Vår Energi launches teaching program in collaboration with the University of Stavanger and Junior Achievement in Rogaland
Vår Energi joins the University of Stavanger and Junior Achievement in Rogaland on a new 10 credit teaching program for students.
The initiative wishes to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship competence of students at the Institute Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering and the Department of Energy Resources at the University of Stavanger.
According to Astrid Huglen, VP Learning & Development at Vår Energi, the ability to think outside the box, to find sustainable solutions across disciplines, business sectors and industries, is crucial to meeting tomorrow's demands on the industry:
Technology development, sustainability goals and the comprehensive EU taxonomy are becoming increasingly strong drivers of societal development. Tasks and issues are becoming more complex, and businesses need to strengthen the ability to adapt now, to be competitive tomorrow.”
During one semester, students will be introduced to and trained in the methodology of Junior Achievement based on a real problem developed in collaboration between Vår Energi, the University of Stavanger and Junior Achievement.
Huglen is looking forward to the start-up in autumn 2025, and believes the collaboration is a typical win-win situation:
Students will add value by presenting up-to-date theories and knowledge to us, while at the same time students will be getting a more realistic and relevant practical use of their theoretical framework. The focus on innovation and entrepreneurship as a method at all levels of education is important, and I am looking forward to start working with the experts at Junior Achievement and the University of Stavanger".
The students will be guided by Junior Achievement experts, and get office space at Vår Energi, including access to data and key personnel. Manager of Junior Achievement in Rogaland, Maria Aasbø says:
Students will get on the inside of the business world and be given a unique insight into real processes and authentic issues. The aim is to teach the students methods and tools, build knowledge, experience and raise the ability to handle multi-complex issues. We run a similar program in Oslo, and see, among other things, that the students get a more constructive approach to problem solving. They learn to work interdisciplinary and build relationships with other professional groups, and see the value of diversity”.
The heads of the two departments at the University of Stavanger Øystein Arild and Alejandro Escalona welcome the initiative:
We believe it is important to help reduce the gap between the needs of the industry and education trends. Our task is to equip students with the qualities, skills and tools required to be able to produce and deliver in the industries of tomorrow. The ability to handle complex tasks and work methodically across disciplines is clearly only becoming more and more important".
Photo: from left - Manager of Junior Achievement in Rogaland, Maria Aasbø, Vice Dean for Education, Aksel Hiorth at the University of Stavanger and Astrid Huglen, VP Learning & Development at Vår Energi.
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About Vår Energi
Vår Energi is a leading independent upstream oil and gas company on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). We are committed to deliver a better future through responsible value driven growth based on over 50 years of NCS operations, a robust and diversified asset portfolio with ongoing development projects, and a strong exploration track record. Our ambition is to be the safest operator on the NCS, the partner of choice, an ESG leader with a tangible plan to reduce emissions from our operations by more than 50% within 2030.
Vår Energi has around 1400 employees and equity stakes in 42 producing fields. We have our headquarters outside Stavanger, Norway, with offices in Oslo, Hammerfest and Florø.
