The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund, owned by the Royal Dutch Shell Group, has granted scholarships for students from 43 countries around the world. Established in 1997 to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Shell Transport & Trading Company, it is a substantial endowment that funds Shell’s contribution towards scholarships and is offered annually for students from developing countries, including Indonesia, to study in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Every year since 1998, Indonesian students have been nominated to receive scholarships from The Shell Centenary Fund. Bob Moran, Country Chairman and CEO for Shell Companies in Indonesia said, “This year, two of Indonesia’s finest students were granted the prestigious Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund for their post-graduate studies in the Netherlands. Shell is proud to be able to grant these scholarships and play a significant role in the educational development of these promising young academics.” The two remarkable Indonesian students are Fatayalkadri Citrawati, accepted at the Technische Universiteit Delft, and Desiree Abdurrachim, who will attend Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Both were very pleased to receive scholarships that will give them the opportunity to study at Netherlands. Fatayalkadri Citrawati graduated in July 2003 and obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering Metallurgy from Bandung Institute of Technology with a cum laude GPA of 3.42. She has experiences working at the Research Center for Metallurgy as a young researcher and is currently doing research on strength of steel for hydrofoil. In 2002 she received a scholarship from Rio Tinto Foundation dedicated for students who achieved a GPA above 3.00 and active in organizations. Ms. Citrawati said, “I am so grateful to be selected as one of the fortunate Indonesian students and further my studies at the Technische Universiteit Delft. Material science has always been my passion as I see that daily human life activities cannot be separated from the use of materials to make their life easier, whether it is metal, polymer, ceramic or composite. That is why the improvement in metals or material science is inevitable to discover better materials and improve human lives”. Desiree Abdurrachim who graduated in March 2006 is a Bachelor in Science majoring in Electrical Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology with a cumlaude GPA of 3.92 and was awarded ‘Ganesha Prize’ in year 2004 as the best student in the university. Also in 2004, she received a scholarship from the Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan for Young Scientist Exchange Program (YSEP). Ms. Abdurrachim said, “It has been my dream to study in the Netherlands and master the subject of Biomedical Engineering. I would like to further the endeavor of Biomedical Engineering researches in Indonesia – to lead to development of low cost medical instrumentations and infrastructures that are specially designed to comply with the situation in Indonesia.” The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund is run in the UK in partnership with The University of Cambridge, University of Durham, The University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, The University of Leeds, 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 Europe. 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 or of the British Government.
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