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IGS Education Forum

IGS Education

Forum

Educational Forum Day:

17 November, 2025

Event Highlights

Theme: Academia and Industrial Roles in the Era of Energy Diversification

The upcoming Educational Forum Day promises to be a pivotal event focused on bridging the gap between academia and industry in the context of energy diversification.

  • Chair: Murtada Al Jawad
  • Co-chairs: Mustafa Al Ramadan & Osman Hamid

Forum Agenda:

Program Timing - 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Opening
Remarks

Speaker:
Dr. Muhammad Al-Saggaf
President of KFUPM

Panel
Discussion

Format: A diverse panel of six invited speakers from both academia and industry will discuss the forum theme and explore collaborative pathways.

Lab
Tours

Attendees will engage with state-of-the-art research facilities and active projects at KFUPM.

Light
Dinner

An opportunity for informal networking and continued dialogue.

Student Paper Contest

2025 Edition

Theme: Geomechanics Role in the Era of Energy Diversification

To align with the forum’s core theme and foster student engagement across disciplines

Chair: Talal Al Shafloot

Co-chairs: Israa Abu-Mahfouz, Mustafa Al Ramadan, Murtada Al Jawad, Thomas Finkbeiner

This initiative serves as a valuable platform for students to showcase research, critical thinking, and innovation in geomechanics and energy-related disciplines.

Contest Highlights:

• Categories
  • Undergraduate Level
  • Graduate Level

Deadline: August 31, 2025

Dual Submissions and Best Student Paper Award

  1. Each student may submit one abstract to theStudent Paper Contest (SPC)– kindly note that this is different from your abstract submission to the IGS program which could be considered for the Best Student Paper Award.
  2. If the eligibility criteria are met, and a student wins the Best Student Paper Award based on their IGS submission, they may still be eligible to receive a prize in the SPC, provided the SPC submission is a different abstract. In other words, a single abstract cannot be awarded a prize in both the Student Paper Contest and Best Student Paper.

 

Abstracts must be submitted through https://forms.gle/vsJguNH622ZMTcvR6

  • Phase 1 (Virtual Presentation):
    Scheduled for September 8 or September 15 via Microsoft Teams.
    A panel will shortlist 6 participants from each category (12 in total).
  • Phase 2 (In-Person Final Round):
    To be held during the IGS main conference activities.
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