Dwi Sarah (26) has been awarded the prestigious Shell Centenary Chevening Scholarship to study for her Masters of Sciences (MSc) in Engineering Geology at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. The course, which commences this September, will be a 12-month programme. Dwi Sarah, who has a Bachelor degree in mining engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), currently works as a research assistant at the Research Center for Geotechnology at Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI).
Dwi Sarah is of the view that her post-graduate qualification will be put to good use in Indonesia. “Knowledge in engineering geology is an integral part in hazard mitigation, rural and urban planning and environmental protection schemes. Through studying engineering technology, I would like to contribute the knowledge gained towards comprehensive regional development planning in Indonesia,” she said. Dwi was very pleased at being selected for the scholarship that gives her the opportunity to study at Durham. “It’s the chance I’ve always dreamt about. I really want to focus my self on Engineering Geology,” she said. She adds to the list of students sent on Shell Centenary Scholarship from Indonesia. In 1998/1999 Imelda Tjandra was sent to University College of London (UCL), in 1999/2000 Andy Santosa to Cambridge, in 2000/2001 Dwi Shara Soekarno to University of Durham, in 2001/2002 Herrias Yusmawan and Muhammad Suryanegara in 2003/2004 studied at UCL and last year Ima Shaista Ichary was sent to TUDelft and Julia Puspadewi Tijaja to Oxford University. The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Shell Transport & Trading Company. An endowment of 10 million sterling pounds was made to fund 50 or more postgraduate scholarships a year for students from developing countries to study in the United Kingdom. The scheme is run in UK in partnership with the University of Cambridge, the University of Durham, the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, the University of Oxford and University College London and in the Netherlands in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Twente. The scholarships are for students wishing to pursue one-year graduate courses in applied science and technology, including environmental science, business management, law and economics. Particular emphasis is given to the quality of the students and to the relevance of the course of study to the development of their home country. Preference is given to students who otherwise would be unable to find the means to come to study in the United Kingdom. The scholarships are for full rather than partial funding. Students have to indicate how they intend to use the knowledge gained during their study in ways directly relevant to the development of their home country. The scheme is not open to employees of Shell companies.
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