Shell underlined the importance of engineering for the healthy future of Kuwait’s energy industry at a recent debate held at the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University.

The debate titled ‘What is the most important engineering major for Kuwait?’was jointly organized by Kuwait Shell and American Institute for Chemical Engineers. It featured seven major engineering disciplines: mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, civil, computer and petroleum engineers.

During the session, faculty students from each discipline sought to convince an independent panel of judges that their engineering discipline was the most important one for Kuwait's future.

The winner, Mehdi Karam, who in the judges’ opinion had presented the most persuasive arguments in favor of  civil engineering, received an I-pad from Shell at the end of the debate.

Ahmed Mouti, Kuwait Shell’s chairman, said as part of one of the world’s leading energy companies, the company relies heavily on skilful engineers.

'So we are honored to work with Kuwait University to promote the relevance of engineering in today’s society and hone the communications and presentation skills of the next generation of engineering professionals,' he noted.

Dr Khaled Mehdi, College of Engineering at Kuwait University, said: “The engineering debate has been a showcase for engineering and for the university, and from that perspective everyone is a winner. 

The concept was initiated by one of the engineering societies to encourage students to interact with each other outside their daily school activities, he added.-TradeArabia News Service