Statoil Sends Students on North Sea Platform

Statoil’s Natural Science Award was presented in Bergen yesterday, 23 May, and 15 students from six upper secondary schools from all over the country were gathered for the grand finale.

The competition is a collaboration between Statoil and six regional science centres in Norway.

The winners of Statoil’s Natural Science Award Lea Starck, Rebekka Frøystad and Simon Stava from Danielsen Upper Secondary School in Bergen are at least one step closer to finding the answer to solving the energy challenges of tomorrow.

They received the award for the best entry from Margareth Øvrum, Statoil’s executive vice president for Technology, Projects and Drilling, at Statoil’s Energy Seminar in Bergen.

Motivation to study science

Statoil’s Natural Science Award is part of the educational initiative of Statoil’s sponsorship programme Heroes of Tomorrow.

The programme’s objective is to support people with the ability and willingness to think outside the box, and who have the skills and determination to work hard to achieve remarkable results.

“Just as for sports, it’s important to have supporters. The Heroes of Tomorrow programme aims to support and encourage new talents. By doing so, we also want to stimulate and inspire young people to take an interest in research, science and technology,” says Statoil’s senior vice president for technology and location manager in Bergen, Jannicke Nilsson, who presented the award together with Øvrum.

Solving the energy challenges of the future

The assignments for this year’s competition were prepared in line with the national physics and chemistry curriculum. For one of the assignments, the students were encouraged to make a video illustrating how to reduce everyday energy consumption.

The first prize in Statoil’s Natural Science Award is a grant of NOK 50 000 for the class of the winning students. The money will be spent on scientific excursions or events. The winners of the national prize will also receive a trip to a North Sea facility.

Statoil’s Natural Science Award

Statoil’s Natural Science Award is a national science competition for students in the second year of upper secondary school who specialise in science subjects.

The award is part of the Heroes of Tomorrow sponsorship programme.

The award is a collaboration between Statoil and six regional knowledge centres in Norway.

The regional knowledge centres organise regional competitions, and the best entries from the regions are entered in the national competition.

180 students take part in the competition including 15 finalists.

Heroes of Tomorrow

Heroes of Tomorrow is Statoil’s sponsorship programme, which supports talented young people in sports, culture and education.

The education initiative focuses on stimulating interest and developing skills in science and technology, where Statoil supports a number of initiatives such as Statoil’s Natural Science Award, Teach First Norway and FIRST LEGO League.
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Press Release, May 24, 2013