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A new collaboration between research centres in China and Scotland will provide graduate students with the opportunity to enhance their work prospects in the field of carbon capture and storage (CCS) by completing an industry placement.
These internships offer postgraduates an ideal progression into real-world CCS activities.
The agreement between the UK-China (Guangdong) CCUS Centre (GDCCUS) and Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS), of which Heriot-Watt is a partner, will pave the way for three to four graduates a year to travel to Guangdong for six-month internships, either at the centre itself or with one of its industry partners – such as Guangdong Electric Design Institute, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China Resources Power or the CIMC Group.
Students have a variety of CCS-related MSc opportunities, from engineering and hydrocarbon geoscience to carbon management and carbon finance. The placements will be open to graduates who have completed a CCS-relevant Masters degree at an SCCS partner institute. Students who completed their postgraduate studies this year will be in pole position to apply for the first internships, while those currently studying will be able to apply for internships starting in September 2017.
Dr Xi Liang, Secretary General of GDCCUS, said: “The Guangdong Centre is delighted to offer this opportunity to highly motivated students with an interest in enhancing their knowledge. Successful applicants could see themselves spending up to six months with one of our industry partners on a CCUS demonstration project in South China. That is an invaluable experience for anyone wanting to pursue a career in CCS. Our collaboration is also a great example of knowledge exchange between research centres in China and the UK.”
Dr Philippa Parmiter, SCCS Project Manager, said: “These internships offer postgraduates an ideal progression into real-world CCS activities in China, following on from CCS study and research at SCCS partner universities.