Program)

Short Term
• Establish a well-equipped Laboratory

• Start postgraduate degree programme within the next

4 years
• Establish links with research institutions and
undertake exchange programs.

• Develop an E-library for the petroleum engineering

program

Long Term
Establish an Institute of Petroleum Research

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 Needs

• Staff development
-(All the three lecturers need funding and support to undertake their doctoral
program)
-Short courses, seminars and conferences (international)

• Laboratory equipment
Transport students to KNUST to use their laboratory at a fee

• Books and Learning materials

• Computers and servers for petroleum software

(Received software donation from Petroleum Experts (PETEX) and KAPPA suite)
Need more computers and servers to house the expected growing numbers in students
intake

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 Contact

University of Energy and Natural Resources

Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
P. O. Box 214
Sunyani
Ghana

Phone: +233 244252615

Email: francis.attiogbe@uenr.edu.gh

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