education

The picture shows the new Science Center which was opened in May 2008 in Sandnes municipality.

New Science Center in Sandnes
A new national Science Center was opened in May 2008 in Sandnes municipality, where ExxonMobil has its main office in Norway. Science centers are popular science and adventure centers which are especially aimed at stimulating children's and youth's interest in technology and popular science, as well as communicating research and knowledge in active and engaging ways. ExxonMobil has donated several interactive and instructive games and is also contributing with yearly economical support to the Science Center.

Cooperation with Junior Achievement Young Enterprise on math and science
As part of ExxonMobil’s global initiative to promote education, the company has cooperated with the organization Junior Achievement Young Enterprise to develop a pan-European program to motivate upper secondary school pupils to choose an education with scientific subjects. The aim is increase the awareness around the importance of mathematics, science and technological skills in our society. Norway was selected as one of three European countries to be involved in this project the first year.

Cooperation on education on G&G subjects
ExxonMobil has cooperated with St. Olav upper secondary school in Stavanger on G&G subjects. Geologists from our company have contributed to making an education toolkit, which i.a. is based on real data from our Jotun field. The pupils worked on geology project assignments which were presented to professional G&G people in ExxonMobil. The best assignments got a prize.

The monster diggers
ExxonMobil has been a main sponsor for the "Monster Diggers" over the last three years. The project is headed by the Natural History Museum, the University of Oslo. The main aim of the project has been excavation of fossil skeletons found at Svalbard, i.a. one of the world's largest marine predators ever - the Pliosaur. This monster, which lived in the Jurassic age about 150 million years ago, was 15 meters long. The skeleton has been transported from Svalbard to Oslo, and it will now be restored to give us a new understanding of these large monsters.

Doctorates - NTNU
ExxonMobil has over many years awarded prizes for the best doctoral theses at NTNU, both within basic and applied research.